US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for KENTUCKY

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--KYAlong the Mississippi River from Cairo,IL to Baton Rouge,LA in loess (wind blown silt) deposits ranging from 9 to 23 meters in thickness and 50 to 100km in width (thicker in North and better developed on E side of river)Pleistoceneterrestrial and occasional lacustrian gastropods. A few bivalvesKY0001|,
--KYIn outcrops along Western Kentucky ParkwayPennsylvanianTradewaterichnofossils-Skolithos,Arenicolites/ Diplocraterion,Olivelittes,Scalaritubahttp://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006SE/finalprogram/abstract_102391.htm|,
-BallardKYIn area 'soapstone' clay depositsEocenePorters CreekMollusks- Crassatellites,Protocardia,Venericardia,Cucullaea,Leda,Mysia,TurritellaKY0002|,
CollinsvilleBathKYin road cut at US60 S exit at base of outcropOrdoviciandiverse mollusksKY0003|,
OlympiaBathKYIn regional exposures of sandy reddish rock with flaxseed iron oreSilurianBrassfield Limestonebrachiopods - Whitfieldia,bryozoa,crinoid stem plates.KY0004|,
Big Bone LickBooneKYPleistocenevertebrates --MastodonKY0005|,
Big Bone LickBooneKYin peat bedsPleistoceneInsects: ColeopteraKY0006|,
Big Bone LickBooneKYto South in area exposuresOrdovicianCincinnatianfossilsKY0007|,
DanvilleBoyleKYAt Caldwell Stone Quarry - permission requiredOrdovicianLexington|Clays FerryDiverse fossils:Trilobites-Isotelus(complete);Brachiopods-Rafinesquina;Cornulites;Edrioasteroids-CystasterKY0008|,
DanvilleBoyleKYin QuarryOrdovician UpperLexington|Clays Ferryabundant fossilsKY0009|,
DanvilleBoyleKYin Roadcut on KY127Ordovician UpperLexingtonsilicified fossils,pelecypods,brachiopods,gastropodsKY0010|,
BrooksvilleBrackenKYin small road cut on KY1159 just S of KY9OrdovicianPoint PleasantMerocrinus;Trilobites-Cryptolithus;Blastoids-CheirocystisKY0011|,
Locust CreekBracken?KYOrdovicianPoint Pleasant|KopeGastropods;Trilobites-Flexicalymene,Isotelus,Acidaspis(rare);Brachiopods-Onniella,Zygospira;Echinoderms-Merocrinus,Cincinnaticrinus,Ectenocrinus;Bryozoa;Blastoid plates-CheirocystisKY0012|,
Glen DeanBreckinridgeKYarea exposuresMississippianGlen DeanBryozoa - Chilotrypa,Archimedes,Anisotrypa,Eridopora,Stenopora; Blastoids - Pentremites; Crinoids -Pterocrinus; Brachiopods - EumetriaKY0013|,
HardinsburgBreckinridgeKYBryozoa ArchimedesKY0014|,
New MysticBreckinridgeKYE in RR cutMississippianFredoniaLithostrotion.KY0015|,
-BullittKYin road cut on Brooks Hill RoadMississippianHarrodsburg|Warsawblastoids,brachiopods,bryozoa,corals,crinoids,echinoids,ichnofossils,geodes.KY0019|,
BardstownBullittKY13 km SE on KY150Ordoviciancorals,bryozoa,brachiopodsKY0016|,
BardstownBullittKYroad cut on KY245 between I65 and BardstownSilurianWaldronbrachiopods,crinoids,sponges,cephalopods,ichnofossils,trilobitesKY0017|,
BrooksBullittKYRoad cut on S side of Brooks Hill Rd 3.2km W of I65. Sparse fossils in brown Siltstone. Limited parking if landholders permit itMississippianBordenbrachiopods to 6cm;horn corals;crinoid columnals;bryozoa;geodes;Sponges?KY0168|,
PrincetonCaldwellKYDevoniancoral -EntelophyllumKY0020|,
PrincetonCaldwellKY5 km SE at Cedar Hill QuarryMississippianSt Genevievecoral - Lithostrotion; PlatycrinusKY0021|,
PrincetonCaldwellKY8 km N on Hwy 139Lepidodendron trunk section,blastoidsKY0022|,
-CallowayKYIn area 'soapstone' clay depositsEocenePorters CreekMollusks- Crassatellites,Protocardia,Venericardia,Cucullaea,Leda,Mysia,TurritellaKY0023|,
