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PRI 13

Winn County, Louisiana
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Next site in LouisianaState Highway 12, south of Chestnut · 24 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About PRI 13

PRI 13 is a fossil collection site in Winn, Louisiana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Pycnodonte, Phos albirupina, Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Late Eocene
Age
37.71–33.9 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Recorded occurrences
3
Geology notes

Environment from PBDB collection #1418

Locality notes

Prairie Home, Tancock Prairie. Lat and long for Winnfield, a centrally located town in Winn Parish, LA. (Cornell University Station)

Fossils found here

Pycnodonte
Bivalvia · Gryphaeidae
Phos albirupina
Gastropoda · Nassariidae
Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis
Bivalvia · Carditidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 90450 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about PRI 13

Can you collect at PRI 13?

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 13?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 5.5 kg stony meteorite was found at Atlanta in 1938, 11 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.