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Selma chalk, Lee County, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 34.25,-88.7 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lee County, Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Selma chalk, near Tupelo | Lougee R. J. (1940) | Selma | chalk | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Mosasauridae family | Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Mosasauridae | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
References
Lougee R. J. (1940) It pays to think twice, The Eleusis of Chi Omega 40 4, 569-572 |
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!