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TU 78 - Claiborne Bluff [Gosport Sand], Monroe County, Alabama, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.5403,-87.525 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Alabama, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Monroe County, Alabama, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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TU 78 - Claiborne Bluff [Gosport Sand] | Gertman R. L. (1969) | Claiborne - Gosport Sand | STRATIGRAPHIC RELATIONS: From the Gosport Sand, for which lithostratigraphic relations are not discussed. AGE: Bartonian. STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION: From unknown position within formation. | sandstone | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Hexaplex : Hexaplex (Hexaplex) engonatus | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Hexaplex : Hexaplex (Hexaplex) vanuxemi | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Murexiella (Murexiella) crispangula species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexiella : Murexiella (Murexiella) crispangula | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Murexiella (Murexiella) mantelli species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Murexiella : Murexiella (Murexiella) mantelli | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Muricidae : Siphonochelus : Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) gracilis | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
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!