Kope Formation

The Kope Formation is a rich source for Ordovician Period fossils. It is known in some books as Eden Group or Latonia Formation (e.g. Cincinnati Fossils edited by R.A. Davis published Cincinnati Museum Center 1998). The book just mentions classifies fossils found there in the Cincinnatian Series, Edenian Stage, Latonia Subdivision further broken into McMicken, Southgate, and Economy.

Exposures can be found in Carroll County, Kentucky and Alexandria, Kentucky.

Brachiopods
Dalmanella multisecta
Dalmanella multisecta
Dalmanella sp.
Onniella
Sowerbyella sp. 

Bryozoans
Prasapora simulatrix
Cyclostome or Ctenostome bryozoan on Ambonychia clam
Unidentified
Unidentified bryozoan on Cornulites

Cephalopod
Orthoceras type
Unidentified

Crinoids
Ectenocrinus sp.
Ectenocrinus simplex
Ectenocrinus sp. baby calyx and stem
Pychnocrinus

Gastropod
Bellerophon
Cyclonema
Cyrtolites ornatus with Cyclonema + bryozoan
Sinuites cancellatus


Graptolite
Unidentified
Unidentified

Ostracod

Atraktoprion
Unidentified

Trace Fossil
Catellocaula vallata
Catellocaula vallata
Rusophycus

Trilobites
Acidaspis fragments
Acidaspis microfossils
Cryptolithus diagram
Cryptolithus bellus
Cryptolithus tessellatus with diagram
Cryptolithus tessellatus
Cryptolithus tessellatus glabella
Cryptolithus tessellatus glabella
Cryptolithus tessellatus upside down
Cryptolithus tessellatus upside down head plate
Cryptolithus fragments
Flexicalymene grandulosa
Flexicalymene sp.
Flexicalymene sp. three together
Flexicalymene sp. mystery piece
Isotelus sp. feeding scoop
Isotelus sp.
Isotelus sp. hypostome


Worm
Cornulites sp.
Cornulites sp.
Cornulites sp. SEM image
Unidentified bryozoan on Cornulites
Cornulites sp.

Miscellaneous
Spine Fossil
Brown Puff Ball Fossil

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