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Pentamerid community, Chippewa County, Michigan, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 46.1917,-84.8319 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Michigan, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Chippewa County, Michigan, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Pentamerid community, Cordell Fm. | Johnson M. E., Campbell G. T. (1980) | Cordell | "Lower Sil. C6" Community is also represented in the Lime Island and Schoolcraft Fms. | dolomite | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Scutellum sp. genus | Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Styginidae : Scutellum | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Pentameroides sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Pentamerida : Pentameridae : Pentameroides | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Ferganella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Machaerariidae : Ferganella | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Rhynchonellidae family | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchonellidae | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Rugosa subclass | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Rugosa | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
Favosites sp. genus | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Favositidae : Favosites | 443.4 - 433.4 Ma Silurian |
References
Johnson M. E., Campbell G. T. (1980) Recurrent carbonate environments in the lower Silurian of northern Michigan and their interregional correlation, Journal of Paleontology 54, 1041-1057 |
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!