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USGS Mesozoic Loc. 844. Bluffs on left bank of Chattahoochee River at Blufftown

Stewart County, Georgia
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Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS Mesozoic Loc. 844. Bluffs on left bank of Chattahoochee River at Blufftown

USGS Mesozoic Loc. 844. Bluffs on left bank of Chattahoochee River at Blufftown is a fossil collection site in Stewart, Georgia, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Blufftown Formation, dated to the Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Crassatella hodgei, Crassatella carolinensis, Scambula perplana.

Geologic setting

Formation
Blufftown
Geologic interval
Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
3

Fossils found here

Crassatella hodgei
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae
Crassatella carolinensis
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae
Scambula perplana
Bivalvia · Crassatellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 221123 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS Mesozoic Loc. 844. Bluffs on left bank of Chattahoochee River at Blufftown

Can you collect at USGS Mesozoic Loc. 844. Bluffs on left bank of Chattahoochee River at Blufftown?

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 Mesozoic Loc. 844. Bluffs on left bank of Chattahoochee River at Blufftown?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 340 g stony meteorite fell at Lumpkin in 1869, 15 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.