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Sappington type section on Milligan Creek, Jefferson County, Montana, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 45.8811,-111.68 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Montana, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Jefferson County, Montana, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Sappington type section on Milligan Creek | Morgridge D. L. (1954) | Sappington | between 18.3 and 24.1 feet above the 12.4 foot covered interval | siltstone | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Camarophorella sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Meristidae : Camarophorella | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Rhipidomella missouriensis species | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : Rhipidomella : Rhipidomella missouriensis | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Camarotoechia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Camarotoechiidae : Camarotoechia | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Spirifer sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : Spirifer | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Syringothyris sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : Syringothyris | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
Buxtonia sp. genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : Buxtonia | 358.9 - 353.8 Ma Paleozoic |
References
Morgridge D. L. (1954) The Sappington Formation of southwestern Montana, Thesis: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1-67 |
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!