Fossils in the Clays Ferry Formation
near Sadieville, KY
by Lee Clark
-A nice picture of my study area -Some nice scenery close to my area
- Study area is located on the north-bound I-75 on-ramp near Sadieville, KY.
- The Upper Ordovician Clays Ferry Formation is comprised of limestone, shale, and some minor siltstone. The limestone is very fossiliferous and occurs in even beds roughly 2in. to 10in. thick. The shale is somewhat fossiliferous and also commonly occurs in even beds roughly 2in. to 10in. thick.
- The Clays Ferry Formation was deposited in warm shallow seas during the late Ordivician Period.
-Shaded area represents the extent of Upper Ordovician outcrops in KY
Fossils Collected
-Phylum Brachiopoda
-Class Articulata
-Order Strophomenida
-Phylum Bryozoa
-Class Stenolaemata
-Order Trepostomata
-Phylum Echinodermata
-Class Crinoidea
-Phylum Mollusca
-Class Gastropoda
-Class Cephalopoda
-Subclass Nautiloidea
-Order Unknown
-Small clast showing Phylum Brachiopoda, Phylum Bryozoa, and Class Crinoidea
If you have any information concerning the unknowns please feel free to email me. I need all the help I can get!
Special thanks to Dr. Don Chesnut, Sarah Hawkins, and Walter Johnson.
