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Carters Limestone - Upper, Tennessee, USA
| Formation | Carters Limestone |
|---|---|
| Member | Upper |
| Age: | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician |
| Interval | Rocklandian |
| Tectonic Setting | Foreland basin |
| Lithology | grainstone, packstone/wackestone, wackestone/packstone |
| Number of Collections | 6 |
| Number of Occurrences | 68 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| 93NA1 | Davidson County, Tennessee, USA | Carters Limestone - Upper |
| 95HC43 | Cannon County, Tennessee, USA | Carters Limestone - Upper |
| Murfreesboro | Bedford County, Tennessee, USA | Carters Limestone - Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnheim | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | packstone, packstone/"shale", packstone/mudstone, "limestone", lime mudstone, mudstone/"limestone", "shale" | 220 |
| Bigby-Cannon Limestone - Bigby | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | grainstone, grainstone/wackestone | 58 |
| Bigby-Cannon Limestone - Cannon | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/wackestone | 26 |
| Bigby-Cannon Limestone - Dove | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | wackestone/lime mudstone | 17 |
| Bigby-Cannon Limestone - Dove Facies | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | wackestone/lime mudstone | 25 |
| Bigby-Cannon Limestone - Ward | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | grainstone | 17 |
| Carters Limestone - Lower | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/siltstone, wackestone/packstone | 21 |
| Catheys | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | packstone, packstone/siltstone, wackestone/packstone, packstone/"shale", mudstone/packstone, grainstone | 436 |
| Hermitage | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | siltstone/"shale", wackestone/packstone, grainstone, packstone/"shale", siltstone, packstone, grainstone/packstone, wackestone, packstone/siltstone | 237 |
| Hermitage - Ctenodonta | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/mudstone | 13 |
| Hermitage - Curdsville | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/mudstone | 36 |
| Hermitage - Silty nodular limestone | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone | 28 |
| Inman | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/mudstone | 8 |
| Lebanon Limestone | 461 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | packstone/siltstone, wackestone/packstone, packstone/"shale", packstone, packstone/grainstone, "carbonate"/mudstone, "carbonate"/"shale" | 225 |
| Leipers | 452 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | packstone, packstone/mudstone, "limestone" | 167 |
| Mannie | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | mudstone | 32 |
| Murfreesboro Limestone | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | wackestone/packstone | 53 |
| Pierce Limestone | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | packstone/siltstone, wackestone/packstone, packstone/"shale", packstone/wackestone | 84 |
| Ridley Limestone | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | wackestone/packstone, lime mudstone, packstone/wackestone | 73 |
| Chickamauga - Glade Limestone - Ridley | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 1 |
Recorded Fossils
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!