NewportCampbellKYIn roadcuts on KY445 200m W of KY8 intersection NW of I275 bridge over Ohio River 39d03m22sN 84d26m10sWOrdovicianKope|FairviewMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0024Kope(offshore)|Fairview(deep subtidal)|,
NewportCampbellKYIn three roadcuts on NW side of I-275 500-800m SW of the Ohio River. 39d03m13sN 84d26m30sWOrdovicianKope|FairviewMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0025Kope(offshore)|Fairview(deep subtidal)|,
Twelve Mile CreekCampbellKYOrdovicianPoint Pleasant|KopeGastropods;Trilobites-Flexicalymene,Isotelus,Acidaspis(rare);Brachiopods-Onniella,Zygospira;Echinoderms-Merocrinus,Cincinnaticrinus,Ectenocrinus;Bryozoa;Blastoid plates-CheirocystisKY0026|,
WorthvilleCarrollKYon KY 467/227 between I-71 and Worthville in road cutOrdovicianCincinnatianbrachiopods,bryozoa,conodonts,gastropods,cephalopods,conodonts,mollusks,monoplacophorans,scolecodont teeth,ichnofossils,trilobitesKY0027|,
Olive HillCarterKYin drainage ditch on E lane I65 100 meters W of US60 exit in quarry?KY0028|,
Olive Hill areaCarterKY3 km E in quarry and pits of coralsMississippianNewman Limestonebroad fauna. Crinoids-AgassizocrinusKY0029|,
Olive Hill areaCarterKYI65 drainage ditch 100m W of US60 exit rampMississippianNewman Limestonebroad fauna. Crinoids-AgassizocrinusKY0030|,
Olive Hill areaCarterKYIn quarry .5 km N of US60 I64 junction.MississippianNewman Limestonebroad fauna. Crinoids-AgassizocrinusKY0031|,
DunnvilleCaseyKY3 km N at Red Hill School in dark red cherty soilMississippian MiddleSt Louis LimestoneLithostrotionKY0032|,
DunnvilleCaseyKY4 km S in 2 meters of gray Limestone and shale just above ford in Little Goose Creek 75 meters S of Hwy 127Ordovician MiddleRichmondProtarea,Rhynchotrema,Dinorthis,Hebertella,Platystrophia,Byssonychia,Strophomena,Rhombotrypa,Modiolodon,Lophospira,HomotrypaKY0033|,
Goose CreekCaseyKYW in 12 meters of LimestoneMississippianWarsawSpirifer,Brachythyris,Triplophyllum,Pentremites,Fenestella,Athyris,ProductusKY0034|,
MiddleburgCaseyKY3 km E on S slope of Ridge near headwaters of Hites CreekMississippianWarsawTriplophyllum,Zaphrentis,Spirifer,Brachythyris,PentremitesKY0035|,
WinchesterClarkKYIn area roadcutsOrdovicianLexingtonGastropods-Cyclonema;Brachiopods-Ambonychia;rare echinoderms-cyclocystoids,a few trilobite fragmentsKY0036|,
WinchesterClarkKYin roadcuts and drainage ditches along I64Ordovician UpperEden|Maysvilleabundant fossils -- brachiopods,bryozoa,gastropodsKY0037|,
-CrittendenKYarea exposures of black gray shales and impure limestonesMississippianPaint CreekPentremites,Productus,Girtyella,Chonetes,SpiriferKY0038|,
-EstillKYIn area Limestone and shale outcropsSilurianWacoArachnophyllum,Favosites,Linstroemia,HeliolitesKY0039|,
Clays FerryFayetteKYIn Roadcuts on S side of KY2328 under S End of I75 bridge over Kentucky River. 37d46m28sN 84d16m28WOrdovicianLexington|Clays Ferry|Garrard|FairviewMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant Ordovician fossilsKY0040Lexington Limestone,Clays Ferry (deep subtidal),Garrard(peritidal),Fairview(deep subtidal)|,
GreendaleFayetteKYarea exposuresOrdovicianCincinnatianCyclonema,Allonychia,Eridotrypa,Hebertella,RafinesquinaKY0041|,
LexingtonFayetteKYArea exposures of 100m of fossiliferous limestone between sparsely fossiliferous Tyrone Limestone and shaley clays Ferry FmOrdovicianLexingtondiverse fossilsKY0042http://www.uky.edu/OtherOrgs/KPS/pages/lexingtonlimestone.htm|,
