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Pipe Creek Sinkhole, Grant County, Indiana, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	40.4544,-85.7919
Co-ordinates Derivation	stated in text
Given Location	Indiana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Grant County, Indiana, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
Pipe Creek Sinkhole	Farlow J. O., Sunderman J. A., et al (2001)		said to be late Hemphillian to early Blancan		10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Cyperus sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Cyperaceae : *Cyperus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Poaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Poales : Poaceae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Compositae family	Plantae : Spermatophyta : Magnoliopsida : Asterales : Compositae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Caryophyllales order	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Lyonia sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Ericales : Ericaceae : *Lyonia*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Fagus sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Fagaceae : *Fagus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Carya sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Juglandaceae : *Carya*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Comptonia sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Fagales : Myricaceae : *Comptonia*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Boraginaceae family	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Boraginales : Boraginaceae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Polygonum sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Polygonaceae : *Polygonum*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Rumex sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Caryophyllales : Polygonaceae : *Rumex*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Platanus sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Proteales : Platanaceae : *Platanus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Vitis sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Vitales : Vitaceae : *Vitis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Acer sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Sapindales : Sapindaceae : *Acer*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Populus sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : *Populus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Salix sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Magnoliopsida : Malpighiales : Salicaceae : *Salix*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Coleoptera order	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Candona sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Candonidae : *Candona*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Cypridopsis sp. genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Ostracoda : Podocopida : Cyprididae : *Cypridopsis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Teleostei unranked clade	Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Teleostei	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Passeriformes order	Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Passeriformes	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Cervoidea superfamily	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Cervoidea	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Aepycamelus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Aepycamelus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Camelidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Hemiauchenia sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Camelidae : *Hemiauchenia*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Tayassuidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Artiodactyla : Tayassuidae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Borophagus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : *Borophagus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Canis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : *Canis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Vulpes sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Canidae : *Vulpes*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Plionarctos edensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Carnivora : Ursidae : Plionarctos : *Plionarctos edensis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Hypolagus fontinalis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lagomorpha : Leporidae : Hypolagus : *Hypolagus fontinalis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Talpidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Lipotyphla : Talpidae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Teleoceras sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Perissodactyla : Rhinocerotidae : *Teleoceras*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Castoridae family	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Castoridae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Bensonomys hershkovitzi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Bensonomys : *Bensonomys hershkovitzi*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Ogmodontomys pipecreekensis species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Ogmodontomys : *Ogmodontomys pipecreekensis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Pliophenacomys koenigswaldi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Muridae : Pliophenacomys : *Pliophenacomys koenigswaldi*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Symmetrodontomys daamsi		10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Geomys adamsi species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Geomyidae : Geomys : *Geomys adamsi*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Spermophilus sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : *Spermophilus*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Spermophilus howelli species	Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Sciuridae : Spermophilus : *Citellus howelli*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Bufo sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Bufonidae : *Bufo*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Rana sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Amphibia : Anura : Ranidae : *Rana*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Rana catesbeiana species	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Anura : Ranidae : Rana : *Rana catesbeiana*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Plethodontidae family	Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Caudata : Plethodontidae	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Coluber constrictor species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Coluber : *Coluber constrictor*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Elaphe sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : *Elaphe*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Nerodia sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : *Nerodia*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Nerodia erythrogaster species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : Nerodia : *Nerodia erythrogaster*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Paleoheterodon tiheni species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Paleoheterodon : *Paleoheterodon tiheni*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Paracoluber sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : *Paracoluber*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Thamnophis sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Natricidae : *Thamnophis*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Chelydra serpentina species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Chelydridae : Chelydra : *Chelydra serpentina*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Chrysemys picta species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Chrysemys : *Chrysemys picta*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Emydoidea blandingii species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Emydoidea : *Emydoidea blandingii*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Trachemys scripta species	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Emydidae : Trachemys : *Trachemys scripta*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Hesperotestudo sp. genus	Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Testudines : Testudinidae : *Hesperotestudo*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Gastropoda class	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Chara sp. genus	Plantae : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Characeae : *Chara*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic
Potamogeton sp. genus	Plantae : Tracheophyta : Liliopsida : Alismatales : Potamogetonaceae : *Potamogeton*	10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic

References

Farlow J. O., Sunderman J. A., et al (2001) The Pipe Creek Sinkhole biota, a diverse late Tertiary continental fossil assemblage from Grant County, Indiana, American Midland Naturalist 145 2, 367-378

Martin R. A., Goodwin H. T., et al (2002) Late Neogene (late Hemphillian) rodents from the Pipe Creek Sinkhole, Grant County, Indiana, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 22 1, 137-151

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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