Field notes, central Kentucky, 1898
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It is not certain here just where the Coniferous could come in. 53 6 Two miles west of Cedar Creek, oolitic limestone forms 2 feet at the top of the Laurel limestone. Only the upper 22 feet of this formation are exposed. Atysa reticulata is found in the oolitic layer. 54- 5 at Gibbs Shames house, 4 1/2 miles east of Burton, the oolitic layer at the top of the Laurel lime- stone is seen. On and just beneath this layer occur the following fossils: Calymene niagarae. Dichinantes liriculus. Strophomena like alternata? Phycozella vestiana? Atysa reticularis, acann form. Stephanocrinus. Eucalyptocrinus crassa " 2 other species. 113 The Waldron shale is 12-13 feet thick. 11 feet of the Lino- sville limestone are exposed, base of Waldron at 1043. Three and a half miles east of Burton, the base of the Wal- dron is seen at 1038. 55 4 56 3 At Amelia Workleys, 3 miles east of Burton, at least 15 feet of Linnerville limestone occur beneath the Conif- erous. The total Devonian section is 5 ft 6 in thick, which about 3 feet consist of dark brown rock with white crinoidal fragments inside. Beneath this is grey crinoidal Coniferous. The Black shale is found immediately above at 1040. Oolitic at top of Laurel limestone east of Cleas Blounts's house, about 1/2 mile, in the Linnerville limestone is found Pentamerus of elongus, Alcyites cat- ticulatus, coarse. Over it is found the Con- iferous, the base at 1040, after a rain. 57 2