LexingtonFayetteKYin area exposures near junction of US60 and I75OrdovicianLexingtoncrinoids,trilobites,brachiopods,bryozoaKY0043|,
LexingtonFayetteKYin area shale and Limestone exposuresOrdovician UpperLexingtonfossilsKY0044|,
LexingtonFayetteKYin roadcuts at I75 , I64 junctionOrdovicianlarge bryozoa coloniesKY0045|,
FlemingsburgFlemingKYIn Roadcuts along KY32 1.75km S of KY11OrdovicianMount Auburn|Oregonia|WhitewaterMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0046Mount Auburn (shallow subtidal),Oregonia (shallow subtidal),Whitewater (shallow subtidal)|,
Cow CreekFloydKYat head of CreekPennsylvanian MiddleKendrickpelecypods,LimipectenKY0047|,
Benson CreekFranklinKYOrdovicianRhynchotrema,Hebertella. Strophomena,Dinorthis,Stromatocerium,bryozoa,CyphotrypaKY0048There is a Benson formation in WV but it is Upper Devonian in age|,
-GallatinKYroad cuts at Sugar Creek Bridge at junction of US127 - US42?KY0050|,
Sugar BayGallatinKYto North in area exposuresOrdovicianCincinnatianfossilsKY0049|,
-GarrardKYin regional exposures of Curdsville member of Lexington LimestoneOrdovician MiddleLexingtonsparse but very well preserved echinoderms,spongesKY0053|,
LancasterGarrardKYIn roadcuts on US27 800m South of the Garrard/Lincoln County line 37d34m40sN 84d36m36sWOrdovicianTerrill|Sunset|OregoniaMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0051Terrill(Peritidal),Sunset(Lagoonal),Oregonia=Reba(Shallow Subtidal)|,
LancasterGarrardKYnear Ashlock Cemetery in roadcuts on US27 1.3km S of Garrard/Lincoln County Line -- Tate through BellevueOrdovicianTate|Gilbert|BellevueMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0052Tate(peritidal),Gilbert(lagoonal),Bellevue(shallow subtidal) Formations|,
-HancockKYMississippianBuffalo WallowDiverse fish and a tetrapod from three faciesKY0054|,
CynthianaHarrisonKYOrdovicianCynthiana?KY0055|,
SulphurHenryKYarea roadcutsOrdovicianCincinnatianfossilsKY0056|,
SulphurHenryKYin road cuts on US42 near I71Ordoviciantypical faunasKY0057|,
Muldraugh's HillHopkinsKYMississippianWarsawProtozoa -Endothyra,Corals - Zaphrentis,Cladochonus,Palaecis,Bryozoa -Worthenopora,Dichotrypa,Blastoids - Pentremites,Brachiopods -Spirifer,Rhipidomella,ProductusKY0058|,
ProvidenceHopkinsKYin area coal depositsPennsylvanianDes MoinesPelecypods - FasciculiconchaKY0059|,
Beargrass CreekJeffersonKYSilurianLouisvilleCoral-ArachnophyllumKY0060|,
BeechwoodJeffersonKYarea quarries and cutsCrinoid - DolatocrinusKY0061|,
Falls of the OhioJeffersonKYCorals Heliophyllum,HeterophrentisKY0062|,
Falls of the OhioJeffersonKYDevonianDelaware LimestoneSpirifer,Heliophyllum,ParacyclasKY0063|,
Falls of the OhioJeffersonKYin area outcrops of fossiliferous,cherty LimestoneDevonianColumbusbrachiopods - Spirifer,Stropheodonta,Atrypa; Gastropods - Turbo,Platyceras; mollusks -- Conocardium; corals -- Zaphrentis,Blothrophyllum,Favosites,CladoporaKY0064|,
Falls of the Ohio State ParkJeffersonKYspoil piles at rear of parking lot (not always available)Silurian-DevonianWaldron|North Vernonbrachiopods,bryozoa,cephalopods,corals,crinoids,cystoids,gastropods,graptolites,monoplacophorans,pelecypods,trace fossils,trilobitesKY0065|,
FishervilleJeffersonKYon KY155 between Fisherville and Taylorville in road cutOrdovicianCincinnatianbrachiopods,bryozoa,conodonts,gastropods,cephalopods,conodonts,mollusks,monoplacophorans,scolecodont teeth,ichnofossils,trilobitesKY0066|,
