G. S. Moore Farm
Dallas County, Alabama32.41089, −87.19751
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About G. S. Moore Farm
G. S. Moore Farm is a fossil collection site in Dallas, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Bothremydina, Squalicorax falcatus, Pseudocorax affinis, Scapanorhynchus raphiodon, Cretalamna appendiculata, Cretoxyrhina mantelli.
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Santonian
- Age
- 85.7–83.6 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 23
Locality notes
G. S. Moore farm, SE of Marion Junction
Fossils found here
Bothremydina
Reptilia · Bothremydidae
Squalicorax falcatus
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Pseudocorax affinis
Chondrichthyes · Pseudocoracidae
Scapanorhynchus raphiodon
Chondrichthyes · Mitsukurinidae
Cretalamna appendiculata
Chondrichthyes · Otodontidae
Cretoxyrhina mantelli
Chondrichthyes · Cretoxyrhinidae
Pycnodontidae
Osteichthyes · Pycnodontidae
Protosphyraena nitida
Osteichthyes · Pachycormidae
Protosphyraena
Osteichthyes · Pachycormidae
Pachyrhizodus minimus
Osteichthyes · Pachyrhizodontidae
Pachyrhizodus caninus
Osteichthyes · Pachyrhizodontidae
Pachyrhizodus kingi
Osteichthyes · Pachyrhizodontidae
Albula dunklei
Osteichthyes · Albulidae
Pentanogmius crieleyi
Osteichthyes · Plethodidae
Bananogmius zitteli
Osteichthyes · Plethodidae
Xiphactinus audax
Osteichthyes · Ichthyodectidae
Saurodon leanus
Osteichthyes · Saurodontidae
Saurodon
Osteichthyes · Saurodontidae
Saurocephalus lanciformis
Osteichthyes · Saurodontidae
Enchodus petrosus
Osteichthyes · Enchodontidae
Stratodus apicalis
Osteichthyes · Dercetidae
Edaphodon mirificus
Chondrichthyes · Edaphodontidae
Moorevillia hardi
Osteichthyes · Plethodidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 81928 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about G. S. Moore Farm
Can you collect at G. S. Moore Farm?
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 G. S. Moore Farm?
Fossil.
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