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Red Bluff, Wayne County, Mississippi, USA
Lat/Long (Decimal) | 31.8,-88.7 |
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Co-ordinates Derivation | based on nearby landmark |
Given Location | Mississippi, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Wayne County, Mississippi, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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Red Bluff | Vaughan T. W. | Vicksburg - Red Bluff | not reported | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Recorded Fossils
Accepted Name | Hierarchy | Age |
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Balanophyllia elongata species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Dendrophylliidae : Balanophyllia : Balanophyllia elongata | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Flabellum rhomboideum species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Flabellidae : Flabellum : Flabellum rhomboideum | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Astrhelia neglecta species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Astrhelia : Astrhelia neglecta | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Oculina harrisi species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Oculinidae : Oculina : Oculina harrisi | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Bathycyathus pulcher species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Caryophylliidae : Bathycyathus : Bathycyathus pulcher | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
Turbinolia insignifica species | Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Turbinoliidae : Turbinolia : Turbinolia insignifica | 33.9 - 28.1 Ma Oligocene |
References
Vaughan T. W. The Eocene and lower Oligocene coral faunas of the United States with descriptions of a few doubtfully Cretaceous species, United States Geological Survey, Monograph 39, 1-263 |
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!