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USGS 8775, Independence County, Arkansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.748,-91.7695 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Independence County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 8775, Earnharts Station | Gordon, Jr. M. (1964) | Batesville | Ruddell shale, upper part; fossils from 2-in. layer of dark-gray calcareous shale, nearly 13 ft below top of formation | "shale" | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Goniatites granosus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Goniatitidae : Goniatites : Goniatites granosus | 336 - 326.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Gordon, Jr. M. (1964) Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 460, 1-322 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!