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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: A Jurassic seafloor assemblage
Source info:
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| Date: | 2016-03-18 05:01:55 |
| Blog: | Wooster Geologists  |
| URL: | http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2016/03/18/woosters-fossils-of-the-week-a-jurassic-seafloor-assemblage/ |
Summary:
Images from fieldwork this week. These are all fossils exposed on a single bedding plane in the Matmor Formation (Middle Jurassic, Callovian) exposed in Makhtesh Gadol. I found them many years ago while working through the stratigraphy near the top of the formation. They present a vignette of life in a shallow carbonate Jurassic sea. […]Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Jurassic [2] Middle Jurassic [1] |
|---|---|
| Agenames chronostratigraphy [rating]: | Jurassic [0.61] Mesozoic [0.61] Phanerozoic [0.61] Middle Jurassic [0.1] |
Geographic context:
| Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matmor | IL | 31.7505 | 34.6782 |
Keywords:
Callovian, fieldwork, fossils, Images, Jurassic seafloor assemblage, Makhtesh Gadol, Matmor Formation, Middle Jurassic, shallow carbonate Jurassic, single bedding plane, stratigraphy, Uncategorized, vignette, Wooster
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