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Watertown, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 43.975,-75.9111 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | New York, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jefferson County, New York, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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1.5 miles west of Watertown, Chaumont Lmst. | Flower R. H. (1957) | Black River - Chaumont | " [...] Chaumont limestone, Black River group [...] " (Flower, 1952 p. 53). The Chaumont Fm. is Turinian according to Mitchell et al. (2004, Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol. 210(2-4)). | lime mudstone | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Watertown | Foerste A. F. (1924) | Black River | "Black River", in Foerste (1924) | "limestone" | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Watertown, Chaumont Lmst. | Flower R. H. (1952) | Black River - Chaumont | " [...] Chaumont limestone, Black River group [...] " (Flower, 1952 p. 53). The Chaumont Fm. is Turinian according to Mitchell et al. (2004, Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimat. Palaeoecol. 210(2-4)). | wackestone | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Watertown, Trenton Lmst. | Foerste A. F. (1924) | "Trenton Limestone", in Foerste (1924) | "limestone" | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Colpomya faba species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Modiomorphida : Modiomorphidae : Colpomya : Colpomya faba | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Gonioceras anceps species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Gonioceratidae : Gonioceras : Gonioceras anceps | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Gonioceras quadratum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Gonioceratidae : Gonioceras : Gonioceras quadratum | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Tripteroceras cariniferum species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Tripteroceratidae : Tripteroceras : Tripteroceras cariniferum | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
Hormotoma gracilis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Murchisoniidae : Murchisonia : Murchisonia gracilis | 460.9 - 449.5 Ma Ordovician |
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!