Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge
Van Buren County, Arkansas35.77945, −92.54945
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About Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge
Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge is a fossil collection site in Van Buren, Arkansas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Imo Formation, dated to the Serpukhovian (330.3–323.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is cratonic basin. Documented finds include Bradyphyllum, Amplexizaphrentis, Lophamplexus, Lophophyllidium, Tectamichelinia, Euphemites chesterensis.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Imo
- Geologic interval
- Serpukhovian
- Age
- 330.3–323.4 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 87
Geology notes
"The environment of deposition...relatively shallow water, low energy offshore area undergoing slow continuous deposition of terrigenous clay with periodic higher-energy incursions of carbonate sediments."
Locality notes
~0.32 km S of county line (ne1/4 sec.11 and nw1/4 sec.12 t13n r15w
Fossils found here
Bradyphyllum
Anthozoa · Antiphyllidae
Amplexizaphrentis
Anthozoa · Hapsiphyllidae
Lophamplexus
Anthozoa · Lophophyllidae
Lophophyllidium
Anthozoa · Lophophyllidae
Tectamichelinia
Anthozoa · Micheliniidae
Euphemites chesterensis
Gastropoda · Euphemitidae
Euphemites whirligigi
Gastropoda · Euphemitidae
Bellerophon (Bellerophon) welshi
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Retispira yochelsoni
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Retispira ordinata
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Patellilabia rhombadella
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Patellilabia sulcata
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Amphiscapha intermedius
Gastropoda · Euomphalidae
Straparollus (Euomphalus) konobasis
Gastropoda · Euomphalidae
Straparollus (Euomphalus) variabilis
Gastropoda · Euomphalidae
Trepospira (Angyomphalus) desultoria
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Apotocardium snideri
Rostroconchia · Bransoniidae
Glabrocingulum quadrigatum
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) parasolum
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum binodosum
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) parvanodum
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Glabrocingulum (Glabrocingulum) coronulum
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Yochelsonospira tenuilineata
Gastropoda · Lophospiridae
Platyceras (Platyceras)
Gastropoda · Platyceratidae
Apotocardium polymitarium
Rostroconchia · Bransoniidae
Naticopsis genevievensis
Gastropoda · Naticopsidae
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) clinovata
Gastropoda · Naticopsidae
Naticopsis (Marmolatella) macgordoni
Gastropoda · Delphinulopsidae
Naticopsis (Marmolatella) imoensis
Gastropoda · Delphinulopsidae
Marmolatella
Gastropoda · Delphinulopsidae
Strobeus
Gastropoda · Soleniscidae
Globozyga mediocris
Gastropoda · Strobeidae
Imogloba gandyensis
Gastropoda · Imoglobidae
Meekospira minuta
Gastropoda · Meekospiridae
Girtyspira microspirula
Gastropoda · Meekospiridae
Orthonychia
Gastropoda · Orthonychiidae
Nuculavus okawensis
Bivalvia · Nuculidae
Nuculopsis
Bivalvia · Nuculidae
Economolopsis gordoni
Bivalvia · Nuculidae
Palaeoneilo sera
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Spathelopsis browni
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Paleyoldia angustia
Bivalvia · Sareptidae
Paleyoldia bruta
Bivalvia · Sareptidae
Phestia corrugata
Bivalvia · Polidevciidae
Phestia wortheni
Bivalvia · Polidevciidae
Phestia obtusa
Bivalvia · Polidevciidae
Parallelodon cancellosus
Bivalvia · Parallelodontidae
Myalina parallela
Bivalvia · Myalinidae
Showing 48 of 83 identified taxa.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 5517 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge
Can you collect at Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge?
Fossil.
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