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TU 907, Newton

Mississippi
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Next site in MississippiBoro's, Newton, MS, 10-12" above base of outcrop; bag #1 · 2 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 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 TU 907, Newton

TU 907, Newton is a fossil collection site in 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 marine indet. Documented finds include Lyrischapa harrisi, Sulcocypraea vaughani.

Geologic setting

Formation
Cook Mountain
Geologic interval
Bartonian
Age
41.03–37.71 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

SW corner of junct. I-20 & Miss. Hwy. 15, N of Newton

Fossils found here

Lyrischapa harrisi
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Sulcocypraea vaughani
Gastropoda · Eocypraeidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 184807 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at TU 907, Newton?

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 TU 907, Newton?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.