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AMNH 3014. Small quarry on west side of Old County Rd, 1.6 mi. S. of Gill Rd. In

Madison County, New York
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Next site in New YorkAMNH 3012. Road cut on east side of Swamp Road, ½ mi. s. of Gill Rd Intersection · 0.9 mi

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Recorded here: fossil.

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About AMNH 3014. Small quarry on west side of Old County Rd, 1.6 mi. S. of Gill Rd. In

AMNH 3014. Small quarry on west side of Old County Rd, 1.6 mi. S. of Gill Rd. In is a fossil collection site in Madison, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Marcellus Formation, dated to the Cazenovian (393.47–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Calvibembexia sulcomarginata, Cyrtonella mitella, Dictyotomaria capillaria, Balbiniconcha hebe, Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae, Platyceras erectum.

Geologic setting

Formation
Marcellus
Geologic interval
Cazenovian
Age
393.47–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
13

Fossils found here

Calvibembexia sulcomarginata
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Cyrtonella mitella
Tergomya · Cyrtonellidae
Dictyotomaria capillaria
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Balbiniconcha hebe
Gastropoda · Subulitidae
Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae
Gastropoda · Palaeozygopleuridae
Platyceras erectum
Gastropoda · Platyceratidae
Praematuratropis ovatus
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Retispira leda
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Ruedemannia trilix
Gastropoda · Lophospiridae
Ptychopteria (Cornellites) fasciculata
Bivalvia · Pterineidae
Gosseletia triquetra
Bivalvia · Ambonychiidae
Ptychodesma
Bivalvia · Cyrtodontidae
Paracyclas
Bivalvia · Paracyclidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 69462 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about AMNH 3014. Small quarry on west side of Old County Rd, 1.6 mi. S. of Gill Rd. In

Can you collect at AMNH 3014. Small quarry on west side of Old County Rd, 1.6 mi. S. of Gill Rd. In?

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 AMNH 3014. Small quarry on west side of Old County Rd, 1.6 mi. S. of Gill Rd. In?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 29 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.