JeffersontownJeffersonKYCoral,TetradiumKY0067|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYDevonianNew Albanyfish-DinomylostomaKY0068|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYDevonianOnondagacorals - Emmonsia,CoenitesKY0069|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYSilurianNiagaranSilicified coral - CoenitesKY0070|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in Fincastle Quarry behind Quarry Center on Poplar Level Road near Trevillian Way.SilurianLouisville?KY0071|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in Old Cannons Lane Quarry (at I-64 and Old Cannons Lane)SilurianLouisville?KY0072|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in cliffs along Beargrass Creek in Cherokee ParkSilurianLouisville?KY0073|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in cliffs along Mellwood Ave near Zorn Ave near I-71SilurianLouisville?KY0074|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in outcrops on Poplar Level RoadSilurianLouisville?KY0075|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in quarries along I-64 near Beargrass Cave west of Grinstead DriveSilurianLouisville?KY0076|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in road curs along I-64 between I264 and Grinstead DriveSilurianLouisville?KY0077|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in roadcuts along I-71 between the US42 underpass and Mile Marker 12SilurianLouisville?KY0078|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone in roadcuts on US42 near Harrods CreekSilurianLouisville?KY0079|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYIn Silurian Louisville Limestone quarries around Cave Hill CemeterySilurianLouisville?KY0080|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYOn Ky155 2 km from Taylorsville RoadOrdovician UpperLibertybrachiopods,corals,mollusks,bryozoaKY0081|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYOn Ky155 near Spencer County lineOrdovician UpperLibertybrachiopods,corals,mollusks,bryozoaKY0082|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYShank's Quarry at I64 and Grinstead Drive. 19.7m of Silurian Limestone exposed above Waldron Shale and Capped by Devonian Jeffersonville Limestone (fossiliferous). Rich in fossils. Also exposed South to Bullitt County,KY,E half of Jefferson county,etSilurianLouisvilleFossils are silicified and survive weathering well. 34 genera of coral --Coenites,Arachnophyllum,Alveolites,Astrocerium,Favosites,Halysites,Heliolites,Lyellia. Plasmopora,Thecia. Crinoids -Eucalyptocrinus,Liriocrinus. Sponge Astraeospongia. HornKY0083|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYarea Limestone quarriesSilurianLouisvillesponges - Astraeospongia; brachiopods -Conchidium,Pentamerus,Gypidula,Spirifer; Corals - Cladopora,Cystiphyllum,Diphyphyllum,Favosites,Halysites,Heliolites,Lyellia,Ptychophyllum,Strombodes,Zaphrentis; Trilobites -Bumastus,IllaneusKY0084Lyellia seems to be a genus of moss|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYarea exposed above Louisville LimestoneDevonianJeffersonville Limestone60 generaKY0085|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYroad cut on KY155 1.5 km from Taylorsville RdOrdoviciantypical faunasKY0086|,
LouisvilleJeffersonKYroad cut on KY155 7 km from Taylorsville RdOrdovicianlarge coralsKY0087|,
Louisville areaJeffersonKYThe Silurian Waldron Shale is exposed below the Louisville Limestone.SilurianWaldronA few trilobites -- not very fossiliferous.KY0088|,
Louisville?JeffersonKYCannons Lane near Bowman FieldDevonianLouisvillebrachiopods,corals,bryozoa,mollusks,trilobites,stromatoporoidsKY0089|,
