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Alden Mine No. 5, Fulton County, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.7086,-90.0142 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Illinois, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Fulton County, Illinois, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Alden Mine No. 5, Farmington | Rigby J. K., Nitecki M. H. (1975) | Carbondale | unnamed black shale immediately overlying the coal (Springfield Coal Member 5) and immediately underlying the St. David Limestone Member | "shale" | 313.8 - 305.9 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Zangerlispongia richardsoni species | Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Eiffeliidae : Zangerlispongia : Zangerlispongia richardsoni | 313.8 - 305.9 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!