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by John Woodmorappe
Creation Research Society Quarterly
Volume 18, March, 1982This table is a compilation of over 200 published instances of anomalously occurring fossils. At left is the kind of fossil(s) involved followed by the accepted age of occurrence, the instance of anomalous occurrence, its locality, and the reference. Instances were tabulated as separate entries when they involved: 1) different fossils (usually), 2) different "proper" ages, 3) different anomalous ages, or 4) different geographical locations (different nations, provinces, sedimentary basins, etc.) The instances entered under references 70, 73, 77, 78, 88, 100, and 150 are subaqueous occurrences (deep marine) offshore marine, or lacustrine): most others involve sedimentary lithologies on land. References 70, 17, 72, 82, 84, 89, 96, 147, 148, 153, and 160 are "downwash," "infiltration," or supposed "contamination." Most other entries are .,reworking" of fossils into younger-age beds. A few of the entries in this table are claimed by the cited authors to be possible stratigraphic-range extensions rather than necessarily "reworking". This table does not include fossils of clearly secondary position (such as fossils within constituents of conglomerates and the very many instances of Phanerozoic fossils in Pleistocene glacial till).
Type of fossil Proper age Found in Location Reference Foraminifers Pleistocene Tertiary Atlantic Ocean 70 Pollen Tertiary Quaternary Boikow, Poland 146 Pollen Tertiary Cretaceous East Netherlands 147 Mammal bones Tertiary (late) Tertiary (early) Kazakhstan, USSR 148 Algae (?) Tertiary Cretaceous France 71 Foraminifers Tertiary Cretaceous Nigeria 72 Nannoplankton Tertiary (lower) Tertiary (higher) Tabcla, Syria 164 Spores Tertiary (recent) Permian Southland, New Zealand 165 Spores Tertiary Pleistocene North Caspia, USSR 166 Foraminifers Tertiary Cretaceous North Italy 167 Pollen Tertiary Pleistocene Yenisei, USSR 168 Palm wood Tertiary Jurassic Utah, USA 169 Foraminifers Tertiary (early) Tertiary (medial) Trinidad, West Indies 206 Foraminifers Tertiary (early) Tertiary (medial) Victoria, Australia 207 Foraminifers Tertiary (early) Tertiary (medial) Hungary 208 Nannoplankton Tertiary (early) Tertiary (medial) Romania 209 Spores Tertiary (early) Jurassic Louisiana-Texas, USA 210 Mammal bones Tertiary (early) Tertiary (medial) Northeast Siberia, USSR ? Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary Ionian Sea 212 Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary West Israel 213 Coccoliths Cretaceous Tertiary Crirnea, USSR 214 Spores Cretaceous Tertiary Kazan, USSR 215 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary British Columbia, Canada 216 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Arctic Canada 216 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Fushun, China 216 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Shandong, China 216 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary South Coastal China 216 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Spit/bergen, Norway 217 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Ural Mts., USSR 217 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary West Siberia, USSR 217 Dinoflagellate Cretaceous Tertiary Australia 170 Nannoplankton Cretaceous Tertiary Glogow, Poland 171 Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary Alabama, USA 172 Nannoflora Cretaceous Tertiary Zinda Pir, W. Pakistan 173 Pollen Cretaceous Pleistocene Yenisei, USSR 168 Nannoflora Cretaceous Tertiary Tang-E-Bijar, Iran 174 Foraminifers Cretaceous Jurassic Scania, Sweden 175 Pollen Cretaceous Cambrian Holy Cross Mts., Poland 176 Nannoplankton Cretaceous Tertiary Ukraine, USSR 177 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Utah, USA 149 Spores Cretaceous Pleistocene Newfoundland, Canada ISO Spores Cretaceous Tertiary Newfountllanti, Canada ISO Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary West Germany 151 Spores Cretaceous Tertiary Czechosiovakia 152 Foraminifers Cretaceous Quaternary Adelie Coast, Antarctica 73 Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary Austria 74 Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary Sweden 75 Nannoplankton Cretaceous Tertiary Alps.Carpalhians, Europe 76 Nannofossils Cretaceous Tertiary west, southwest Pacific 77 Foraminifers Cretaceous Pleistocene Louisiatla, USA 78 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Venezuela 79 Pollen Cretaceous Tertiary Wyoming, USA 79 Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary California, USA 80 Foraminifers Cretaceous Pleistocene Netherlands 81 Foraminifers Cretaceous Pleistocene Utah, USA 81 Foraminifers Cretaceous Tertiary England 75 Pollen Jurassic Permian Sariz, Antalya, Turkey 82 Spores Jurassic Tertiary Isle of Mull, Scotland 83 Spores Jurassic Precambrian Ukraine. USSR 84 Coccoliths Jurassic Silurian North Africa 153 Pollen Jurassic Tertiary Utah, USA 149 Spores Jurassic Cretaceous Newfoundland, Canada ISO Pollen Jurassic Tertiary Newfoundland, Canada ISO Dinoflagellate Jurassic Cretaceous California, USA 154 Dinoflagellate Jurassic Tertiary California, USA 154 Spores Jurassic Cretaceous Perth Basin, Australia 89 Spores Jurassic Triassic Northeast Siberia, USSR 218 Pollen Jurassic Pleistocene Yenisei, USSR 168 Spores "Mesozoic" Pleistocene North Caspia, USSR 166 Spores Jurassic Permian Northeast Siberia, USSR 218 Spores Jurassic Cambrian Northeast Siberia, USSR 218 Spores Triassic Cretaceous British Columbia, Canada 237 Spores Triassic (and/or older) Jurassic Yukon, Canada 178 Spores Triassic Cretaceous Alberta, Canada 219 219 Ostracodes Triassic Tertiary Hungary 85 Spores Triassic Jurassic Andoya, Norway 86 Conodonts Triassic Cretaceous Cameroons 87 Conodonts Triassic Jurassic Japan 87 Spores Triassic Tertiary Kutch, India 155 Pollen Triassic Tertiary Newfoundland, Canada ISO Pollen Triassic Tertiary Utah, USA 149 Spores Triassic Cretaceous Perth Basin, Australia 89 Pollen "Mesozoic" Tertiary Atlantic Ocean 88 Spores "Mesozoic" Tertiary Hungary 83 Brachiopods Permian Triassic Salt Range, Pakistan 142 Conodonts Permian Triassic Salt Range, Pakistan 142 Pollen Permian Triassic Utah, USA 149 Spores Permian Cretaceous Kutch, India 156 Conodonts Permian Triassic Akasaka, Japan 157 Spores Permian Tertiary Kerala, India 155 Spores Permian Tertiary Kutch, India 155 Spores Permian Cretaceous Madhya Pradesh, India 155 Pollen Permian Tertiary Nagaland, India 158 Spores Permian Cretaceous Alberta, Canada 219 Spores Permian Cretaceous British Columbia, Canada 238 Fusulinids Permian Triassic Mine, Japan 180 Pollen Permian Triassic Southeast Siberia, USSR 220 Pollen Permian Tertiary Assam, India 158 Pollen Permian Tertiary Maghalaya, India 159 Spores Permian Triassic Somerset, England 19 Pollen Permian Jurassic Kutch, India 91 Pollen Permian Tertiary South Australia 91 Pollen Permian Cretaceous Victoria, Australia 91 Ammonoids Permian Triassic KapStosch, Creenland 92 Spores Permian Tertiary Hungary 83 Spores Permian Cretaceous Perth Basin, Australia 89 Spores Permian Devonian Canning Basin, Australia 89 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Poland 93 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Sweden 93 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic England 93 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Scotland 93 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Latvia, USSR 93 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Denmark 93 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Baltic Russia 93 Spores Carboniferous Tertiary Arkansas, USA 93 Spores Carboniferous Cretaceous Perth Basin, Australia 89 Fusulinids Carboniferous Pleistocene Utah, USA 89 Pollen Carboniferous Triassic Devon, England 95 Spores Carboniferous Precambrian Onega, USSR 96 Spores Carboniferous Cretaceous Linlburg, Netherlands 91 Spores Carboniferous Cretaceous Krakow, Poland 97 Pollen Carboniferous Tertiary Hungary 84 Pollen Carboniferous Tertiary Alabama, USA 84 Pollen Carboniferous Triassic Donets Basin, USSR 84 Pollen Carboniferous Jurassic Donets Basin, USSR 84 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic Germany 93 Spores Carboniferous Permian Pakistan 93 Acritarchs Carboniferous Tertiary Newfoundland, Canada 150 Pollen Carboniferous Devonian Missouri-Iowa, USA 160 Pollen Carboniferous Cretaceous Montana, USA 221 Pollen Carboniferous Tertiary Montana, USA 221 Conodonts Carboniferous Devonian Craz/Styria, Austria 222 Pollen Carboniferous Triassic Southeast Siberia, USSR 220 Spores Carboniferous Cretaceous Alberta, Canada 219 Conodonts Carboniferous (lower) Carboniferous (medial) New Mexico, USA 223 Spores Carboniferous Cretaceous British Columbia, Canada 238 Spores Carboniferous Permian Devonshire, England 179 Spores Carboniferous Triassic Devonshire, England 179 Fusulinids Carboniferous Triassic Mine, Japan 180 Spores Carboniferous Pleistocene Ohio, USA 181 Spores Carboniferous Permian Yukon, Canada 182 Brachiopods Carboniferous Permian Yukon, Canada 182 Pollen Carboniferous Permian Caucasia, USSR 183 Trilobite "Late Paleozoic" Tertiary