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Mint Spring Bayou Decapods, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 32,-90 |
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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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Mint Spring Bayou Decapods | Stenzel H. B. (1935) | Vicksburg | marl | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Portunus vicksburgensis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Portunidae : Portunus : Portunus vicksburgensis | 33.9 - 28.4 Ma Oligocene |
References
Stenzel H. B. (1935) Middle Eocene and Oligocene Decapod Crustaceans from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, The American Midland Naturalist 16 3, 379-400 |
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!