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MGS #46, Mississippi, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.8428,-88.7503 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mississippi, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGS #46 | Dockery D. T. (1982) | Red Bluff | The Red Bluff Formation as exposed in Clarke and Wayne counties,Mississippi, consists of fossiliferous, dark gray, silty clay with zones of ironstone concretions in the lower part. These sediments disconformably overlie the blue-gray, blocky, marine clay of the Shubuta clay member of the yazoo Formation and were deposited in shallow marine shelf, prodelta, and marginal delta bay enviroments. | siltstone | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
