US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for LOUISIANA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
--LAAlong the Mississippi River from Cairo,IL to Baton Rouge,LA in loess (wind blown silt) deposits ranging from 9 to 23 meters in thickness and 50 to 100km in width (thicker in North and better developed on E side of river)Pleistoceneterrestrial and occasional lacustrian gastropods. A few bivalvesLA0001|,
Bayou ManchacAscensionLAIn SW1/4s15t8sr2e in shell marlPleistoceneCincinnati,Pomatiopsis,Physa,Helisoma,Ferrissia,Gyralus,PisidiumLA0002SW1/4s15t8sr2e|,
ArcadiaBienvilleLA5 km W in RR cutEocenemollusk castsLA0003|,
BienvilleBienvilleLAs32t14nr7wCretaceousOstreaLA0004s32t14nr7w|,
CamptiBienvilleLA200 meters E of Campti-Sparta road on Lake Village - Vernon road in s31t14nr7w on shell strewn prairieOstreaLA0005s31t14nr7w|,
GibbslandBienvilleLA4 km E in light brown clay in road cutEocenecasts,Leda,Venericardia,Dentalium,EchinodermsLA0006|,
GibbslandBienvilleLAat base of Mt LebanonEoceneClaiborne, Lowerfossils.LA0007|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA15 km EEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA0008|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA16 km SE at Rayburn's Salt Works s31t15nr5w in Limestone-gypsum bedsCretaceousExogyra,Gryphaea,Pecten,Inoceramus,Legumen,Linearia,BaculitesLA0009s31t15nr5w|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA24 km EEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA0010|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA5 km NE on the Ruston roadEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA0011|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLAIn area hillsidesEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA0012|,
AlbanyCaddoLAtoward Henderson's Mills in Limestone outcropsEoceneMidwayEnclimatocerasLA0013|,
Bunker HillCaddoLAin 27m of clay in bluffVenericardia,PinnaLA0014|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAOligoceneYazoo ClayLA0015LA0084|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLA2 km N in small branchZeuglodon,shellsLA0016|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAIn RR cutsfossil leaves,lignite woodLA0017|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAIn bluffs along Ouachita RiverEoceneJacksonZeuglodon bones,CardiumLA0018|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAat Gibson's Landing on Ouachita River in 2.5 meters of sandy clay 15 meters above RiverZeuglodon,shellsLA0019|,
Lone Grave BluffCaldwellLAin lignitic sandsplant fossilsLA0020|,
RosefieldCaldwellLA2 km S on Harrisonburg Road near the Danville Fork in concretions in yellow LimestoneOligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA0021|,
RosefieldCaldwellLA4 km S near Sone's StoreOligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA0022|,
RosefieldCaldwellLA5 km S along Shell creek in S35t11sr4eOligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA0023S35t11sr4e|,
RosefieldCaldwellLAnear on prairie near Shell creek in S31t11nOligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA0024S31t11n|,
Cameron ParishCameronLAAbundant invertebrates along coastLA0025|,
-CatahoulaLA100 meters below the Caldwell Parish line in 10 meters bluffEoceneabundant fossils.LA0033|,
Bunker HillCatahoulaLA33 km below Columbiaabundant plant and animal fossils - Lepidocyclina,PectenLA0026|,
Danville LandingCatahoulaLA52 km below Columbus on Caldwell lineEoceneJacksonmollusks - Venericardia,Pitaria,Corbula,Turritella,Scalaria,Volutalithes,Dentalium,corals -Flabellum,Endopachys,shark teeth,otoliths,Bryozoa-Acanthionella,Holoporella,Otionella,Schizorthosecos,AdeonellopsisLA0027|,
