Carbondale Formation
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The Carbondale Formation is a Pennsylvanian-age rock unit in the Illinois Basin renowned for its rich coal beds and exceptionally preserved fossil assemblages, including those of the Mazon Creek area.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| chronostratigraphicUnit | Middle Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| contains |
Mazon Creek Lagerstätte
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coal beds ⓘ fossil assemblages ⓘ ironstone concretions ⓘ marine intervals ⓘ nonmarine intervals ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
early vertebrates
ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ plants ⓘ soft-bodied organisms ⓘ |
| containsMember | Mazon Creek beds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depositionalEnvironment |
coastal plain
ⓘ
deltaic ⓘ swamp ⓘ |
| economicImportance | coal mining ⓘ |
| fossilPreservationType |
Lagerstätte
ⓘ
concretionary preservation ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Pennsylvanian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphicRank | formation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Mazon Creek fossil localities
ⓘ
exceptionally preserved fossils ⓘ rich coal resources ⓘ |
| lithology |
coal
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableLocality | Mazon Creek area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleoclimate | tropical humid ⓘ |
| partOf | Illinois Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midcontinent United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition |
above Spoon Formation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
below Modesto Formation ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Pennsylvanian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Pennsylvanian stratigraphy of Illinois Basin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coal resource assessment
ⓘ
paleontological research ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.