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Mint Spring Marl, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA
| Formation | Mint Spring Marl |
|---|---|
| Age: | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
| Interval | Rupelian |
| Lithology | marl |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 4 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette Cement Company Quarry | Rankin County, Mississippi, USA | Mint Spring Marl |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendon | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | marl, "limestone" | 7 |
Recorded Fossils
| Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Calappidaefamily | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Calappidae | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
| Calappilia perreaulti species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Calappidae : Calappilia : Calappilia perreaulti | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
 Rhynchoconger sanctusspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Anguilliformes : Congridae : Rhynchoconger : Rhynchoconger sanctus | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
 Corvina gemmaspecies | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Sciaenidae : Corvina : Corvina gemma | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
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!
