US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for LOUISIANA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
-[?]LAIn NW corner of the state in occasional lignite outcropsPaleocene-EoceneWilcoxplants and leavesLA0083|,
--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 bivalvesLA000130.4131,-91.1750,,MCU|,
Bayou ManchacAscensionLAIn SW1/4s15t8sr2e in shell marl 303666 92.2464PleistoceneCincinnati,Pomatiopsis,Physa,Helisoma,Ferrissia,Gyralus,PisidiumLA000230.6156,-92.2464, SW1/4s15t8sr2e|,
ArcadiaBienvilleLA5 km W in RR cutEocenemollusk castsLA000332.5489,-92.9200,,MCU|,
BienvilleBienvilleLAs32t14nr7w 32.1556 93.1090CretaceousOstreaLA000432.1556,-93.1090, s32t14nr7w|,
CamptiBienvilleLA200 meters E of Campti-Sparta road on Lake Village - Vernon road in s31t14nr7w on shell strewn prairie 32.1554 93.1280OstreaLA000532.1554,-93.1280, s31t14nr7w|,
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 fossilsLA000832.3375,-92.8919,,MCU|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA16 km SE at Rayburn's Salt Works s31t15nr5w in Limestone-gypsum beds 32.2427 92.9202 (About 3km W of Friendship)CretaceousExogyra,Gryphaea,Pecten,Inoceramus,Legumen,Linearia,BaculitesLA000932.2427,-92.9202, s31t15nr5w|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA24 km EEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA001032.3375,-92.8919,,MCU|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLA5 km NE on the Ruston roadEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA001132.3375,-92.8919,,MCU|,
Liberty HillBienvilleLAIn area hillsidesEoceneClaibornetypical fossilsLA001232.3375,-92.8919,,MCU|,
AlbanyCaddoLAtoward Henderson's Mills in Limestone outcropsEoceneMidwayEnclimatocerasLA001330.5042,-90.5822,,MCU|,
Bunker HillCaddoLAin 27m of clay in bluffVenericardia,PinnaLA001432.0133,-92.0036,,SCU|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLA2 km N in small branchZeuglodon,shellsLA001632.1050,-92.0778,,MCU|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAIn RR cutsfossil leaves,lignite woodLA001732.1050,-92.0778,,MCU|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAIn bluffs along Ouachita RiverEoceneJacksonZeuglodon bones,CardiumLA001832.1050,-92.0778,,MCU|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAat Gibson's Landing on Ouachita River in 2.5 meters of sandy clay 15 meters above RiverZeuglodon,shellsLA001932.1050,-92.0778,,MCU|,
ColumbiaCaldwellLAOligoceneYazoo ClayLA0015LA008432.1050,-92.0778,,MCU|,
Lone Grave BluffCaldwellLAin lignitic sandsplant fossilsLA002032.2050,-92.1389,,SCU|,
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.LA002131.8908,-91.9986,,MCU|,
RosefieldCaldwellLA4 km S near Sone's StoreOligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA002231.8908,-91.9986,,MCU|,
RosefieldCaldwellLA5 km S along Shell creek in S35t11sr4e 31.8907 92.0311 (About 3km W of Rosefield)OligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA002331.8907,-92.0311, S35t11sr4e|,
RosefieldCaldwellLAnear on prairie near Shell creek in S31t11nOligoceneVicksburgDentalium,Ostrea,Pecten,Arca,Byssoarca,Pectunculus,Crassatella,Meretrix,Balanophyllia,Orbitoides,etc.LA002431.8907,-92.0311,S31t11n|,
Cameron ParishCameronLAAbundant invertebrates along coastLA002529.8667,-93.2167,,SCU|,
-CatahoulaLA100 meters below the Caldwell Parish line in 10 meters bluffEoceneabundant fossils.LA0033|,
