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Macoupin County, Illinois, USAi
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View of the Staunton coal mining area, in 1923.

No. 14 Coal Mine, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Gillespie coal mining area, in 1910.

Mine No. I, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Mount Clare coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Coal Mine No. 3, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Staunton coal mining area, in 1923.

No. 14 Coal Mine, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Gillespie coal mining area, in 1910.

Mine No. I, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
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View of the Mount Clare coal mining area, ca. 1910.

Coal Mine No. 3, Mount Clare, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
07720020017554652097243.jpg
View of the Staunton coal mining area, in 1923.

No. 14 Coal Mine, Staunton, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
09624750017554647054314.jpg
View of the Gillespie coal mining area, in 1910.

Mine No. I, Gillespie, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Carlinville5,665 (2017)
Staunton5,018 (2017)
Virden3,407 (2017)
Gillespie3,176 (2017)
Brighton2,198 (2017)
Girard2,027 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
169010
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:169010:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Comté de Macoupin, Illinois, États-Unis
German:
Macoupin County, Illinois, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Contea di Macoupin, Illinois, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Макупин, Иллинойс, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
马库平县, 伊利诺伊州, 美国
Spanish:
Condado de Macoupin, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Albanian:
Macoupin County, Illinois, Shtetet e Bashkuara të Amerikës
Arabic:
مقاطعة ماكوبين, إلينوي, الولايات المتحدة
Armenian:
Մակուպին շրջան, Իլինոյս, Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ
Basque:
Macoupin konderria, Illinois
Bavarian:
Macoupin County, Illinois, Vaoanigte Stootn
Bishnupriya Manipuri:
মাকৌপিন কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স, তিলপারাষ্ট্র
Bulgarian:
Макупин, Илинойс, Съединени американски щати
Cebuano:
Macoupin County, Illinois
Dutch:
Macoupin County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
شهرستان مکوپین، ایلینوی, ایلینوی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Hungarian:
Macoupin megye, Illinois, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
マクーピン郡, イリノイ州, アメリカ合衆国
Latin:
Macoupin Comitatus, Illinoesia, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Low Saxon/Low German:
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Min Dong Chinese:
Macoupin Gông, Illinois
Norwegian:
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Polish:
Hrabstwo Macoupin, Illinois, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Condado de Macoupin, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Romanian:
Comitatul Macoupin, Illinois, Statele Unite ale Americii
Serbian:
Округ Макупин, Илиноис, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Macoupin County, Illinois, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Swedish:
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Turkish:
Macoupin County, Illinois, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Макупін, Іллінойс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
میکوپن کاؤنٹی، الینوائے, الینوائے, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Vietnamese:
Quận Macoupin, Illinois, Chủng Quốc Hoa Kỳ
Waray:
Condado han Macoupin, Illinois, Estados Unidos
Western Punjabi:
میکوپن کاؤنٹی, الینوۓ, امریکہ


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Fossils

There are 6 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences108
Youngest Fossil Listed299 Ma (Carboniferous)
Oldest Fossil Listed315 Ma (Carboniferous)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
McLeansboro - Patoka61306.95 - 298.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Carbondale - St. Davids Limestone2313.8 - 305.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Carbondale - Springfield Coal1313.8 - 305.9 Ma (Carboniferous)
Shelburn44314.6 - 306.95 Ma (Carboniferous)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Baylea subconstricta
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Phymatopleuridae : Baylea : Baylea subconstricta313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Anomphalus rotulus
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Trochida : Anomphalidae : Anomphalus : Anomphalus rotulus313.8 - 305.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Ctenacanthus buttersi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ctenacanthiformes : Ctenacanthidae : Ctenacanthus : Ctenacanthus buttersi315.2 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous
Laevigatosporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Laevigatosporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Deltoidospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Deltoidospora314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Laevigatosporites vulgaris
species
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Laevigatosporites : Laevigatosporites vulgaris314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Tuberculatosporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Tuberculatosporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Reticulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Lycopodiopsida : Lycopodiales : Lycopodiaceae : Reticulatisporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Cyclogranisporites
genus
Plantae : Cyclogranisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Verrucosisporites
genus
Plantae : Verrucosisporites306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Granulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Granulatisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctatosporites
genus
Punctatosporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lycospora
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Lycopsida : Lycospora314.6 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Calamospora
genus
Plantae : Tracheophyta : Calamospora314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Punctatisporites
genus
Plantae : Punctatisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Apiculatasporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Apiculatasporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Lophotriletes
genus
Lophotriletes306.95 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Raistrickia
genus
Raistrickia314.6 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Raistrickia aculeata
species
Raistrickia : Raistrickia aculeata314.6 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
Microreticulatisporites
genus
Plantae : Pteridophyta : Microreticulatisporites314.6 - 298.9 Ma
Carboniferous
Vesicaspora
genus
Vesicaspora314.6 - 306.95 Ma
Carboniferous
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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macoupin_County,_Illinois
Wikidata ID:Q491447
GeoNames ID:4243727

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