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Locality 16 (western Chittenango Valley), Limestone "a", Mottville Member, Madis

Madison County, New York
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Locality 16 (western Chittenango Valley), Limestone "a", Mottville Member, Madis

Locality 16 (western Chittenango Valley), Limestone "a", Mottville Member, Madis is a fossil collection site in Madison, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Skaneateles Formation, dated to the Givetian (387.95–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Zoophycos, Ambocoelia, Chonetoidea, Mediospirifer audaculus, Nucleospira, Dipleura dekayi.

Geologic setting

Formation
Skaneateles
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
shallow subtidal indet.
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
6
Locality notes

Cazenovia Quadrangle--small ravine on west side of teh Chittenango Valley about 3 miles north of Cazenovia, 0.2 miles southwest of the 90 degree bend in Rathbun Road adjacent to Chittenango Falls State Park, and down from Ridge Road; coordinates based on location relative to Cazenovia, NY.

Fossils found here

Zoophycos
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Ambocoelia
Rhynchonellata · Ambocoeliidae
Chonetoidea
Strophomenata
Mediospirifer audaculus
Rhynchonellata · Spinocyrtiidae
Nucleospira
Rhynchonellata · Nucleospiridae
Dipleura dekayi
Trilobita · Homalonotidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 8823 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Locality 16 (western Chittenango Valley), Limestone "a", Mottville Member, Madis

Can you collect at Locality 16 (western Chittenango Valley), Limestone "a", Mottville Member, Madis?

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 Locality 16 (western Chittenango Valley), Limestone "a", Mottville Member, Madis?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.