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Section near Hardaway station, Macon County, Alabama, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.2864,-85.8489 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Alabama, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Macon County, Alabama, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Section near Hardaway station | Stephenson L. W. (1956) | Eutaw | 11' thick unit below unconformity with Blufftown Fm. | sandstone | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Exogyra sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Exogyra | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : Pycnodonte (Phygraea) wratheri | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Flemingostrea cretacea species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Flemingostrea : Flemingostrea cretacea | 86.3 - 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!