Louisville?JeffersonKYat intersection of US42 and I265DevonianLouisvillebrachiopods,corals,stromatoporoidsKY0090|,
MadisonJeffersonKYon US421 in road cutOrdovicianCincinnatianbrachiopods,bryozoa,conodonts,gastropods,cephalopods,conodonts,mollusks,monoplacophorans,scolecodont teeth,ichnofossils,starfish,trilobitesKY0091|,
SeatonvilleJeffersonKYIn road cut,hillside and quarry exposures 2 km W in Silurian Osgood andOrdovicianLibertyMarine invertebratesKY0092USGS says Seatonville is at 38.131N 85.518W38.131N 85.518W approximate|,
SeatonvilleJeffersonKYOld Seatonville Rd in quarry on N sideOrdovicianLiberty?KY0093USGS says Seatonville is at 38.131N 85.518W38.131N 85.518W approximate|,
SeatonvilleJeffersonKYOld Seatonville Rd in quarry on N sideSilurianOsgood?KY0094USGS says Seatonville is at 38.131N 85.518W38.131N 85.518W approximate|,
LouisvilleJefferson?KYAt Ash Grove Quarry No 1Pennsylvanian (Virgilian)Kiewitzvertebrates-CochliodusKY0095|,
Brannon StationJessamineKYOrdovicianBrannonSponges - Brachiospongia,StrobilospongiaKY0096|,
NicholsvilleJessamineKYin roadcuts at KY27, KY27 Business junctionOrdovician MiddleLexingtonfossilsKY0097|,
CovingtonKentonKYbrachiopods SchizocraniaKY0098|,
CovingtonKentonKYRoadcuts on Reidlin Road and KY16 .7km N of I275 39c01m40sN,84d30m38sWOrdovicianFairview|BellevueMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0099Fairview(deep subtidal),Bellevue(shallow subtidal)39c01m40sN,84d30m38sW|,
CovingtonKentonKYold Schlosser[?] QuarryOrdovicianMaysville|Fairview Shale-KY0100|,
I-275Kenton?KYon Orphanage Road East of I75 junctionOrdovicianEdenTrilobites,crinoidsKY0101|,
Elkhorn CreekLetcherKYIn black pyritic LimestonePennsylvanianAviculopectenKY0102|,
CarrsLewisKY13km W of Vanceburg,1km S of RR station in road cutSilurianWest Union (KY)West Union Fauna-Corals;Bryozoa; brachiopods-14 genera;Platyceras;Trilobites-Illaneus,Bumastus,Cyphaspis,Encrinurus,Calymene,Trimerus,Cheirurus,DalmanitesKY0103|,
Glen SpringsLewisKY7 or 8 km SW of Harin Hill locality in road cut on Esculapia Springs-Valley RdSilurianWest Union (KY)West Union Fauna-Corals;Bryozoa; brachiopods-14 genera;Platyceras;Trilobites-Illaneus,Bumastus,Cyphaspis,Encrinurus,Calymene,Trimerus,Cheirurus,DalmanitesKY0104|,
Harin HillLewisKY7 or 8 km SW of Martins West Union locality in road cut on Ribot[?]-Valley RdSilurianWest Union (KY)West Union Fauna-Corals;Bryozoa; brachiopods-14 genera;Platyceras;Trilobites-Illaneus,Bumastus,Cyphaspis,Encrinurus,Calymene,Trimerus,Cheirurus,DalmanitesKY0105Couldn't identify a Ribothttps://kb.osu.edu/dspace/ bitstream/1811/2047/1/V19N07_367.pdf|,
MartinsLewisKY3.6km SW of Carrs West Union locality NW on knob NW of Martins storeSilurianWest Union (KY)West Union Fauna-Corals;Bryozoa; brachiopods-14 genera;Platyceras;Trilobites-Illaneus,Bumastus,Cyphaspis,Encrinurus,Calymene,Trimerus,Cheirurus,DalmanitesKY0106|,
Junction CityLincolnKYAt Blue Licks in concretionsMississippianNew Providencefish-Kentuckia?KY0107|,
King's MountainLincolnKYBryozoa FenestellaKY0108|,
MorelandLincolnKYCorals HeterophrentisKY0109|,
MorelandLincolnKYGastropods MurchisoniaKY0110|,
-LivingstonKYarea exposures of black gray shales and impure limestonesMississippianPaint CreekPentremites,Productus,Girtyella,Chonetes,SpiriferKY0112|,
BirdsvilleLivingstonKY3 km N in abandoned quarry on KY137MississippianRenaultblastoidsKY0111|,
-LyonKYin roadcuts on KY453 in Kentucky Wildlife RefugeMississippianSt Louissilicified coralKY0113|,
