Field notes, Indiana and Kentucky, 1910
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173. [illegible] 174. The same rich frondiferous, hnizens can be traced eastward, almost to Hanington. At 174 only the top of this horizon is seen, over land by chalk hills. 175. Lepidicera runs across here into Fakel and. Black shale 6ft. Devonian limestone. 7 1/2 ft not exposed. 4 ft light green soft clay, modules. 6 ft Spalling clay. 3 1/2 ft softer clay stuff, fossils few. Lepidocera, one but distorted. 3 1/2 ft frondiferous layers. Top of Devonian L. 40 ft Devonian L. 22 ft not well exposed here. Probably shale thin? creek level. 176. Adam. S impsons store. Black shale. 3 1/2 ft Duffin Cages. 7 1/2 in Ber. limestone. Section at Duffins end, as the lower part of the Devonian [illegible] 17 1/4 m, massive rock looks like 13ft bi.. Spalling clay arch, 6 in. Devonian crinums, Lepidocera + Rhodocelata. 2 ft limestone. 19 1/4 ft Top of heavy l. layer with large branching trygonos? not exposed creek level. 177. Breey Devil, reaches creek level; and retains type same as at 176. 178. Black Slate line reaches creek level. Smith in road to Smith's whup, road leaving a short distance up creek path 174. Here the Black Shale is by add 50 feet thick. Limestone three full yrs modules 1-3 inches in length. Conifers Gaporvady? Road along creek leading S into Smith's Fork, empties 2 mi E of Adam Black shale Devonian L. 20 1/2 ft interval de next page. 2ft Platyenda. Volatropengia Probably Umbilin but not Septata found, Interval not exposed. D one colred l, Shale bed.