LaSalle Limestone Member, Bond Fm., near Pontiac, Livingstone County, IL
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Found Here
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Bond
- Geologic interval
- Missourian
- Age
- 306–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 39
the shale deposits are interpreted as quiet water environments without perceptible wave or curent actions
Located in a quarry of the Wagner Stone Company in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 19, T. 27 N, R. 5E, Eppards Point Township, near Pontiac
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 51191 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 40.78333, -88.68333
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