Enterprise, MS, RR cut, 3' below oyster bed C/E (unit 2) is a fossil collection site in Clarke, Mississippi, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cook Mountain Formation, dated to the Bartonian (41.03–37.71 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Lunulitidae, Anthozoa, Discotrochus, Endopachys maclurii, Flabellum cuneiforme, Paracyathus bellus.

Geologic setting

Formation: Cook Mountain
Geologic interval: Bartonian
Age: 41.03–37.71 Ma
Depositional environment: offshore
Tectonic setting: passive margin
Recorded occurrences: 35

Geology notes

sandy marl

Locality notes

railroad cut on north and south sides of tracks, about a mile N of highway 11 bridge south of Enterprise MS; =Dockery #61 and 62?

Fossils found here

Lunulitidae

Gymnolaemata · Lunulitidae

Anthozoa

Discotrochus

Anthozoa · Fungiidae

Endopachys maclurii

Anthozoa · Dendrophylliidae

Flabellum cuneiforme

Anthozoa · Flabellidae

Paracyathus bellus

Anthozoa · Caryophylliidae

Turbinolia (Turbinolia) pharetra

Anthozoa · Turbinoliidae

Agaronia

Gastropoda · Olividae

Architectonica

Gastropoda · Architectonicidae

Athleta petrosa

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Bonellitia

Gastropoda · Cancellariidae

Buccitriton texanum

Gastropoda · Buccinidae

Bullata semen

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Calyptraea (Trochita) aperta

Gastropoda · Calyptraeidae

Clavilithes

Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae

Conomitra texana

Gastropoda · Costellariidae

Cordieria biconica

Gastropoda · Borsoniidae

Diodora

Gastropoda · Fissurellidae

Ficus

Gastropoda · Ficidae

Levifusus mortoniopsis

Gastropoda · Melongenidae

Gastropoda

Marginella

Gastropoda · Marginellidae

Microdrillia

Gastropoda · Borsoniidae

Naticidae

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Papillina dumosa

Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae

Pseudoliva vetusta

Gastropoda · Buccinidae

Pyramidella

Gastropoda · Pyramidellidae

Retusa galba

Gastropoda · Retusidae

Ringicula

Gastropoda · Ringiculidae

Sinum

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Siphonalia

Gastropoda · Buccinidae

Surculoma

Gastropoda · Turridae

Trypanotoma

Gastropoda · Turridae

Turritella

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Cadulus

Scaphopoda · Gadilidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 2435 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Enterprise, MS, RR cut, 3' below oyster bed C/E (unit 2)

Can you collect at Enterprise, MS, RR cut, 3' below oyster bed C/E (unit 2)?

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 Enterprise, MS, RR cut, 3' below oyster bed C/E (unit 2)?

Fossil.

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