Bunker HillCatahoulaLA33 km below Columbiaabundant plant and animal fossils - Lepidocyclina,PectenLA002632.0133,-92.0036,,SCU|,
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,AdeonellopsisLA002731.9294,-91.9389,,SCU|,
Grandview BluffCatahoulaLA32 km below Columbiaabundant plant and animal fossils - Lepidocyclina,PectenLA002832.0169,-92.0053,,SCU|,
RosefieldCatahoulaLAin RR cutOligocenebryozoaLA0029Original said Kentucky. Louisiana seems more likely31.8908,-91.9986,,MCU|,
RosefieldCatahoulaLAin marl in RR cut.OligoceneByramvaried bryozoan fauna.LA003031.8908,-91.9986,,MCU|,
RosefieldCatahoula?LAin RR cut near cemetery in Sec 31T11R5E in coquina layer. PLSS Loc is indeed near Rosefield however Google Maps shows no cemetery, no RR and, for that matter no town -- only one building -- at the junction of LA124 and LA126mollusks - Conus,Scapharca,Glycymeris. Ostrea,Procardia,Macrocallista. corals -Archohelia,Balanophyllia,otoliths,shark teeth,bryozoa,LepidocyclinaLA003431.8909036,-91.9972641,31T11R5E,G|,
Rosefield?Catahoula?LAin RR cutOligoceneByrambryozoaLA0035Original says 'Rosenfield'|,
Sicily IslandCatahoulaLAA few fragmentary bonesPlioceneCitronelleVertebrate-UrsusLA003131.8753,-91.6944,,MCU|,
Wyant's[?] BluffCatahoulaLA7 km above DanvilleEoceneCasts and molds of fossils.LA0032Can't locate|,
-De SotoLAsw1/4ne1/4s13t10nr11w on local road off LA180 31.8542 93.4475 (In SE corner of parish. At junction of Bob Wilson road and LA174)Eocenepelecypods,gastropodsLA003631.8542,-93.4475, sw1/4ne1/4s13t10nr11w|,
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 trilobitesLA008530.4506,-91.1544,,MCU|,
MontgomeryGrantLAOn Red River near Montgomery LandingEocenenumerous mollusksLA003931.6672,-92.8906,,MCU|,
MontgomeryGrantLAat Creole Bluff at Montgomery Landing on Red RiverEoceneMoodys Branchabundant mollusksLA004031.6672,-92.8906,,MCU|,
MontgomeryGrantLACoral ParasmiliaLA003831.6672,-92.8906,,MCU|,
Montgomery LandingGrantLAAt Creole Bluff near the Red River SW of Montgomery.EoceneMoodys Branch50 Species of Eocene mollusks.LA004132.2342,-92.1472,,SCU|,
Montgomery LandingGrantLAW part of se1/4s25t8nr5w 31.6496 92.8288 (near W shore of lake Natichoe)EoceneJackson|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' 06051931.6496,-92.8288, se1/4s25t8nr5w|,
Montgomery LandingGrantLAin bluffs along riverEoceneJacksonmany species of fossils.LA004332.2342,-92.1472,,SCU|,
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 faunasLA004531.8192,-92.3297,,MCU|,
TullosGrantLAin gray sandy clayZeuglodon bonesLA004631.8192,-92.3297,,MCU|,
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 invertebratesLA004929.2364,-89.9872,,MCU|,
AdonisNatchitochesLAin calcareous concretions on top of RidgeEocenemollusksLA0050|,
AjaxNatchitochesLA8 km S in fields near junction of LA404 and LA429 in septarian concretionsfossilsLA005131.8764,-93.3897,,MCU|,
Black LakeNatchitochesLAin small black land prairiesOstreaLA005230.5219,-92.9092,,MCU|,
Black LakeNatchitochesLAkm N,2 km W of Remy Creek S of the Saline-Weaver's Ferry RoadOstreaLA005330.5219,-92.9092,,MCU|,
