Mayfair
Chatham County, Georgia32.00000, −81.10000
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Mayfair
Mayfair is a fossil collection site in Chatham, Georgia, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as marginal marine indet. Documented finds include Dasypus bellus, Holmesina septentrionalis, Procyon lotor, Castor canadensis, Neochoerus pinckneyi, Sylvilagus.
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Late Pleistocene
- Age
- 0.129–0.0117 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marginal marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 48
Geology notes
no details given
Locality notes
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Fossils found here
Dasypus bellus
Mammalia · Dasypodidae
Holmesina septentrionalis
Mammalia · Pampatheriidae
Procyon lotor
Mammalia · Procyonidae
Castor canadensis
Mammalia · Castoridae
Neochoerus pinckneyi
Mammalia · Caviidae
Sylvilagus
Mammalia · Leporidae
Palaeolama mirifica
Mammalia · Camelidae
Odocoileus virginianus
Mammalia · Cervidae
Equus
Mammalia · Equidae
Tapirus (Helicotapirus) veroensis
Mammalia · Tapiridae
Mammut americanum
Mammalia · Mammutidae
Mammuthus columbi
Mammalia · Elephantidae
Chelydra serpentina
Reptilia · Chelydridae
Kinosternon
Reptilia · Kinosternidae
Sternotherus
Reptilia · Kinosternidae
Kinosternoidea
Reptilia · Kinosternoidea
Apalone ferox
Reptilia · Trionychidae
Terrapene carolina
Reptilia · Emydidae
Deirochelys reticularia
Reptilia · Emydidae
Trachemys scripta
Reptilia · Emydidae
Hesperotestudo turgida
Reptilia · Testudinidae
Serpentes
Reptilia
Alligator mississippiensis
Reptilia · Alligatoridae
Carcharias taurus
Chondrichthyes · Carchariidae
Galeocerdo cuvier
Chondrichthyes · Galeocerdonidae
Carcharhinus leucas
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus obscurus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Carcharhinus
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Negaprion brevirostris
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
Chondrichthyes · Carcharhinidae
Aetobatus narinari
Chondrichthyes · Aetobatidae
Myliobatidae
Chondrichthyes · Myliobatidae
Lepisosteus
Osteichthyes · Lepisosteidae
Synodus
Osteichthyes · Synodontidae
Prionotus
Osteichthyes · Triglidae
Pogonias cromis
Osteichthyes · Sciaenidae
Scombridae
Osteichthyes · Scombridae
Crepidula fornicata
Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae
Melongena corona
Gastropoda · Melongenidae
Oliva (Ispidula) sayana
Gastropoda · Olividae
Neverita duplicatus
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Neoterebra dislocata
Gastropoda · Terebridae
Serrula variabilis
Bivalvia · Donacidae
Mulinia lateralis
Bivalvia · Mactridae
Meleagris gallopavo
Reptilia · Phasianidae
Cygnus columbianus
Aves · Anatidae
Mareca americana
Aves · Anatidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 20613 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Mayfair
Can you collect at Mayfair?
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 Mayfair?
Fossil.
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