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Gray Fossil Site, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 36.4197,-82.4767 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
| Given Location | Tennessee, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Washington County, Tennessee, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Fossil Site | Wallace S. C., Nave J., et al (2002) | "4.5 to 7 Myr (late Miocene to early Pliocene" (meaning late Hemphillian to early Blancan)" Samuels et al., 2018: "Considering the Gray Fossil Site fauna in total, a revised estimate of the age of the Gray Fossil Site is Early Pliocene near the Hemphillian–Blancan transition, likely between 4.9 and 4.5 Ma (Fig. 2)." | siltstone | 10.3 - 1.8 Ma Cenozoic |
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!
