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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: An encrusted bivalve external mold from the Upper Ordovician of Indiana
Source info:
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| Date: | 2015-06-26 06:46:59 |
| Blog: | Wooster Geologists  |
| URL: | http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2015/06/26/woosters-fossils-of-the-week-an-encrusted-bivalve-external-mold-from-the-upper-ordovician-of-indiana/ |
Summary:
I love this kind of fossil, which explains why you’ve seen so many examples on this blog. We are looking at an encrusted external mold of the bivalve Anomalodonta gigantea found in the Waynesville Formation exposed in Franklin County, Indiana. I collected it many years ago as part of an ongoing study of this kind […]Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Upper Ordovician [1] Waynesville Formation [1] |
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| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Upper Ordovician [0.5] Ordovician [0.67] Paleozoic [0.67] Phanerozoic [0.67] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bivalve | US | 38.3061 | -75.8836 |
| Franklin | US | 39.3974 | -85.057 |
| Indiana | US | 39.7662 | -86.441 |
| Waynesville | US | 39.1148 | -85.8907 |
Keywords:
bivalve Anomalodonta gigantea, bivalve external mold, examples, fossil, Fossils, Franklin County, Indiana, kind, ongoing study, Uncategorized, Upper Ordovician, Waynesville Formation, Wooster
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