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RossFarm, Decatur County, Tennessee, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.775,-88.0833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Tennessee, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Decatur County, Tennessee, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ross Fm., upper Birdsong Shale Mbr. (Bryozoan zone), TN Route 69 roadcut, Tennes | Rigby J. K., Clemont C. R. (1995) | Ross - Birdsong Shale | Ross Fm., upper portion of Birdsong Shale Mbr. (Bryozoan zone) | "limestone" | 419.2 - 410.8 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Echinodermata phylum | Animalia : Echinodermata | 419.2 - 410.8 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Coniculospongia sp. genus | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Coniculospongia | 419.2 - 410.8 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Hindia sphaeroidalis species | Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Streptosclerophorida : Hindiidae : Hindia : Hindia sphaeroidalis | 419.2 - 410.8 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
References
Rigby J. K., Clemont C. R. (1995) Demosponges and hexactinellid sponges from the Lower Devonian Ross Formation of west-central Tennessee, Journal of Paleontology 69 2, 211-231 |
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!