PRI Midway 1 is a fossil collection site in Wilcox, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Glossus.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval: Early Paleocene to Middle Paleocene
Age: 66–59.24 Ma
Depositional environment: shallow subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences: 1

Locality notes

collection is from Midway, AL, Lat and long for Midway, AL\r\n

Fossils found here

Glossus

Bivalvia · Glossidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 86394 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about PRI Midway 1

Can you collect at PRI Midway 1?

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 PRI Midway 1?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 94 kg iron meteorite was found at Carver in 1935, 29 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.