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Locality 5, Peppermill Gulf, Peppermill Gulf bed, Centerfield Member, Ludlowvill

Onondaga County, New York
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Recorded here: fossil.

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About Locality 5, Peppermill Gulf, Peppermill Gulf bed, Centerfield Member, Ludlowvill

Locality 5, Peppermill Gulf, Peppermill Gulf bed, Centerfield Member, Ludlowvill is a fossil collection site in Onondaga, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Ludlowville Formation, dated to the Givetian (387.95–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Ambocoelia, Chonetoidea, Elita, Brachiopoda, Ptychopteria, Nuculoidea.

Geologic setting

Formation
Ludlowville
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
14
Locality notes

South Onondaga 7 1/2 minute quad--just east of Hogsback Road, 0.1 mile (0.2 km) north of intersection with Rte 20 S; site located in the Peppermill Gulf (found in the collection name). Coordinates assigned based on that locality.

Fossils found here

Ambocoelia
Rhynchonellata · Ambocoeliidae
Chonetoidea
Strophomenata
Elita
Rhynchonellata · Elythidae
Brachiopoda
Brachiopoda
Ptychopteria
Bivalvia · Pterineidae
Nuculoidea
Bivalvia · Nuculidae
Paracyclas
Bivalvia · Paracyclidae
Bivalvia
Bivalvia
Phacops
Trilobita · Phacopidae
Rugosa
Anthozoa
Aulocystis
Anthozoa · Aulocystidae
Fenestella
Stenolaemata · Fenestellidae
Sulcoretepora
Stenolaemata · Sulcoreteporidae
Bryozoa
Bryozoa

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 9371 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Locality 5, Peppermill Gulf, Peppermill Gulf bed, Centerfield Member, Ludlowvill

Can you collect at Locality 5, Peppermill Gulf, Peppermill Gulf bed, Centerfield Member, Ludlowvill?

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 5, Peppermill Gulf, Peppermill Gulf bed, Centerfield Member, Ludlowvill?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.