File:"Turritella Agate" (chertified fossiliferous lacustrine limestone) (Laney Member, Green River Formation, Middle Eocene; North Barrel Springs Draw, south of Wamsutter, Wyoming, USA) 1 (25059349499).jpg
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"Turritella Agate" - fossiliferous lacustrine chert in the Eocene of Wyoming, USA. This is a sample of Wyoming's famous "Turritella Agate" in the Green River Formation. It consists of richly fossiliferous dark chert with abundant Elimia tenera gastropods (misnamed "Turritella" by rockhounds). This is fossiliferous limestone that has been chertified. This fossil snail horizon was deposited in an ancient lake environment, as was the rest of the Green River Formation. Classification of Elimia fossil snails: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Cerithioidea, Pleuroceridae Stratigraphy: base of Hartt Cabin Bed, Laney Member, Green River Formation, Middle Eocene Locality: loose piece west of Delaney Rim Road, northern side of North Barrel Springs Draw, ~21 km south-southwest of Wamsutter, Wyoming, USA (vicinity of 41° 29' 19.60" North latitude, 108° 04' 06.05" West longitude) |
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| Source | "Turritella Agate" (chertified fossiliferous lacustrine limestone) (Laney Member, Green River Formation, Middle Eocene; North Barrel Springs Draw, south of Wamsutter, Wyoming, USA) 1 |
| Author | James St. John |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by James St. John at https://flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/25059349499 (archive). It was reviewed on 6 December 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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