Drainage ditch on the south side of Dudley Road, 70 m west of end of Turner Rd.
Maine46.68111, −68.21667
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1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Drainage ditch on the south side of Dudley Road, 70 m west of end of Turner Rd.
Drainage ditch on the south side of Dudley Road, 70 m west of end of Turner Rd. is a fossil collection site in Maine, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Pyle Mountain Argillite Formation, dated to the Ashgill (449.5–443.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as deep subtidal indet. Documented finds include Acanthambonia, Orbiculoidea, Skenidioides, Dedzetina, Karlicium, Leptestiina prantli.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Pyle Mountain Argillite
- Geologic interval
- Ashgill
- Age
- 449.5–443.1 Ma
- Depositional environment
- deep subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 52
Locality notes
UTM Grid Zone 19 55990E, 5177025N. Mapleton 7.5-minute quadrangle
Fossils found here
Acanthambonia
Lingulata · Siphonotretidae
Orbiculoidea
Lingulata · Discinidae
Skenidioides
Rhynchonellata · Skenidiidae
Dedzetina
Rhynchonellata · Dalmanellidae
Karlicium
Rhynchonellata · Dalmanellidae
Leptestiina prantli
Strophomenata · Leptestiidae
Anoptambonites
Strophomenata · Hesperomenidae
Anisopleurella
Strophomenata · Sowerbyellidae
Aegiromena
Strophomenata · Aegiromenidae
Aegiromenidae
Strophomenata · Aegiromenidae
Foliomena folium
Strophomenata · Foliomenidae
Paromalomena inequistriata
Strophomenata · Glyptomenidae
Christiania
Strophomenata · Christianiidae
Nubialba forbesi
Strophomenata · Christianiidae
Cyclospira scanica
Rhynchonellata · Cyclospiridae
Sphaeragnostus
Artiopoda · Peronopsidae
Geragnostus
Artiopoda · Metagnostidae
Trinodus tardus
Artiopoda · Metagnostidae
Amphitryon murchisonii
Trilobita · Remopleurididae
Ogmocnemis
Trilobita · Proetidae
Cyclopyge
Trilobita · Cyclopygidae
Symphysops
Trilobita · Cyclopygidae
Panderia megalophthalma
Trilobita · Panderiidae
Illaenus
Trilobita · Illaenidae
Carmon
Trilobita · Calymenidae
Dalmanitina
Trilobita · Dalmanitidae
Pseudosphaerexochus
Trilobita · Cheiruridae
Dindymene whittingtoni
Trilobita · Encrinuridae
Dionide
Trilobita · Dionididae
Lonchodomas
Trilobita · Raphiophoridae
Ampyx
Trilobita · Raphiophoridae
Hibbertia
Trilobita · Harpetidae
Tretaspis
Trilobita · Trinucleidae
Novaspis
Trilobita · Trinucleidae
Dicranopeltis
Trilobita · Lichidae
Telephina (Telephina) fracta
Trilobita · Telephinidae
Asaphidae
Trilobita · Asaphidae
Cheiruridae
Trilobita · Cheiruridae
Dystactella
Bivalvia · Solemyidae
Pelmatozoa
Echinodermata
Nankinolithus granulatus
Trilobita · Trinucleidae
Raymondella
Trilobita · Raphiophoridae
Nileus
Trilobita · Nileidae
Corrugatagnostus
Artiopoda · Metagnostidae
Staurocephalus clavifrons
Trilobita · Encrinuridae
Microparia (Heterocyclopyge)
Trilobita · Cyclopygidae
Raphiophorus
Trilobita · Raphiophoridae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 185954 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Drainage ditch on the south side of Dudley Road, 70 m west of end of Turner Rd.
Can you collect at Drainage ditch on the south side of Dudley Road, 70 m west of end of Turner Rd.?
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 Drainage ditch on the south side of Dudley Road, 70 m west of end of Turner Rd.?
Fossil.
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