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Chainman Shale - Jensen, Millard County, Utah, USA
Formation | Chainman Shale |
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Member | Jensen |
Age: | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous |
Interval | Chesterian |
Lithology | siltstone/"limestone" |
Number of Collections | 2 |
Number of Occurrences | 2 |
Recorded Sample Locations
Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
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Northern Burbank Hills | Millard County, Utah, USA | Chainman Shale - Jensen |
Bishop Springs Anticline | Millard County, Utah, USA | Chainman Shale - Jensen |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Regispongia contorta species | Animalia : Porifera : Heteractinida : Octactinellida : Wewokellidae : Regispongia : Regispongia contorta | 339.4 - 318.1 Ma Carboniferous |
References
Rigby J. K. (1978) Two wewokellid calcareous sponges in North America, Journal of Paleontology 52 3, 705-716 |
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!