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Otak Creek

Jasper County, Mississippi
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Next site in MississippiMGS Loc. 93 · 12 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 Otak Creek

Otak Creek is a fossil collection site in Jasper, Mississippi, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Yazoo Formation, dated to the Priabonian (37.71–33.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as foreshore. Documented finds include Basilosaurus cetoides.

Geologic setting

Formation
Yazoo
Geologic interval
Priabonian
Age
37.71–33.9 Ma
Depositional environment
foreshore
Recorded occurrences
1
Geology notes

The Yazoo Clay Formation exhibits a shallow subtropical inner shelf environment with abundant life evolving into a deeper more clay-dominated middle shelf environment.

Fossils found here

Basilosaurus cetoides
Mammalia · Basilosauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 45631 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Otak Creek?

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 Otak Creek?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.