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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: An encrusted and bored coral (maybe) from the Upper Ordovician of southeastern Indiana (Part II)
Source info:
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| Date: | 2016-04-01 06:01:21 |
| Blog: | Wooster Geologists  |
| URL: | http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2016/04/01/woosters-fossils-of-the-week-an-encrusted-and-bored-coral-maybe-from-the-upper-ordovician-of-southeastern-indiana-part-ii/ |
Summary:
Last week we looked at a dull gray rock found in a roadcut in southeastern Indiana near the town of Liberty. It is from the Saluda Formation (Upper Ordovician), a thin unit that was likely deposited in very shallow, lagoonal waters along the Cincinnati Arch. We know that it is primarily a platter formed by […]Content analysis:
Stratigraphic context:
| Recognized stratigraphic terms [n]: | Upper Ordovician [1] Saluda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | US | 39.1413 | -84.5052 |
| Indiana | US | 39.7662 | -86.441 |
| Saluda | US | 38.6508 | -85.5008 |
Keywords:
Cincinnati Arch, dull gray rock, Fossils, lagoonal waters, Liberty, roadcut, Saluda Formation, southeastern Indiana, town, Uncategorized, Upper Ordovician, Wooster
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