Roadcut near Turkey Creek on south side of county highway east of Fort Atkinson
Winneshiek County, Iowa43.13333, −91.88333
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Roadcut near Turkey Creek on south side of county highway east of Fort Atkinson
Roadcut near Turkey Creek on south side of county highway east of Fort Atkinson is a fossil collection site in Winneshiek, Iowa, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Fort Atkinson Formation, dated to the Richmondian (449.6–445.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Cyclocystoides, Bothriocidaris, Astrocystites, Iowacystis sagittaria, Hudsonaster, Pleurocystites beckeri.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Fort Atkinson
- Geologic interval
- Richmondian
- Age
- 449.6–445.5 Ma
- Depositional environment
- shallow subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 19
Fossils found here
Cyclocystoides
Cyclocystoidea · Cyclocystoididae
Bothriocidaris
Echinoidea · Bothriocidaridae
Astrocystites
Edrioasteroidea · Astrocystitidae
Iowacystis sagittaria
Soluta · Iowacystidae
Hudsonaster
Asteroidea · Hudsonasteridae
Pleurocystites beckeri
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Pleurocystitidae
Pleurocystites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Pleurocystitidae
Archaeocrinus
Crinoidea · Rhodocrinitidae
Calceocrinus
Crinoidea · Calceocrinidae
Carabocrinus
Crinoidea · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Cupulocrinus latibrachiatus
Crinoidea · Cupulocrinidae
Dendrocrinus
Crinoidea · Dendrocrinidae
Ectenocrinus
Crinoidea · Homocrinidae
Iocrinus
Crinoidea · Iocrinidae
Porocrinus
Crinoidea · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Protaxocrinus
Crinoidea · Taxocrinidae
Sygcaulocrinus typus
Crinoidea · Homocrinidae
Trichinocrinus
Crinoidea · Rhodocrinitidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 13200 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Roadcut near Turkey Creek on south side of county highway east of Fort Atkinson
Can you collect at Roadcut near Turkey Creek on south side of county highway east of Fort Atkinson?
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 Roadcut near Turkey Creek on south side of county highway east of Fort Atkinson?
Fossil.
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