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Cow Creek, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	37.6283,-82.6431
Co-ordinates Derivation	estimated from map
Given Location	Kentucky, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Floyd County, Kentucky, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Cow Creek, Prestonsburg, Floyd County	Summerson C. H., Campbell L. J. (1958)	Breathitt - Kendrick shale		"shale"	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
F-1. Cow Creek bed adjacent to Cow Creek Road	Kulas H. A., Batten R. L. (1997)	Breathitt - Hyden - Kendrick		"shale"	318.1 - 311.45 Ma Carboniferous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Chonetes sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : *Chonetes*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Marginifera sp. genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productellidae : *Marginifera*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Eolissochonetes morsei species	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Rugosochonetidae : Eolissochonetes : *Eolissochonetes morsei*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Lophophyllidium sp. genus	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Lophophyllidiidae : *Lophophyllidium*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Achistrum (Achistrum) brownwoodensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Achistridae : Achistrum : *Achistrum (Achistrum) brownwoodensis*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Achistrum ludwigi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Achistridae : Achistrum : *Achistrum ludwigi*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Achistrum monochordata species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Achistridae : Achistrum : *Achistrum monochordata*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Achistrum nicholsoni species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Achistridae : Achistrum : *Achistrum nicholsoni*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Theelia hexacneme species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Chiridotidae : Theelia : *Theelia hexacneme*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Eocaudina gutschicki species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Eocaudina : *Eocaudina gutschicki*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Eocaudina mccormacki species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Eocaudina : *Eocaudina mccormacki*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Petropegia radiata species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Petropegia : *Petropegia radiata*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Petropegia spinosa species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Petropegia : *Petropegia spinosa*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Thuroholia sp. genus	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : *Thuroholia*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Thuroholia croneisi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Thuroholia : *Thuroholia croneisi*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Thuroholia floydensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Thuroholia : *Thuroholia floydensis*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Thuroholia irregularis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Thuroholia : *Thuroholia irregularis*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Thuroholia wanlessi species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Calclamnidae : Thuroholia : *Thuroholia wanlessi*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Palaeocaudina kansasensis species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Elasipodida : Palaeocaudinidae : Palaeocaudina : *Palaeocaudina kansasensis*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Etheridgella biconvexa species	Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Arthrochirotida : Etheridgella : *Etheridgella biconvexa*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous
Levizygopleura inornata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pseudozygopleuridae : Levizygopleura : *Levizygopleura inornata*	318.1 - 311.45 Ma Carboniferous
Pseudozygopleura macra species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pseudozygopleuridae : Pseudozygopleura : *Pseudozygopleura macra*	318.1 - 311.45 Ma Carboniferous
Endothyranella sp. genus	Chromista : Foraminifera : Tubothalamea : Endothyridae : *Endothyranella*	314.6 - 306.95 Ma Carboniferous

References

Summerson C. H., Campbell L. J. (1958) Holothurian Sclerites from the Kendrick Shale of Eastern Kentucky, Journal of Paleontology 32 5, 961-969

Hoare R. D., Anderson J. R., et al (1979) Eolissochonetes morsei n. sp. (Brachiopoda) from the Pennsylvanian of Kentucky, Journal of Paleontology 53 5, 1179-1181

Hoare R. D., Sturgeon M. T. (1985) The Pennsylvanian gastropod Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) from the Appalachian Basin: II, Journal of Paleontology 59 1, 60-78

Kulas H. A., Batten R. L. (1997) Silicified gastropods from the Permian Phosphoria rock complex of Wyoming, Contributions to Geology, University of Wyoming 31 2, 33-58

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!

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