MGS #39 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 Yoldia clydoniona, Scapharca (Scapharca) invidiosa, Glycymeris intercostata, Chlamys, Pecten (Pecten) perplanus, Spondylus dumosus.

Geologic setting

Formation: Red Bluff
Geologic interval: Rupelian
Age: 33.9–27.3 Ma
Depositional environment: offshore
Tectonic setting: passive margin
Recorded occurrences: 59

Locality notes

Red Bluff Formation, South bank of Chickasawhay River southwest of Hiwannee; NE/4, SE/4, NE/4, SE/4, section 28, T. 10 N.,R. 7 W.

Fossils found here

Yoldia clydoniona

Bivalvia · Yoldiidae

Scapharca (Scapharca) invidiosa

Bivalvia · Arcidae

Glycymeris intercostata

Bivalvia · Glycymerididae

Chlamys

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Pecten (Pecten) perplanus

Bivalvia · Pectinidae

Spondylus dumosus

Bivalvia · Spondylidae

Ostrea paroxis

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Lopha (Lopha) vicksburgensis

Bivalvia · Ostreidae

Myrtina scopularis

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

Corbula engonata

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Corbula

Bivalvia · Corbulidae

Jouannetia

Bivalvia · Pholadidae

Turritella

Gastropoda · Turritellidae

Sinum danvillense

Gastropoda · Naticidae

Sconsia

Gastropoda · Cassidae

Ficus mississippiensis

Gastropoda · Ficidae

Sassia

Gastropoda · Ranellidae

Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) curvirostratus

Gastropoda · Muricidae

Metula

Gastropoda · Buccinidae

Nassarius (Tritiaria)

Gastropoda · Nassariidae

Latirus

Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae

Clavilithes

Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae

Levifusus

Gastropoda · Melongenidae

Lyria

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Caricella

Gastropoda · Volutidae

Conomitra

Gastropoda · Costellariidae

Mitra mississippiensis

Gastropoda · Mitridae

Vexillum

Gastropoda · Costellariidae

Agatrix

Gastropoda · Cancellariidae

Gemmula amica

Gastropoda · Turridae

Turricula

Gastropoda · Clavatulidae

Pleurofusia

Gastropoda · Turridae

Cochlespira

Gastropoda · Cochlespiridae

Varicobela

Gastropoda · Clathurellidae

Bathytoma

Gastropoda · Borsoniidae

Odostomia

Gastropoda · Pyramidellidae

Tornatellaea

Gastropoda · Acteonidae

Limacina

Gastropoda · Limacinidae

Dentalium

Scaphopoda · Dentaliidae

Balanophyllia elongata

Anthozoa · Dendrophylliidae

Showing 48 of 52 identified taxa.

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 5779 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about MGS #39

Can you collect at MGS #39?

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 #39?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.