Also known as PRI 1046

Where: St. Francis County, Arkansas (35.0° N, 90.8° W: paleocoordinates 35.6° N, 82.7° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Pachuta marl Member (Yazoo Formation), Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

• member-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: coastal; blue marl

Size class: mesofossils

Collection methods: "The beds extend on both sides of the creek, alternating beds with abundant oysters and beds of ferruginous sand. Includes also beds about 300 ft. below bridge on east bank. All the same horizon. Collected by G.D. Harris, K.V.W. and E.L. Palmer, G.S.A. Grant #24338. Sept., 1938."

Primary reference: K. V. Palmer and D. C. Brann. 1965. Catalogue of the Paleocene and Eocene mollusca of the southern and eastern United States. Part 1. Pelecypoda, Amphineura, Peteropoda, Scaphopoda and Cephalopoda. Bulletins of American Paleontology 48:1-471 [M. Kosnik/M. Kosnik/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 91052: authorized by Jocelyn Sessa, entered by Laurie Eccles on 02.09.2009

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