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PRI 794, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.85,-88.6833 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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MGS 139 | Dockery D. T. (1980) | Vicksburg - Red Bluff | not reported | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
PRI 794 | Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) | Jackson - Moodys Branch | sandstone | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis species | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Gryphaeostrea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Gryphaeostrea | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Pycnodonte sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : Pycnodonte | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Ostrea sp. genus | Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Ostrea | 41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene |
Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) sp. subgenus | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Epitoniidae : Cirsotrema : Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) | 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!