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Makanda Quad. Loc. 12, Jackson County, Illinois, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.6667,-89.2167 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Illinois, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jackson County, Illinois, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Makanda Quad. Loc. 12 | Jennings J. R. (1984) | Caseyville - Wayside | sandstone | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Artisia sp. genus | Plantae : Cordaitales : Cordaitaceae : Artisia | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
Lepidodendron aculeatum species | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lepidodendraceae : Lepidodendron : Lepidodendron aculeatum | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
Cordaites sp. genus | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Pinopsida : Cordaitaceae : Cordaites | 358.9 - 298.9 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Jennings J. R. (1984) Distribution of Fossil Plant Taxa in the Upper Mississippian and Lower Pennsylvanian of the Illinois Basin 2, 301-312 |
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!