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PRI 2223, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)	31.7608,-93.0864
Co-ordinates Derivation	based on nearby landmark
Given Location	Louisiana, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)	Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA

Collections

Collection	Reference	Stratigraphic Name	Lithology	Age
PRI 2223	Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965)	Claiborne - Cook Mountain	not reported	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
MGS 105	Dockery D. T. (1980)	Wilcox - Pendleton Ferry	claystone	56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene
MGS 95	Dockery D. T. (1980)	Wilcox - Marthaville	not reported	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
MGS 96	Dockery D. T. (1980)	Wilcox - Marthaville	not reported	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted Name	Hierarchy	Age
Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) tuomeyi species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Cardiidae : Acanthocardia : *Acanthocardia (Schedocardia) tuomeyi*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Tellina sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Cardiida : Tellinidae : *Tellina*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Venericardia (Venericor) densata species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : *Venericardia (Venericor) densata*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Venericardia natchitoches species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Carditida : Carditidae : Venericardia : *Venericardia natchitoches*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Pycnodonte sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Gryphaeidae : *Pycnodonte*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Cubitostrea lisbonensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Ostreida : Ostreidae : Cubitostrea : *Cubitostrea lisbonensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Anomia lisbonensis species	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Anomiidae : Anomia : *Anomia lisbonensis*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Diplodonta (Timothynus) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Ungulinidae : Diplodonta : *Diplodonta (Timothynus)*	41.3 - 38 Ma Eocene
Pitaria (Pitaria) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Veneroidei : Veneridae : Pitaria : *Pitaria (Pitaria)*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Pseudoliva sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : *Pseudoliva*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Pseudoliva vetusta species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Pseudolividae : Pseudoliva : *Pseudoliva vestusa*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Melongenidae : Levifusus : *Fusus (Levifusus) trabeatus*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Bullia (Buccinanops) sp. subgenus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : Bullia : *Bullia (Buccinanops)*	56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene
Nassarius sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Nassariidae : *Nassarius*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Hemisurcula sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neogastropoda : Clavatulidae : *Hemisurcula*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Polinices sp. genus	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Naticidae : *Polinices*	59.2 - 56 Ma Paleocene
Kapalmerella mortoni species	Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Sorbeoconcha : Turritellidae : Kapalmerella : *Kapalmerella mortoni*	56 - 47.8 Ma Eocene

References

Barry J. O., LeBlanc R. J. (1942) Lower Eocene Faunal Units of Lousiana, Geological Bulletin of the state of Louisiana Dept. of Conservation 23, 1-208

Palmer K. V., Brann D. C. (1965) Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda, Bulletins of American Paleontology 48, 1-471

Dockery D. T. (1980) Invertebrate Macropaleontolgy of the Clarke County Mississippi Area, Bulletin - Mississippi Geological, Economic and Topographic Survey 122

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!

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