MGS 38 is a fossil collection site in Wayne, Mississippi, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Red Bluff Formation, dated to the Rupelian (33.9–27.3 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Nucula vicksburgensis, Yoldia clydoniona, Scapharca (Scapharca) invidiosa, Glycymeris intercostata, Pteria argentea, Chlamys.

Geologic setting

Formation: Red Bluff
Geologic interval: Rupelian
Age: 33.9–27.3 Ma
Depositional environment: offshore
Tectonic setting: passive margin
Recorded occurrences: 114

Locality notes

Red Bluff formation: East bank of the Chickasawhay River west of Hiwannee; NE/4, SE/4, NE/4, section 28, T. 10 N., R. 7 W., Wayne County, mississippi.

Fossils found here

Nucula vicksburgensis

Bivalvia · Nuculidae

Yoldia clydoniona

Bivalvia · Yoldiidae

Scapharca (Scapharca) invidiosa

Bivalvia · Arcidae

Glycymeris intercostata

Bivalvia · Glycymerididae

Pteria argentea

Bivalvia · Pteriidae

Chlamys

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Pecten (Pecten) perplanus

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Spondylus dumosus

Bivalvia · Spondylidae

Ostrea

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Myrtina scopularis

Bivalvia · Lucinidae

Anodontia (Anodontia) mississippiensis

Bivalvia · Lucinidae

Chama (Chama) pappiladerma

Bivalvia · Chamidae

Venericardia (Rotundicardia) carsonensis

Bivalvia · Carditidae

Astarte triangulata

Bivalvia · Astartidae

Agnocardia glebosum

Bivalvia · Cardiidae

Nemocardium (Nemocardium) eocenense

Bivalvia · Cardiidae

Abra

Bivalvia · Semelidae

Globivenus

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Pitar

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Callista

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Corbula engonata

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Corbula

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Tiza

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Sablea

Gastropoda · Lepetellidae

Architectonica

Gastropoda · Architectonicidae

Turritella

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Mathilda regularis

Gastropoda · Mathildidae

Bittium

Gastropoda · Cerithiidae

Cerithiella

Gastropoda · Triforidae

Triphora

Gastropoda · Triphoridae

Scalina

Gastropoda · Epitoniidae

Melanella

Gastropoda · Eulimidae

Aclis

Gastropoda · Aclididae

Capulus americanus

Gastropoda · Capulidae

Capulus

Gastropoda · Capulidae

Xenophora

Gastropoda · Xenophoridae

Natica

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Sinum danvillense

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Natica mississippiensis

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Sulcocypraea healeyi

Gastropoda · Eocypraeidae

Galeodea

Gastropoda · Cassidae

Sconsia

Gastropoda · Cassidae

Ficus mississippiensis

Gastropoda · Ficidae

Sassia

Gastropoda · Ranellidae

Chicoreus

Gastropoda · Muricidae

Dermomurex (Takia) cookei

Gastropoda · Muricidae

Metula

Gastropoda · Buccinidae

Showing 48 of 91 identified taxa.

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 5612 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about MGS 38

Can you collect at MGS 38?

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 MGS 38?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.