CB is a fossil collection site in Monroe, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Gosport Sand, dated to the Bartonian (41.03–37.71 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Actaeonema, Acteon, Agaronia alabamensis, Agaronia bombylis, Ancilla staminea, Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum.

Geologic setting

Formation: Gosport Sand
Geologic interval: Bartonian
Age: 41.03–37.71 Ma
Depositional environment: shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences: 156

Fossils found here

Actaeonema

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Acteon

Gastropoda · Acteonidae

Agaronia alabamensis

Gastropoda · Olividae

Agaronia bombylis

Gastropoda · Olividae

Ancilla staminea

Gastropoda · Olividae

Architectonica (Stellaxis) alveatum

Gastropoda · Architectonicidae

Architectonica

Gastropoda · Architectonicidae

Athleta petrosa

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Athleta sayanus

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Bathytormus protextus

Bivalvia · Crassatellidae

Bayania

Gastropoda · Thiaridae

Buccitriton sagenum

Gastropoda · Buccinidae

Bullata semen

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Bullia altilis

Gastropoda · Nassariidae

Caestocorbula murchisonii

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Callista (Callista) perovata

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Calorhadia bella

Bivalvia · Nuculanidae

Calorhadia equalis

Bivalvia · Nuculanidae

Calyptraphorus velatus

Gastropoda · Rostellariidae

Capulus

Gastropoda · Capulidae

Caricella bolaris

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Caricella pyruloides

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Caryocorbula

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Cerithiella

Gastropoda · Triforidae

Chlamys deshayesii

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Cirsotrema (Coroniscala) nassulum

Gastropoda · Epitoniidae

Cochlespirella

Gastropoda · Turridae

Conomitra fusoides

Gastropoda · Costellariidae

Cornulina armigera

Gastropoda · Melongenidae

Gemmula (Coronia)

Gastropoda · Turridae

Callista (Costacallista) aequorea

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Crassatella uvasana

Bivalvia · Crassatellidae

Crassostrea

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Crenella latifrons

Bivalvia · Crenellidae

Crepidula lirata

Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae

Cubitostrea lisbonensis

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Astarte parva

Bivalvia · Astartidae

Cyclostremiscus

Gastropoda · Vitrinellidae

Cypraea

Gastropoda · Cypraeidae

Antalis

Scaphopoda · Dentaliidae

Diodora tenebrosa

Gastropoda · Fissurellidae

Diplodonta (Diplodonta)

Bivalvia · Ungulinidae

Egeria nana

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Diplodonta (Diplodonta) ungulina

Bivalvia · Ungulinidae

Doliocassis nupera

Gastropoda · Cassidae

Eburneopecten scintillatus

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Egeria subtrigonia

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Emarginula

Gastropoda · Fissurellidae

Showing 48 of 136 identified taxa.

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 205438 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about CB

Can you collect at CB?

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 CB?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 20 kg iron meteorite was found at Lime Creek in 1834, 1 mile from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.