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Michoud - Upper, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
| Formation | Michoud |
|---|---|
| Member | Upper |
| Age: | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene |
| Interval | Holocene |
| Lithology | claystone/siltstone |
| Number of Collections | 1 |
| Number of Occurrences | 24 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Carmel Pit | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA | Michoud - Upper |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deltaic Mud | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | mudstone | 3 |
| Michoud - Lower | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | claystone/siltstone | 19 |
| Michoud - Middle | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | claystone/siltstone | 9 |
| New Orleans Barrier Trend | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | sandstone | 139 |
| New Orleans Barrier Trend - Basal | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | sandstone | 31 |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Miller, III W. (1983) Stratigraphy of newly exposed Quaternary seduments, eastern Orleans Parish, Louisiana, Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 17 4, 85-104 |
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!
