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ACon-3, Conecuh County, Alabama, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)31.2625,-86.7711
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationAlabama, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Conecuh County, Alabama, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
ACon-1 (Crystal River)Toulmin L. D. (1977)Crystal River Limestonesupposedly "Ludian"; stage assignment based on Baum et al. 1994; Section ACon-1"carbonate"38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
ACon-2 (Cocoa Sand)Toulmin L. D. (1977)Yazoo Clay - Cocoa Sandsupposedly "Bartonian"; stage assignment based on Baum et al. 1994; Section ACon-2sandstone38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
ACon-3Toulmin L. D. (1977)Moodys Branchsupposedly "Auversian"; stage assignment based on Baum et al. 1994. Local section ACon-3.
Moodys Branch=Bartonian (JAS 14 October 2010)
sandstone41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Echinocyamus sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Echinocyamidae : Echinocyamus41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Fibularia alabamensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Fibulariidae : Fibularia : Fibularia alabamensis41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Periarchus pileussinensis
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Periarchus : Periarchus pileussinensis38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eupatagus antillarum
species
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Brissidae : Eupatagus : Eupatagus antillarum41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Ditremaster sp.
genus
Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Palaeostomatidae : Ditremaster38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Amusium sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Amusium38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Chlamys sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Chlamys nupera
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chlamys : Chlamys nupera41.3 - 38 Ma
Eocene
Xenophora sp.
genus
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Xenophoridae : Xenophora38 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Toulmin L. D. (1977) Stratigraphic Distribution of Paleocene and Eocene Fossils in the Eastern Gulf Coast Region, Geological Survey of Alabama, Monograph 13 1, 1-602
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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