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MGS 7, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	32.2845,-90.182
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Mississippi, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Hinds County, Mississippi, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Comments	Lithology	Age
MGS 7, Sewer excavation across Town Creek, Jackson	Dockery D. T. (1977)	Jackson - Moodys Branch		"siliciclastic"	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Endopachys maclurii species	Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Endopachys : *Endopachys maclurii*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Arcidae : Barbatia : *Barbatia (Cucullaearca) cuculloides*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Glycymeris filosa species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Arcida : Glycymerididae : Glycymeris : *Glycymeris filosa*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Gastrochaena mississippiensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Gastrochaenida : Gastrochaenidae : Gastrochaena : *Gastrochaena mississippiensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Venericardia (Venericor) apodensata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : *Venericardia (Venericor) apodensata*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Orthoyoldia sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : *Orthoyoldia*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Yoldia mater species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Nuculanida : Yoldiidae : Yoldia : *Yoldia mater*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Pycnodonte trigonalis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte : *Pycnodonte trigonalis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Pitar sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Venerida : Veneridae : *Pitar*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Aturia alabamensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Nautilida : Aturiidae : Aturia : *Aturia alabamensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Tornatellaea lata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cephalaspidea : Acteonidae : Tornatellaea : *Tornatellaea lata*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Mazzalina inaurata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Fasciolariidae : Mazzalina : *Mazzalina inaurata*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Busycon sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Buccinidae : *Busycon*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Agaronia media species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Olividae : Agaronia : *Agaronia media*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Cirsotrema : *Cirsotrema (Coroniscala)*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Tenuiscala sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : *Tenuiscala*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Jenneria (Projenneria) ludoviciana species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pediculariidae : Projenneria : *Jenneria (Projenneria) ludoviciana*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Calyptraphorus stamineus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Rostellariidae : Calyptraphorus : *Calyptraphorus stamineus*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Dasyostoma rugostoma species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Rostellariidae : Dasyostoma : *Dasyostoma rugostoma*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Seraphs sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Seraphsidae : *Seraphs*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene

References

Dockery D. T. (1977) Mollusca of the Moodys Branch Formation, Mississippi, Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 120

Dockery D. T. (1980) Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area, Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122

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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