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Roadcut on W. side of Road, sample R4405

Lauderdale County County, Mississippi
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Next site in MississippiMiss. Bureau of Geology test hole PT 3, sample R4823 · 5 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

5 miMiss. Bureau of Geology test hole PT 3, sample R4823Fossil12 miMiss. Bureau of Geology test hole 5, sample R4879BFossil17 miJablonski & Raup Locality 15Fossil

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About Roadcut on W. side of Road, sample R4405

Roadcut on W. side of Road, sample R4405 is a fossil collection site in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Nanafalia Formation, dated to the Paleocene (66–56 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marginal marine indet. Documented finds include Carya, Choanopollenites, Pseudoplicapollis, Trudopollis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Nanafalia
Geologic interval
Paleocene
Age
66–56 Ma
Depositional environment
marginal marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
5
Locality notes

Roadcut on W. side of road, NW 1/4 SW 1/4 SE 1/4 sec. 19, T. 8 N., R. 18 E., Tamola 7.5 min quadrangle, Lauderdale County, Miss.

Fossils found here

Carya
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Choanopollenites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Pseudoplicapollis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Trudopollis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 231083 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Roadcut on W. side of Road, sample R4405

Can you collect at Roadcut on W. side of Road, sample R4405?

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 Roadcut on W. side of Road, sample R4405?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 43 kg iron meteorite was found at Tombigbee River in 1859, 26 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.