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Fourche Creek, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.648,-92.43 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Fourche Creek | Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) | Midway - Clayton | Limestone beds in the basal part of the Midway Group | "carbonate" | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Protocardia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Protocardia | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Cytherea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : Cytherea | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Hercoglossa ulrichi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Hercoglossa : Hercoglossa ulrichi | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Priscoficus sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Ficidae : Priscoficus | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Kapalmerella mortoni species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : Kapalmerella mortoni | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Mesalia sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Turritellidae : Mesalia | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
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!