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Kendrick Shale Unit, Letcher County, Kentucky, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37,-83 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | not explained |
Given Location | Kentucky, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Letcher County, Kentucky, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Kendrick Shale Unit | Hoare R. D., Sturgeon M. T. (1998) | Breathitt | Morrowan series | 318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pennsylvanian-Age Calamitean Cones from Shack Branch Locality, Kentucky from | Good C. W. (1975) | Copland Coal, Breathitt Formation | coal ball | 323.2 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Calamostachys sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Equisetales : Calamitaceae : Calamostachys | 323.2 - 298.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Endothyranella sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Endothyridae : Endothyranella | 318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous |
Planoendothyra sp. genus | Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Endothyridae : Planoendothyra | 318.1 - 314.6 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!