Hyner, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Hyner is located in Pennsylvania
Hyner
Hyner
Coordinates: 41°19′54″N 77°38′39″W / 41.33167°N 77.64417°W / 41.33167; -77.64417
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClinton
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)272 & 570
GNIS feature ID1177668[1]

Hyner is an unincorporated community which is located in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The community is located along the West Branch Susquehanna River and Pennsylvania Route 120 5.6 miles (9.0 km) east of Renovo.[2]

Fossil discoveries

Fossils of extinct species have been found in the Catskill Formation of the Red Hill Shale, dating to the upper Devonian (365 to 363 million years ago); these species incorporate "Hyner" in their genus names: Hyneria, a predatory lobe-finned fish, and Hynerpeton, an early four-limbed vertebrate that lived in the rivers and ponds.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hyner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ General Highway Map: Clinton County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  3. ^ Daeschler, EB; Shubin, NH (2007). "New data on Hyneria lindae (Sarcopterygii, Tristichopteridae) from the Late Devonian of Pennsylvania, USA". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (S3). doi:10.1080/02724634.2007.10010458.
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