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Vinton Bluff, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 33.7,-88.5 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Monroe County, Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Vinton Bluff | Emry R. J., Archibald J. D., et al (1981) | Eutaw - Tombigbee Sand | said to be late Santonian; basal part of member | not reported | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Anomoeodus sp. genus | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : Anomoeodus | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Elasmobranchii class | Animalia : Chordata : Elasmobranchii | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Eutheria infraclass | Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Heptaconodon : Eutheria | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Mosasauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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!