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Roaring Springs, Burnet County, Texas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 30.6667,-98.3833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Texas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Burnet County, Texas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Roaring Springs, Burnet, biostrome | Toomey D. F., Nitecki M. H. (1979) | Ellenburger - Honeycut | wackestone | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Jeffersonia sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Proetida : Bathyuridae : Jeffersonia | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Orospira sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Raphistomatidae : Orospira | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Renalcis sp. genus | Bacteria : Cyanobacteria : Renalcis | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
Calathium sp. genus | Chlorophyta : Chlorophyceae : Receptaculitidae : Calathium | 485.4 - 468.1 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Toomey D. F., Nitecki M. H. (1979) Organic buildups in the Lower Ordovician (Canadian) of Texas and Oklahoma, Fieldiana Geology 2, 1-181 |
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!