Grandview BluffCatahoulaLA32 km below Columbiaabundant plant and animal fossils - Lepidocyclina,PectenLA0028|,
RosefieldCatahoulaLAin RR cutOligocenebryozoaLA0029Original said Kentucky. Louisiana seems more likely|,
RosefieldCatahoulaLAin marl in RR cut.OligoceneByramvaried bryozoan fauna.LA0030|,
Sicily IslandCatahoulaLAA few fragmentary bonesPlioceneCitronelleVertebrate-UrsusLA0031|,
Wyant's[?] BluffCatahoulaLA7 km above DanvilleEoceneCasts and molds of fossils.LA0032Can't locate|,
RosefieldCatahoula?LAin RR cut near cemetery in Sec 31T11R5E in coquina layermollusks - Conus,Scapharca,Glycymeris. Ostrea,Procardia,Macrocallista. corals -Archohelia,Balanophyllia,otoliths,shark teeth,bryozoa,LepidocyclinaLA003431T11R5E|,
Rosefield?Catahoula?LAin RR cutOligoceneByrambryozoaLA0035Original says 'Rosenfield'|,
-De SotoLAsw1/4ne1/4s13t10nr11w on local road off LA180Eocenepelecypods,gastropodsLA0036sw1/4ne1/4s13t10nr11w|,
Baton RougeEast Baton RougeLAArea deposits of chert and gravel mined across Central Louisiana for aggregate for construction.PlioceneCitronelleDevonian and Mississippian fossils - brachiopods,bryozoa,cephalopods,corals,crinoids,pelecypods,and trilobitesLA0085|,
MontgomeryGrantLACoral ParasmiliaLA0038|,
MontgomeryGrantLAOn Red River near Montgomery LandingEocenenumerous mollusksLA0039|,
MontgomeryGrantLAat Creole Bluff at Montgomery Landing on Red RiverEoceneMoodys Branchabundant mollusksLA0040|,
Montgomery LandingGrantLAAt Creole Bluff near the Red River SW of Montgomery.EoceneMoodys Branch50 Species of Eocene mollusks.LA0041|,
Montgomery LandingGrantLAW part of se1/4s25t8nr5wEoceneJackson|Moodys Branchabundant Arca,Avicula,Bersonia[?],Callista,Capulus,Protocardium,Caricella,Cassidaria,Cassis,Clavilithes,Conus,Corbula,Crassatella,Cypraea,Dentalium,Fissurella,Fusus,Pseudoliva,Glycymeris,Harpa,Leda,Metula,Mitra,Natica,Nucula,OstreaLA0042No citations found for 'Bersonia' 060519se1/4s25t8nr5w|,
Montgomery LandingGrantLAin bluffs along riverEoceneJacksonmany species of fossils.LA0043|,
Tannock's[?] PrairieGrantLAin Limestone concretionsOstrea,HamineaLA0044Can't locate Tannock's Prairie or Bens Creek which apparently lies to its North|,
TullosGrantLA1.3 km N of RR station in fields and small washeswell preserved faunasLA0045|,
TullosGrantLAin gray sandy clayZeuglodon bonesLA0046|,
Belle Isle--Myrtle BayouIberiaLA14 km up Atchafalaya River on E slope of Shaft Hill near old sand pitpoorly preserved Ostrea,Scapharca,Gnathodon,Dosinia,Cardium,Corbula,Mactra,Lucina,Venus,Semele,FulgurLA0047|,
Petite Anse IslandIberiaLAIn well shafts and mining excavationsPleistoceneMastodon,Mylodon,Equus.LA0048|,
Grand IsleJeffersonLAAbundant invertebratesLA0049|,
AdonisNatchitochesLAin calcareous concretions on top of RidgeEocenemollusksLA0050|,
AjaxNatchitochesLA8 km S in fields near junction of LA404 and LA429 in septarian concretionsfossilsLA0051|,
Black LakeNatchitochesLAin small black land prairiesOstreaLA0052|,
Black LakeNatchitochesLAkm N,2 km W of Remy Creek S of the Saline-Weaver's Ferry RoadOstreaLA0053|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLA13 km E and in belt of abundantly fossiliferous exposures to about 8 km from Zwolle,Sabine ParishEoceneSabine|MarthavilleAnthozoa-Madracis,Haimesiastraea,pelecypods - Ostrea,Modiolus,Venericardia,Cardium,Pitaria,Tellina,Tritonidea,Buccinanops,Pseudoliva,Nassarius,Levifusus,Cornulina,Voluta,Hemisurcula,Pleurotomella,OstracodsLA0054|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLA75 meters E of RR depot on glauconitic,calcareous siltEocene?abundant OstreaLA0055|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLAarea exposuresEocenecorals,mollusks,ostracodsLA0056|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLAarea exposuresEoceneMarthavillecorals-Madracis,Haimesiastraea; bivalves,gastropods,ostracods.LA0057|,
