Yazoo Clay south of Columbia (Eocene of the United States)

Also known as YC-L

Where: Caldwell County, Louisiana (32.0° N, 91.0° W: paleocoordinates 32.7° N, 83.2° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Yazoo Clay Formation, Late/Upper Eocene (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

• none given

Size class: mesofossils

Primary reference: D. Parmley and G. R. Case. 1988. Palaeopheid snakes from the Gulf Coastal region of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(3):334-339 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 27623: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 15.12.2002

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Taxonomic list

Reptilia
 Squamata - Palaeophiidae
Pterosphenus schucherti Lucas 1898 snake