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USGS 6452 Tupelo

Lee County, Mississippi
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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 USGS 6452 Tupelo

USGS 6452 Tupelo is a fossil collection site in Lee, Mississippi, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Stephanophyllia cribraria.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

road Tupelo-Fulton

Fossils found here

Stephanophyllia cribraria
Anthozoa · Micrabaciidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 87722 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at USGS 6452 Tupelo?

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 USGS 6452 Tupelo?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 345 g stony meteorite fell at Baldwyn in 1922, 16 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.