-MadisonKYIn area Limestone and shale outcropsSilurianWacoArachnophyllum,Favosites,Linstroemia,HeliolitesKY0118|,
BrassfieldMadisonKYin abandoned RR cut between Panola and Brassfield isSilurianBrassfield LimestoneBryozoa,brachiopods.KY0114|,
MillionMadisonKY0.5 km W of RR trestleOrdovician Upper?KY0115|,
MillionMadisonKY3.5 km W on W side of RR trestle 15Ordovician UpperEdenEdrioasteroids Streptaster.KY0116|,
WacoMadisonKYIn area Limestone and shale outcropsSilurianWacoArachnophyllum,Favosites,Lindstroemella,HeliolitesKY0117|,
-MarshallKYIn area 'soapstone' clay depositsEocenePorters CreekMollusks- Crassatellites,Protocardia,Venericardia,Cucullaea,Leda,Mysia,TurritellaKY0119|,
MaysvilleMasonKYOrdovicianRichmond?KY0120|,
MaysvilleMasonKYin large road cutOrdovician UpperFairviewFossilsKY0121|,
-McCrackenKYIn area 'soapstone' clay depositsEocenePorters CreekMollusks- Crassatellites,Protocardia,Venericardia,Cucullaea,Leda,Mysia,TurritellaKY0122|,
-McCrackenKYin area 'soapstone' clay depositsEocenePorters Creekmollusks- Crassatellites,Protocardia,Venericardia,Cucullaea,Leda,Mysia,TurritellaKY0123|,
-MeadeKYregional exposures S to TN N thence NW through Trigg,Lyon,Livingston County to Ohio RiverMississippianSt LouisLithostrotion,Brachiopod ProductusKY0124|,
CurdsvilleMercerKYin RR cutsOrdovicianTrenton LowerCrinoids - Carabocrinus,Hybocrinus,Edrioaster; brachiopods - Dinorthis; Coral - StreptelasmaKY0125|,
HarrodsburgMercerKYIn black shaleDevonianDinichthysKY0126|,
HarrodsburgMercerKYin black slateDevonianVertebrates-Dinichthys[?]KY0127Dinichthys and Dinicthys are widely used. It's not entirely clear whether they are synonyms,two different taxa,or it one is a misspelling|,
HighbridgeMercerKYSouth of Highbridge,KYGastropods HolopeaKY0128|,
HighbridgeMercerKYin 3 km SOrdovician MiddleTrentonEdrioasteroid - Edriophus.KY0129|,
Knob LickMetcalfeKYfossils in concretionsDevonianHuronfish-Stethacanthus spinesKY0130|,
BybeeMontgomeryKYE on KY52 37d43m13s 84d2m49sOrdovicianRowland|SaludaMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0131peritidal deposits|,
Bardstown Court HouseNelsonKY7 km W on S side KY150corals,brachiopodsKY0132|,
Bardstown CourthouseNelsonKY11.5km S on S side of KY 150. Richmond [Arnheim through Whitewater]Ordovician UpperRichmondcorals,bryozoa,brachiopodsKY0133|,
CamptownNelsonKY0.8km S on KY8Ordovician MiddleCynthiana Limestonebrachiopods,bryozoa,MerocrinusKY0134|,
CamptownNelsonKYAt Junction of US 127 and 42 in road cuts W of Sugar Creek.Ordovician MiddleCynthiana LimestoneBrachiopods,bryozoa,TriarthusKY0135|,
-NicholasKYin area RR cuts and other exposuresOrdovicianEdenTrinucleus,crinoids,Plectambonites,Dekayella,EctenocrinusKY0136|,
Point PleasantOhioKYOrdovicianPoint Pleasant|KopeGastropods;Trilobites-Flexicalymene,Isotelus,Acidaspis(rare);Brachiopods-Onniella,Zygospira;Echinoderms-Merocrinus,Cincinnaticrinus,Ectenocrinus;Bryozoa;Blastoid plates-CheirocystisKY0137|,
CrestwoodOldhamKYin road cuts around KY329 / I71 junctionOrdovician-SilurianWhitewater|Brassfield|Laurelbrachiopods,bryozoa,corals,trilobitesKY0138|,
ButlerPendletonKYin area exposures of intermixed shales and limestonesOrdovicianEdenMerocrinus,Eridorthis,Sowerbyella,Leptobolus,Primitiella,TriarthusKY0139|,
CarntownPendletonKY1 km S in roadcut on KY8Ordovicianbrachiopods,bryozoa,crinoids,trilobitesKY0140|,
CarntownPendletonKY1 km S on hillside S of KY8brachiopods,bryozoa,crinoidsKY0141|,
HazardPerryKYN at Leslie Resources Cockerell Fork Mine on spoil pilesPennsylvanianBreathittplants - brachiopods-LingulaKY0142|,
