1 3/8 mi N of Fort Deposit, in cut of Louisville and Nashville Railroad is a fossil collection site in Lowndes, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Ripley Formation, dated to the Late Campanian to Early Maastrichtian (83.6–66 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Ophthalmoplax stephensoni.

Geologic setting

Formation: Ripley
Geologic interval: Late Campanian to Early Maastrichtian
Age: 83.6–66 Ma
Depositional environment: marine indet.
Recorded occurrences: 1

Fossils found here

Ophthalmoplax stephensoni

Malacostraca · Carcinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 142531 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about 1 3/8 mi N of Fort Deposit, in cut of Louisville and Nashville Railroad

Can you collect at 1 3/8 mi N of Fort Deposit, in cut of Louisville and Nashville Railroad?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at 1 3/8 mi N of Fort Deposit, in cut of Louisville and Nashville Railroad?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.