BARYT
Choctaw County, Alabama31.82000, −88.24000
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About BARYT
BARYT is a fossil collection site in Choctaw, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lisbon Formation, dated to the Lutetian to Bartonian (48.07–37.71 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Agaronia alabamensis, Ancilla staminea, Cochlespira, Anomia lisbonensis, Architectonica (Stellaxis) elaborata, Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Lisbon
- Geologic interval
- Lutetian to Bartonian
- Age
- 48.07–37.71 Ma
- Depositional environment
- shallow subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 91
Fossils found here
Agaronia alabamensis
Gastropoda · Olividae
Ancilla staminea
Gastropoda · Olividae
Cochlespira
Gastropoda · Cochlespiridae
Anomia lisbonensis
Bivalvia · Anomiidae
Architectonica (Stellaxis) elaborata
Gastropoda · Architectonicidae
Architectonica (Granosolarium) meekana
Gastropoda · Architectonicidae
Patulaxis scrobiculata
Gastropoda · Architectonicidae
Asthenotoma
Gastropoda · Borsoniidae
Athleta
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Athleta lisbonensis
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Barbatia (Plagiarca) rhomboidella
Bivalvia · Arcidae
Bathyarca
Bivalvia · Arcidae
Bonellitia
Gastropoda · Cancellariidae
Buccitriton texanum
Gastropoda · Buccinidae
Callista (Callista) perovata
Bivalvia · Veneridae
Cadulus
Scaphopoda · Gadilidae
Calyptraphorus velatus
Gastropoda · Rostellariidae
Caryocorbula deusseni
Bivalvia · Corbulidae
Caryocorbula
Bivalvia · Corbulidae
Circulus
Gastropoda · Vitrinellidae
Cochlespira engonata
Gastropoda · Cochlespiridae
Gemmula (Coronia)
Gastropoda · Turridae
Crassatella
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae
Crepidula lirata
Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae
Cubitostrea sellaeformis
Bivalvia · Ostreidae
Antalis
Scaphopoda · Dentaliidae
Sassia (Personella) septemdentata
Gastropoda · Ranellidae
Eomiltha pandata
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Eophysema ozarkana
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Eopleurotoma carya
Gastropoda · Turridae
Eopleurotoma
Gastropoda · Turridae
Eosurcula moorei
Gastropoda · Turridae
Eupleura
Gastropoda · Muricidae
Ficus
Gastropoda · Ficidae
Fusimitra
Gastropoda · Mitridae
Glycymeris trigonella
Bivalvia · Glycymerididae
Glyptotoma
Gastropoda · Conidae
Hastula
Gastropoda · Terebridae
Haustator carinata
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Haustator rina
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Sinistrella (Infracoronia) ludoviciana
Gastropoda · Turridae
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus
Gastropoda · Turridae
Lapparia
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Latirus moorei
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Levifusus
Gastropoda · Melongenidae
Levifusus mortoniopsis
Gastropoda · Melongenidae
Lucina papyracea
Bivalvia · Lucinidae
Mathilda
Gastropoda · Mathildidae
Showing 48 of 84 identified taxa.
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 205420 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about BARYT
Can you collect at BARYT?
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 BARYT?
Fossil.
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