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Abandoned quarry northeast of Howe , Adair County, Iowa, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 41.4031,-94.3758 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Iowa, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Adair County, Iowa, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Abandoned quarry northeast of Howe (Dennis Fm., Adair Co., IA) | Malinky J. M., Heckel P. H. (1998) | Dennis - Stark Shale | "shale" | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Brachiopoda phylum | Animalia : Brachiopoda | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Orbiculoidea sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Lingulata : Lingulida : Discinidae : Orbiculoidea | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Composita sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Composita | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Punctospirifer sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : Punctospirifer | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Derbyia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Derbyiidae : Derbyia | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Rhombopora sp. genus | Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Rhabdomesidae : Rhombopora | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
Crinoidea class | Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea | 305.9 - 303.4 Ma Carboniferous |
References
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!