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Ready-Mix Quarry, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.4022,-90.26 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Hinds County, Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Ready-Mix Quarry | Reel T. W. (1972) | Jackson | not reported | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Basilosauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Cetacea : Pontogeneus : Basilosauridae | 38 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
References
Reel T. W. (1972) The Excavation and Preparation of Two Fossilized Whales, University of Southern Mississippi, 1-113 |
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!