HazardPerryKYWest on KY80 in shalesPennsylvanianBreathittbrachiopods,nautiloids,gastropods,bivalves,stemless crinoids,sea-urchin spinesKY0143|,
HazardPerryKYnear junction of KY15 and KY80 in road cuts in shale -- fossils may require stabilizing with a fixativePennsylvanianBreathittWell preserved plants-Calamites,Annularia,Lepidodendron,Stigmaria,etcKY0144|,
Elkhorn CreekPikeKYIn black pyritic LimestonePennsylvanianAviculopectenKY0145|,
PikevillePikeKYS in strip mine 2.4km S of Island Creek and about 500m SE of emergency airstripPennsylvanianKendrickgastropods-ShansiellaKY0146|,
-PowellKYIn area Limestone and shale outcropsSilurianWacoArachnophyllum,Favosites,Linstroemia,HeliolitesKY0148|,
Oldham CreekPowellKYSilurianOldhamStricklandiniaKY0147|,
Sloans ValleyPulaskiKYMississippianGlen DeanCrinoids - ZeacrinitesKY0149|,
MoreheadRowanKYIn nodules on area hillsides and creeksMississippianBordenAmmonites-Meunsteroceras,Mercanites,vertebrate fragmentsKY0150|,
Church RoadRussellKYin N part of County 1.2 km NW of US80 intersection in channel of Little Goose creek on McQuary tractProductus,Spirifer,Rhynchopora,OrthothetesKY0151|,
Font Hill RoadRussellKY150 meters E of intersection W. US 80MississippianSt Louiscorals - Lithostrotion,brachiopods: Productus,echinoderm: MelonitesKY0152|,
BedfordTrimbleKYRoadcuts on US42 4km E of US241 -- Bellevue through SaludaOrdovicianBellevue|Mount Auburn|Sunset|Oregonia|Rowland|Marble Hill|Liberty|SaludaMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0153Bellevue-Mount Auburn (Shallow subtidal),Sunset (Deep subtidal),Oregonia (Shallow Subtidal)|,
SligoTrimbleKYon KY 157 near RR tracks in road cutOrdovicianCincinnatianbrachiopods,bryozoa,conodonts,gastropods,cephalopodsKY0154|,
-UnionKYIn roof shales of Kentucky Coal and Curlew minesPennsylvanianDes MoinesPelecypod-Dunbarellahttp://books.google.com/books?id=svVskArvqRAC&pg=PA116&lpg=PA116&dq=abbott+pennsylvanian+fossils&source=web&ots=lOtHaJf56y&sig=NJ5TQEVUMG0nHqmfhmFd1_ZhOUg#PPA113,M1|,
-UnionKYin mines of Kentucky Coal and CurlewPennsylvanianDunbarellaKY0155|,
-WarrenKYin area quarriesMississippianGasper LimestoneBlastoids - Pentremites; Crinoids -Talarocrinus,Agassizocrinus,Bryozoa - ArchimedesKY0156|,
FredericktownWashingtonKYRoadcut on S side of US150 .8km W of Nelson,Washington County line 37d46m09sN 85d21m25sWOrdovicianBellevue|Tate|Gilbert|Mount Auburn|Oregonia|Rowland|Whitewater|SaludaMany Cincinnatian outcrops have abundant,well preserved,fossilsKY0157Bellevue=Calloway Creek(shallow subtidal),Tate(peritidal),Gilbert(lagoonal),Mount Auburn=Stingy Creek(lagoonal),Oregonia=Reba(shallow subtidal),Rowland(peritidal),Whitewater(shallow subtidal),Saluda(peritidal)37d46m09sN 85d21m25sW|,
SpringfieldWashingtonKYat Nally-Gibson quarry (open Saturday AMs. Hardhat required)brachiopodsKY0158|,
DuckersWoodfordKYin RR Cut between Woodford and Spring StationOrdovicianPerryville Limestonesgastropods - Bellerophon,LophospiraKY0159|,
MilnerWoodfordKY2 km S in road cut on Shyocks[?] Ferry RdOrdovician Middle?KY0160Milner is at 38.0337N,84.8081W. Take it from there.38.0337N,84.8081W approximate|,
Milner (Tyrone Quad)WoodfordKYin Meters Ordovician Lexington Limestone (type locality) 1.6km SOrdovician MiddleLexingtonStromatoporoids,brachiopods,bryozoa.KY0161|,
-[?]KYKY17 E of I75 I275 InterchangeOrdoviciantrilobites,brachiopods,crinoids,graptolites,ichnofossilsKY0162|,
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