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AWi-4, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.075,-87.334 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Alabama, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Wilcox County, Alabama, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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AWi-4, Old Canton Landing | Toulmin L. D. (1977) | Clayton - Pine Barren | Bed 8 of the section by LaMoreaux and Toulmin (1959). Pine Barren Member spans most of NP1 and part of NP2; the lowest part is in a barren foram zone, but the rest spans the early part of P1a (Schulte & Speijer, 2009). | sandstone | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Old Canton Landing | Miller A. K. (1947) | Midway - Clayton - Pine Barren | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the "Clayton Limestone" of the Midway Group. AGE: Early Paleocene. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From 3 ft above the contact with the Selma Chalk. | sandstone | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Ostrea pulaskensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea : Ostrea pulaskensis | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Cimomia haltomi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Cimomia : Cimomia haltomi | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
Cimomia subrecta species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Hercoglossidae : Cimomia : Cimomia subrecta | 66 - 61.6 Ma Paleocene |
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!