Utah, USA 184 Spores Carboniferous Jurassic West Arctic Islands, Canada 185 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Missouri, USA 186 Spores Devonian Carboniferous Canning Basin, Australia 179 Spores Devonian Permian East West Australia 179 Crinoids Devonian Carboniferous Pamir Mts., USSR 187 Conodonts Devonian Silurian Texas, USA 188 Algal Cysts Devonian Cretaceous Northeastern Brazil 189 Pollen Devonian Permian Caucasia, USSR 183 Spores Devonian Carboniferous Yukon, Canada 182 Spores Devonian Permian Yukon, Canada 182 Spores Devonian Pleistocene Ohio, USA 181 Spores Devonian Jurassic West Arctic Islands, Canada 185 Spores Devonian Cretaceous British Columbia, Canada 238 Spores Devonian (medial) Devonian (upper) Belorussia, USSR 224 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Kansas, USA 225 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous New Mexico, USA 223 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Graz/Styria, Austria 222 Conodonts Devonian Tertiary Graz/Styria, Austria 222 Conodonts Devonian Pleistocene Graz/Styria, Austria 222 Brachiopods Devonian (lower) Devonian (medial) California, USA 226 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Kazakhstan, USSR 227 Conodonts Devonian Silurian Arkansas, USA 228 Chitinozoans Devonian Jurassic East Bhutan 229 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Nevada, USA 161 Foraminifers Devonian Carboniferous Nevada, USA 161 Spores Devonian Carboniferous Bolivia 143 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Devonshire, England 162 Acritarchs Devonian (and/or older) Carboniferous Newfoundland, Canada ISO Spores Devonian Triassic Devon, England 95 Conodonts Devonian Triassic Kockatea, Australia 89 Spores Devonian Cretaceous Otorowiri, Australia 89 Thelodont, Devonian Permian Canning Basin, Australia 89 Acanthodian Fish Scales /Spores Devonian Cretaceous Permian Basin, Australia 89 Pollen Devonian Carboniferous Oklahoma, USA 145 Spores Devonian Carboniferous Belgium 98 Conodonts Devonian Permian Texas, USA 99 Algal Cysts Devonian Quaternary Lake Michigan, USA 100 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Texas, USA 101 Conodonts Devonian Carboniferous Oklahoma, USA 102 Acritarchs Silurian (and/or older) Devonian Witney, England 163 Acritarchs Silurian Devonian Belgium 98 Conodonts Silurian Carboniferous Oklahoma. USA 102 Pollen "Paleozoic" Precambrian Krivyi Rog, USSR 84 Pollen "Paleozoic" Tertiary Atlantic Ocean 88 Spores "Paleozoic" Tertiary Bolivia 143 Spores "Paleozoic" Pleistocene North Caspia, USSR 166 Spores Silurian Ordovician Ohio. USA 230 Chitinozoans Silurian Jurassic East Bhutan 229 Plant tissue Silurian (and/or younger) Ordovician Oklahoma, USA 190 Acritarchs Silurian Carboniferous Ballyvergin, Ireland 191 Crinoids Silurian Carboniferous Pamir Mts., USSR 187 Algal Cysts Silurian Cretaceous Northeast Brazil 189 Conodonts Silurian Devonian Texas, USA 188 Spores Silurian(?) Devonian Belorussia, USSR 224 Chitinozoans Silurian Cretaceous Alaska, USA 231 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Ontario, Canada 192 Conodonts Ordovician Devonian Minnesota, USA 193 Acritarchs Ordovician Tertiary Lough Neagh, Ireland 194 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Missouri, USA 195 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Carnic Alps, Italy 196 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Quibec, Canada 196 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Central Texas, USA 188 Diacrodians Ordovician Precambrian Saxony, East Germany 197 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Illinois, USA 198 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Illinois, Indiana, USA 199 Acritarchs Ordovician Carboniferous Ballyvergin, Ireland 191 Acritarchs Ordovician Silurian Ohio, USA 200 Acritarchs Ordovician Silurian New York, USA 200 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Central Siberia, USSR 232 Conodonts Ordovician Silurian Southeast Indiana, USA 233 Conodonts Ordovician (lower) Ordovician (medial) West Texas, US 234 Graptolites/ Conodonts/ Conodonts Ordovician Devonian Missouri, USA 103 Acritarchs Ordovician Silurian Belgium 98 Acritarchs Ordovician Devonian Netherlands-Belgium 98 Conodonts Ordovician Carboniferous Oklahoma, USA 102 Spores Ordovician Carboniferous Oklahoma, USA 94 Conodonts Ordovician Cretaceous Colorado, USA 104 Acritarchs "Lower Paleozoic" Triassic Devonshire, England 95 Archeocyathids Cambrian Permian Dwyka, South Africa 105 Trilobites Cambrian (lower) Cambrian (medial) Bornholm, Denlllark 202 Acritarchs C