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Hurtsboro-Marvyn highway, Russell County, Alabama, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)32.3506,-85.3647
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationAlabama, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Russell County, Alabama, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Hurtsboro-Marvyn highway, near UcheeStephenson L. W. (1956)EutawFrom basal 10 feet of section.sandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Hurtsboro-Marvyn highway, near Uchee, +0.15 mi NStephenson L. W. (1956)Eutawsandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 1.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 1 of 19, 36 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.claystone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 11.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 11 of 19, 2.5 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.claystone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 13 (USGS 17766).Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 13 of 19, 3 ft. thick of 182 ft. total."limestone"86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 14.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 14 of 19, 1 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.sandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 15.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 15 of 19, 3 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.sandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 16.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 16 of 19, 1 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.sandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 2.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 2 of 19, 43 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.sandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 3 (USGS 17776).Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 3 of 19, 12 ft. thick of 182 ft. total."limestone"86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 5.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 5 of 19, 4 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.packstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 6.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 6 of 19, 5 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.claystone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 7.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 7 of 19, 3 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.sandstone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 8.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 8 of 19, 0.5 ft. thick of 182 ft. total."limestone"86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Marvyn Road section, near Uchee, bed 9.Stephenson L. W. (1956)EutawBed 9 of 19, 11 ft. thick of 182 ft. total.claystone86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Trigonarca sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Trigonarca86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudoptera sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Bakevelliidae : Pseudoptera86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Exogyra sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Flemingostrea cretacea
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Flemingostrea : Flemingostrea cretacea86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Ostrea sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Anomia sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Caryocorbula sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myida : Corbulidae : Caryocorbula86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Cyprimeria sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Hippuritida : Cycloconchidae : Cyprimeria86.3 - 83.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

References

Stephenson L. W. (1956) Fossils from the Eutaw Formation, Chattahoochee River region, Alabama-Georgia, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 274-J, 227-250
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!
 
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