Chert Bed #1, South bank of English River, 1 mile north of Daytonville.
Washington County, Iowa41.48333, −91.83334
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Chert Bed #1, South bank of English River, 1 mile north of Daytonville.
Chert Bed #1, South bank of English River, 1 mile north of Daytonville. is a fossil collection site in Washington, Iowa, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Wassonville Formation, dated to the Kinderhookian (358.86–351.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Euphemites urei, Straparollus (Euomphalus) subplanus, Anematina conica, Trachydoma variata, Cerithioides judiae, Hypergonia percarinata.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Wassonville
- Geologic interval
- Kinderhookian
- Age
- 358.86–351.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 8
Locality notes
Coordinate based on Daytonville
Fossils found here
Euphemites urei
Gastropoda · Euphemitidae
Straparollus (Euomphalus) subplanus
Gastropoda · Euomphalidae
Anematina conica
Gastropoda · Elasmonematidae
Trachydoma variata
Gastropoda · Trachyspiridae
Cerithioides judiae
Gastropoda · Goniasmatidae
Hypergonia percarinata
Gastropoda · Orthonemidae
Palaeozygopleura difficile
Gastropoda · Palaeozygopleuridae
Cerithioides
Gastropoda · Goniasmatidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 49823 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Chert Bed #1, South bank of English River, 1 mile north of Daytonville.
Can you collect at Chert Bed #1, South bank of English River, 1 mile north of Daytonville.?
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 Chert Bed #1, South bank of English River, 1 mile north of Daytonville.?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.