US 84 east is a fossil collection site in Monroe, Alabama, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Gosport Formation, dated to the Bartonian (41.03–37.71 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Sirenia.

Geologic setting

Formation: Gosport
Geologic interval: Bartonian
Age: 41.03–37.71 Ma
Depositional environment: marine indet.
Recorded occurrences: 1

Locality notes

NE1/4, SW1/4 sec. 24, T. 7 N, R 5 E, Monroe County, Alabama

Fossils found here

Sirenia

Mammalia

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 48096 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about US 84 east

Can you collect at US 84 east?

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 US 84 east?

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.