USGS Loc. 8854, 8855, 8856, 10461 - A.L. Parrish Farm [Suwannee Lmst] is a fossil collection site in Washington, Florida, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Suwannee Limestone, dated to the Early Oligocene (33.9–27.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Miliolidae, Quinqueloculina, Amphistegina, Archaias, Foraminifera, Peneroplidae.

Geologic setting

Formation: Suwannee Limestone
Geologic interval: Early Oligocene
Age: 33.9–27.3 Ma
Depositional environment: marine indet.
Recorded occurrences: 36

Locality notes

Lat/long based on town of Wausau, FL. The locality is 3.5 miles SE of this town on the A.L. Parrish farm. The locality is in a small ravine, the stream in which disappears in the bottom of a sink, behind the house on the farm.

Fossils found here

Miliolidae

Tubothalamea · Miliolidae

Quinqueloculina

Tubothalamea · Hauerinidae

Amphistegina

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Amphisteginidae

Archaias

Tubothalamea · Soritidae

Foraminifera

Peneroplidae

Tubothalamea · Peneroplidae

Lepidocyclina

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Lepidocyclinidae

Terebra

Gastropoda · Terebridae

Conus cookei

Gastropoda · Conidae

Conus imitator

Gastropoda · Conidae

Drillia

Gastropoda · Drilliidae

Olivella

Gastropoda · Olividae

Mitra

Gastropoda · Mitridae

Phos

Gastropoda · Nassariidae

Cassis

Gastropoda · Cassidae

Ficus mississippiensis

Gastropoda · Ficidae

Strombus

Gastropoda · Strombidae

Rhinoclavis

Gastropoda · Cerithiidae

Turritella gatunensis

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Xenophora

Gastropoda · Xenophoridae

Ampullina

Gastropoda · Ampullinidae

Anadara macneili

Bivalvia · Arcidae

Anadara mummi

Bivalvia · Arcidae

Thracia

Bivalvia · Thraciidae

Crassatella

Bivalvia · Crassatellidae

Venericardia

Bivalvia · Carditidae

Miltha chipolana

Bivalvia · Lucinidae

Divaricella

Bivalvia · Lucinidae

Cardium

Bivalvia · Cardiidae

Chione (Chionopsis) bainbridgensis

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Semele

Bivalvia · Semelidae

Psamosolen

Bivalvia · Solenidae

Spisula

Bivalvia · Mactridae

Panopea parawhitfieldi

Bivalvia · Hiatellidae

Kuphus incrassatus

Bivalvia · Teredinidae

Echinodermata

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 41197 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS Loc. 8854, 8855, 8856, 10461 - A.L. Parrish Farm [Suwannee Lmst]

Can you collect at USGS Loc. 8854, 8855, 8856, 10461 - A.L. Parrish Farm [Suwannee Lmst]?

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 USGS Loc. 8854, 8855, 8856, 10461 - A.L. Parrish Farm [Suwannee Lmst]?

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