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,OstracodsLA005431.7386,-93.3964,,MCU|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLA75 meters E of RR depot on glauconitic,calcareous siltEocene?abundant OstreaLA005531.7386,-93.3964,,MCU|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLAarea exposuresEoceneMarthavillecorals-Madracis,Haimesiastraea; bivalves,gastropods,ostracods.LA005731.7386,-93.3964,,MCU|,
MarthavilleNatchitochesLAarea exposuresEocenecorals,mollusks,ostracodsLA005631.7386,-93.3964,,MCU|,
NatchitochesNatchitochesLAWest on I49EoceneCane River150 species of invertebrates and vertebrates plus many microfossil taxaLA005831.7567,-93.0833,,MCU|,
ProvencalNatchitochesLA1 km W on N side of RR trackAbundant OstreaLA005931.6528,-93.2019,,MCU|,
Rocks CreekNatchitoches?LAnw1/4se1/4s333t10nr10w clays 38.08056 93.3975 (in Valley of Rocks creek).EoceneLogansport (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'38.08056,-93.3975, nw1/4se1/4s333t10nr10w|,
Victoria MillsNatchitochesLAIn Limestone along hills in back of millsOstreaLA0060|,
CatahoulaOuachitaLAIn hills N to Arkansas River and W to Red RiverPleistocenevertebratesLA006330.2144,-91.7089,,MCU|,
CatahoulaOuachitaLAIn hills N to Arkansas River and W to Red RiverPectenites,BelemnitesLA006230.2144,-91.7089,,MCU|,
-SabineLAs24T10nr11w in SW corner on hilltops 31.8378 93.4507 (in extreme ne corner of parish)EocenefossilsLA007631.8378,-93.4507, s24T10nr11w|,
Belmont[?]SabineLAT8ns12rw in road cut -- This is fairly hopeless without a range value in PLSS loc. Loc is based on R12W, but if there are any fossils there (About 4km SW of Belmont on LA120), it'll be luckEoceneAnomiaLA007331.6857247,-93.5475125,T8ns12rw,G|,
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 RiverEoceneVenericardiaLA006731.5672,-93.4811,,MCU|,
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 concretionsEocenefossilsLA007031.8556,-93.5131,,MCU|,
Pleasant HillSabineLAT9n,nw1/4s1r12w in ravine in concretions. Loc based on PLSS is aobut 3km SW of Pleasant HillEoceneAnomiaLA007431.801725,-93.551159,nw1/4s1T9nr12w,G|,
Pleasant HillSabineLAne1/4s2t9nr12w in lignitic outcrop 31.7987 95.5641 (Rough Guess 6 or 7km SW of Pleasant Hill?)EoceneVenericardia,Yoldia,Volutalithes,Calyptraphorus,LevifususLA007531.7987,-95.5641, ne1/4s2t9nr12w|,
Rocky Spring ChurchSabineLAon Marthaville-Many Road ne1/4s24t8nr11w in Limestone 31.6648 93.44447 (About 5km WNW of Fort Jessup)CretaceousCardium,OstreaLA007131.6648,-93.44447, ne1/4s24t8nr11w|,
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,carnivoresLA007731.0464,-93.2053,,MCU|,
Little Bayou SaraWest FelicianaLAs10R1sr4w in stream bluffs. PLSS Loc doesn't resolve to anything reasonablePleistocene (24640 BP)20 species of invertebrates - Plants --Pleistocene--Cincinnatia,Pomatiopsis,Helisoma,Physa,Lymnaea,Campeloma,Helicodiscus,Retinella,Hawaiia,Succinea,PisidiumLA0082http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/metadata/noaa-macrofossil-7876.html30.95, -91.46667,,G|,
Tunica HillsWest FelicianaLAIn stream bedPliocene?Citronelle?vertebrate bones-CormohipparionLA007830.9675,-91.5533,,MCU|,
New Hope ChurchWinnLA1 km NW in ferruginous concretionTurritellaLA007932.5344,-93.6703,,MCU|,
SpartaWinnLA1 km S of Milepost 24 on Sparta-Montgomery road in ferruginous and limey concretionsAnomia,Plicatula,Pseudoliva,OstreaLA008032.3672,-93.0794,,MCU|,
St MauriceWinnLAin bluff along bayouEoceneClaiborne, Lowertypical fossils.LA008130.0939,-92.1583,,SCU|,

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