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USGS 6855, Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.2514,-88.9811 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS 6855, 1 mi E of Pontotoc, Tupelo road | Rathbun M. J. (1935) | Prairie Bluff | Prairie Bluff chalk, according to Cooke 1953 | not reported | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Notopocorystes ripleyensis species | Animalia : Arthropoda : Malacostraca : Decapoda : Domeciidae : Notopocorystes : Notopocorystes ripleyensis | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Hemiaster wetherbyi species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Hemiasteridae : Hemiaster : Hemiaster wetherbyi | 70.6 - 66 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Linthia variabilis species | Animalia : Echinodermata : Echinoidea : Spatangoida : Schizasteridae : Linthia : Linthia variabilis | 70.6 - 66 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!