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USGS Loc. 15109 - Lauderdale [Winona Fm], Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32.5167,-88.5125 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. 15109 - Lauderdale [Winona Fm] | Cooke C. W. (1959) | Claiborne - Winona | LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY: Winona Sand in text; other local collections are from the Winona Formation. AGE: Middle Eocene in text; assumed to be Lutetian on the basis of age of other local collections from same formation. STRATIGRAPHIC REPORTED: From unknown position in local section. | sandstone | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Protoscutella mississippiensis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Clypeasteroida : Protoscutellidae : Protoscutella : Protoscutella mississippiensis | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene |
References
Cooke C. W. (1959) Cenozoic echinoids of eastern United States, United States Geological Survey Professional Papers 321, 1-106 |
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!