NatchitochesNatchitochesLAWest on I49EoceneCane River150 species of invertebrates and vertebrates plus many microfossil taxaLA0058|,
ProvencalNatchitochesLA1 km W on N side of RR trackAbundant OstreaLA0059|,
Victoria MillsNatchitochesLAIn Limestone along hills in back of millsOstreaLA0060|,
Rocks CreekNatchitoches?LAnw1/4se1/4s333t10nr10w claysEoceneLogansport (LA)Pelecypods - Nucula,Yoldia,Pinna,Anomia,Modiolus,Venericardia,Lucina,Cardium,Tellina,Corbula,Martesia. Gastropods - Fissurella,Epitonium,Ampullina,Polynices,Sinum,Turritella,Calyptraphorus,Galeodea,Priscoficus,Mitrella,LevifususLA0061'Polynices' is likely a misspelling of Polinices,the modern 'moon snail'nw1/4se1/4s333t10nr10w|,
CatahoulaOuachitaLAIn hills N to Arkansas River and W to Red RiverPectenites,BelemnitesLA0062|,
CatahoulaOuachitaLAIn hills N to Arkansas River and W to Red RiverPleistocenevertebratesLA0063|,
-SabineLAT8ns12rw in road cutEoceneAnomiaLA0073T8ns12rw|,
-SabineLAT9n,nw1/4s1r12w in ravine in concretionsEoceneAnomiaLA0074T9n,nw1/4s1r12w|,
-SabineLAne1/4s2t9nr12w in lignitic outcropEoceneVenericardia,Yoldia,Volutalithes,Calyptraphorus,LevifususLA0075ne1/4s2t9nr12w|,
-SabineLAs24T10nr11w in SW corner on hilltopsEocenefossilsLA0076s24T10nr11w|,
Fort JessupSabineLA2 km E along banks of Rocky CreekEoceneTurritella,Volutilithes,fucoidsLA0064|,
Fort JessupSabineLAE along banks of Rocky CreekEoceneTurritella,Volulithes,fucoidsLA0065|,
La Nana BayouSabineLAat sec 29-30 line in dark micaceous clayEoceneTurritella,Volutilites,Pleurotoma,Astarte,Venericardia,Pseudoliva.LA0066|,
ManySabineLA2.5 km SE in boulders near Tar RiverEoceneVenericardiaLA0067|,
Negreet P.O.SabineLAin lignitic strata in local streamsOstrea,Pecten,Cypraea,TurritellaLA0068|,
Negreet P.O.SabineLAon area hills in yellow limestonesOstrea,Pecten,Cypraea,TurritellaLA0069|,
Pleasant HillSabineLA4 km NE on road cut on W side of MI180 in large calcareous concretionsEocenefossilsLA0070|,
Rocky Spring ChurchSabineLAon Marthaville-Many Road ne1/4s24t8nr11w in LimestoneCretaceousCardium,OstreaLA0071ne1/4s24t8nr11w|,
Sabinetown BluffSabineLAin green-gray glauconiteNucula,Trinacria,Arca,Periploma,Venericardia,Phacoides,Bornia,Pitaria,Macrocallista,Spisula,Corbula,gastropods - Teinostoma,Skenea,Tuba,Melanella,Architectonica,Epitonium,Natica,Sinum,Bittium,Cerithiella,Scaphopods - Cadulus,OstracodLA0072|,
Fort PolkVernonLATerrestrial vertebrates including many teeth of small mammals in thin limestone bedsMiocenevertebrates-horses,gomphotheres,artiodactyls,rodents,insectivores,Lagomorphs,carnivoresLA0077|,
Tunica HillsWest FelicianaLAIn stream bedPliocene?Citronelle?vertebrate bones-CormohipparionLA0078|,
New Hope ChurchWinnLA1 km NW in ferruginous concretionTurritellaLA0079|,
SpartaWinnLA1 km S of Milepost 24 on Sparta-Montgomery road in ferruginous and limey concretionsAnomia,Plicatula,Pseudoliva,OstreaLA0080|,
St MauriceWinnLAin bluff along bayouEoceneClaiborne, Lowertypical fossils.LA0081|,
-[?]LAIn NW corner of the state in occasional lignite outcropsPaleocene-EoceneWilcoxplants and leavesLA0083|,
Little Bayou Sata[?][?]LAs10R1sr4w in stream bluffsPleistocene20 species of invertebrates - Plants --Pleistocene--Cincinnatia,Pomatiopsis,Helisoma,Physa,Lymnaea,Campeloma,Helicodiscus,Retinella,Hawaiia,Succinea,PisidiumLA0082Can't locates10R1sr4w|,
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