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Point A Dam Site, Conecuh River (Dunn/Ziegenhine/Case collection)

Covington County, Alabama
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Recorded here: fossil.

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About Point A Dam Site, Conecuh River (Dunn/Ziegenhine/Case collection)

Point A Dam Site, Conecuh River (Dunn/Ziegenhine/Case collection) is a fossil collection site in Covington, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lisbon Formation, dated to the Lutetian (48.07–41.03 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as estuary/bay. Documented finds include Trionychidae, Chelonioidea, Tallahattaophis dunni, Palaeophis virginianus, Crocodylidae, Orectolobus.

Geologic setting

Formation
Lisbon
Geologic interval
Lutetian
Age
48.07–41.03 Ma
Depositional environment
estuary/bay
Recorded occurrences
48
Geology notes

Paleoenvironment is interpreted as tidal, riverine along a tropical coastline. Fossils of marine fishes and freshwater turtles occur together. The boid snake may be derived from an adjacent terrestrial habitat.

Locality notes

River Falls Quadrangle Topographic Sheet, 7.5 minute series, Covington County, Alabama, approximately NW 1/4, SW 1/4, Sec. 35, T5N, R15E, about 123-182 m south of the McWilliams Power Plant at the Dam, 1.6 km west of the town of Andalusia.

Fossils found here

Trionychidae
Reptilia · Trionychidae
Chelonioidea
Reptilia
Tallahattaophis dunni
Reptilia · Boidae
Palaeophis virginianus
Reptilia · Palaeophiidae
Crocodylidae
Reptilia · Crocodylidae
Orectolobus
Chondrichthyes · Orectolobidae
Nebrius obliquus
Chondrichthyes · Ginglymostomatidae
Orectolobiformes
Chondrichthyes
Odontaspis winkleri
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Brachycarcharias lerichei
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Jaekelotodus robustus
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Hypotodus verticalis
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Tethylamna dunni
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Cretalamna
Chondrichthyes · Otodontidae
Otodus auriculatus
Chondrichthyes · Otodontidae
Isurolamna inflata
Chondrichthyes · Lamnidae
Macrorhizodus praecursor
Chondrichthyes · Lamnidae
Striatolamia macrota
Chondrichthyes · Mitsukurinidae
Abdounia recticona
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Abdounia biauriculata
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Abdounia minutissima
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Abdounia
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Trichiurides
Osteichthyes · Trichiuridae
Aplodinotus
Osteichthyes · Sciaenidae
Sphyraena
Osteichthyes · Sphyraenidae
Egertonia isodonta
Osteichthyes · Phyllodontidae
Galeocerdo latidens
Chondrichthyes · Galeocerdonidae
Physogaleus secundus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Physogaleus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Scoliodon conecuhensis
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Galeorhinus duchaussoisi
Chondrichthyes · Triakidae
Pachygaleus lefevrei
Chondrichthyes · Triakidae
Premontreia (Premontreia) degremonti
Chondrichthyes · Scyliorhinidae
Sphyrna
Chondrichthyes · Sphyrnidae
Pristidae
Chondrichthyes · Pristidae
Anoxypristis mucrodens
Chondrichthyes · Pristidae
Pristis lathami
Chondrichthyes · Pristidae
Pristis
Chondrichthyes · Pristidae
Dasyatis jaekeli
Chondrichthyes · Dasyatidae
Dasyatis charlisae
Chondrichthyes · Dasyatidae
Coupatezia
Chondrichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Jacquhermania duponti
Chondrichthyes · Gymnuridae
Aetobatus irregularis
Chondrichthyes · Aetobatidae
Myliobatis
Chondrichthyes · Myliobatidae
Aetomylaeus
Chondrichthyes · Myliobatidae
Rhinoptera
Chondrichthyes · Rhinopteridae
Lutjanidae
Osteichthyes · Lutjanidae
Lobodus pedemontanus
Osteichthyes · Balistidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 13346 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Point A Dam Site, Conecuh River (Dunn/Ziegenhine/Case collection)

Can you collect at Point A Dam Site, Conecuh River (Dunn/Ziegenhine/Case collection)?

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 Point A Dam Site, Conecuh River (Dunn/Ziegenhine/Case collection)?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.