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Eucalyptocrinus elrodi Crinoid Calyx Fossil
Source info:
| Author: | Kentuckiana Mike |
|---|---|
| Date: | 2015-11-01 11:21:00 |
| Blog: | Louisville Area Fossils  |
| URL: | http://louisvillefossils.blogspot.com/2015/11/eucalyptocrinus-elrodi-crinoid-calyx.html |
Summary:
These images are of a fully intact Eucalyptocrinus elrodi crinoid calyx fossil. It was found in the Waldron Shale of Shelby County Indiana USA. Fossil species is named after Dr. Moses Newton Elrod (1838-1907) a physician from Hartsville, Indiana who happened to like to look for fossils. He is credited with being the first to recognize the two layers of Indiana's Niagara formation: WaldronContent analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Waldron Shale [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Silurian [0.5] Paleozoic [0.5] Phanerozoic [0.5] Wenlock [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elrod | US | 39.0541 | -85.1613 |
| Fossil | US | 41.8154 | -110.714 |
| Hartsville | US | 39.2668 | -85.6991 |
| Indiana | US | 39.7662 | -86.441 |
| Newton | US | 40.9776 | -87.397 |
| Niagara | US | 43.1969 | -78.7649 |
| Shelby | US | 39.5232 | -85.7911 |
| Waldron | US | 39.4535 | -85.6629 |
Keywords:
calyx, County, crinoid calyx fossil, Dr., Fossil These images, fossils, fully intact Eucalyptocrinus, Hartsville, Indiana, layers, Moses Newton Elrod, Niagara formation, Shelby, USA. Fossil species, Waldron Shale
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