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Near Industrial School north of Livingston

Sumter County, Alabama
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Next site in AlabamaNorth entrance to Livingston University · 0.8 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

0.8 miNorth entrance to Livingston UniversityFossil2 miEast side of Jaycee Park Road, Livingston (AL6)Fossil13 miJablonski & Raup Locality 15Fossil

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About Near Industrial School north of Livingston

Near Industrial School north of Livingston is a fossil collection site in Sumter, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Prairie Bluff Formation, dated to the Late Maastrichtian (72.2–66 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Boletechinus mcglameryae.

Geologic setting

Formation
Prairie Bluff
Geologic interval
Late Maastrichtian
Age
72.2–66 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Near Industrial School 2 miles north of Livingston, Sumter County, on U. S. Highway 11 at the junction with State Highway 132

Fossils found here

Boletechinus mcglameryae
Echinoidea · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 239415 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Near Industrial School north of Livingston?

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 Near Industrial School north of Livingston?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 43 kg iron meteorite was found at Tombigbee River in 1859, 26 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.