Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream
Union County, Illinois37.51667, −89.36111
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream
Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream is a fossil collection site in Union, Illinois, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the St. Laurent Formation, dated to the Givetian (387.95–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Denayella rotalia, Devononema typicum, Platyostoma lineata, Spinyplatyceras fornicatum, Crispatella crispata, Tentaculites bellulus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- St. Laurent
- Geologic interval
- Givetian
- Age
- 387.95–382.31 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 14
Fossils found here
Denayella rotalia
Gastropoda · Eotomariidae
Devononema typicum
Gastropoda · Platyceratidae
Platyostoma lineata
Gastropoda · Platyceratidae
Spinyplatyceras fornicatum
Gastropoda · Platyceratidae
Crispatella crispata
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Crispatellidae
Tentaculites bellulus
Tentaculita · Tentaculitidae
Actinopteria boydi
Bivalvia · Pterineidae
Pseudaviculopecten fasciculatus
Bivalvia · Pterinopectinidae
Cytherodon
Bivalvia · Myophoriidae
Cypricardella bellistriata
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Goniophora
Bivalvia · Modiomorphidae
Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Bivalvia · Pterineidae
Modiomorpha concentrica
Bivalvia · Modiomorphidae
Pseudaviculopecten
Bivalvia · Pterinopectinidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 157345 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream
Can you collect at Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream?
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 Bed C. Clear Creek, along south bank and in bed of intermittent stream?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.