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PRI 747

Ouachita County, Louisiana
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Next site in LouisianaOuachita River · 14 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 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 747

PRI 747 is a fossil collection site in Ouachita, Louisiana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Pachecoa (Pachecoa), Sassia (Personella) septemdentata, Marginella, Neverita, Polinices, Calorhadia (Litorhadia) compsa.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Lutetian to Bartonian
Age
48.07–37.71 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
7
Locality notes

Well at Monroe. Lat and long for Moroe, Ouachita County, LA.

Fossils found here

Pachecoa (Pachecoa)
Bivalvia · Noetiidae
Sassia (Personella) septemdentata
Gastropoda · Ranellidae
Marginella
Gastropoda · Marginellidae
Neverita
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Polinices
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Calorhadia (Litorhadia) compsa
Bivalvia · Nuculanidae
Polidevcia magna
Bivalvia · Polidevciidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 90470 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at PRI 747?

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 747?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.