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Gilmore City Limestone, Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA

Formation	Gilmore City Limestone
Age:	359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic
Interval	Tournaisian
Lithology	limestone
Number of Collections	8
Number of Occurrences	81

Recorded Sample Locations

Location	Region	Stratigraphic Name
Z4A - Abandoned Quarry	Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA	Gilmore City Limestone
Z5A - Hallett Construction Co. Quarry	Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA	Gilmore City Limestone
Z6A - Large Quarry	Pocahontas County, Iowa, USA	Gilmore City Limestone

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Type	Hierarchy	Age
Cleiothyridina sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Cleiothyridina*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Composita sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : *Composita*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Planalvus gibberosa species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Athyrididae : Planalvus : *Planalvus gibberosa*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Eumetria iowensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Athyridida : Retziidae : Eumetria : *Eumetria iowensis*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Perditocardinia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Rhipidomellidae : *Perditocardinia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Hemiplethorhynchus subovatum species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Trigonirhynchiidae : Hemiplethorhynchus : *Hemiplethorhynchus subovatum*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Eomartiniopsis sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Martiniidae : *Eomartiniopsis*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Prospira sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Spiriferidae : *Prospira*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Punctospirifer sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Punctospiriferidae : *Punctospirifer*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Syringothyris sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : *Syringothyris*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Verkhotomia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferinida : Syringothyrididae : *Verkhotomia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Beecheria sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Beecheriidae : *Beecheria*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Schuchertella humboldtensis species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Schuchertella : *Schuchertella humboldtensis*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Streptorhynchus tenuicostatum species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Orthotetida : Schuchertellidae : Streptorhynchus : *Streptorhynchus tenuicostatum*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Chonetes multicosta species	7	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Chonetidae : Chonetes : *Chonetes multicosta*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Ovatia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Monticuliferidae : *Ovatia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Buxtonia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Buxtonia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Spinocarinifera sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Productida : Productidae : *Spinocarinifera*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic
Leptagonia sp. genus	6	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Rafinesquinidae : *Leptagonia*	358.9 - 346.7 Ma Paleozoic

References

Carter J. L. (1972) Early Mississippian Brachiopods from the Gilmore City Limestone of Iowa, Journal of Paleontology 46 4, 473-491

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!