Overlies the Coffee Sand and underlies the Demopolis Formation. Źc6:���ö. 731.885.5455 Discovery Park of America hosts a permanent Coon Creek Formation exhibit which includes two specimens of Pterotrigonia thoracica. Coon Creek Tongue and McNairy Sand Member of the Ripley Formation raised to formational rank in the Mississippi embayment part of western TN according to the usage of the Tennessee Division of Geology, the cooperators of the map. For more “Did You Know” articles, check out our latest blog posts. Even if the collecting is slow, there is still an outcrop (which is a rarity in this part of MS) to explore and boulder-sized concretions packed with bivalves.

Maximum thickness 70 feet. [The Ripley Formation is no longer used on the surface in TN. Coon Creek Fossil In Natural History Gallery at Discovery Park of America. Coon Creek Formation . _r!���z���/�_q��'MG2�_��p���:����?�#�͝8�����o޲k�n�R���e��&��RH��������Wo�m'L�QG��t��"��h��t�x{s���;K���w���;̋I��(r��������ͧ��Y�i��Tu��~zz��n����7_?�M�V-Y�\1����=�?���O����j�;+��-��NQg$��β�e�Y��ޔ��+�2��I�� Coon Creek Formation (Cretaceous) at surface, covers 19 % of this area. Explore the spacious museum and the outdoor heritage park when you arrive. Frankstown is also pretty close to some exposures of the Coon Creek Formation that is … Thickness about 140 feet. The fauna is dominated by Dakoticancer australis Rathbun, 1935 (raised from subspecies rank) (49%), with smaller proportions of numerous The deposits formed when sea level was much higher than it is today and the seashore ran along what is now the Tennessee River corridor.

Fossiliferous, micaceous sand, silty and glauconitic; locally fossiliferous sandy clay at base.

Idonearca vulgaris (fossil bivalve) (Coon Creek Formation, Upper Cretaceous; Coon Creek site, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA) 3 Idonearca vulgaris (Morton, 1830)- hingeline view of an articulated fossil bivalve from the Cretaceous of Tennessee, USA. info@discoveryparkofamerica.com, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday, Nashville, TN | Memphis, TN | Jackson, TN | Paducah, KY | Murray, KY| Little Rock, AR | Cape Girardeau, MO. �H��`۝��ۻ/Wo�M߅�Ʌ�s�]{�n��s��j�D����/��%�l�O7ene,V"T�]P���u����[[S �W�����[���sA!�r�@{�.N���oUn�����a��m����HU�۹��ؙ���7��%G�s�|��p�J�:NFz[�M���c@DJ Also includes Clayton Formation- Glauconitic sand, argillaceous and locally fossiliferous; at base in Hardeman County is an impure fossiliferous limestone. Thickness 30 to 70 feet. (3.2 cm across at its widest) This species is also known as Cucullaea (Idonearca) vulgaris. Shipping and handling. Fossiliferous, micaceous sand, silty and glauconitic; locally fossiliferous sandy clay at base. Sandy clay, greenish gray, glauconitic, fossiliferous; merges northward into unfossiliferous clays and sands. (Mapped with Kcc north of Beech River.) The Coon Creek Formation, primarily in McNairy County, is one of the most significant fossil sites in the world and has produced some of the most well-preserved fossils from the Cretaceous Period.
Quartz sand and glauconite sand, argillaceous and locally fossiliferous. Sand, silt, clay, and gravel. In 1998, Tennessee designated an official State Fossil, the bivalve mollusc, (Pterotrigonia thoracica,) from the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) age Coon Creek Formation. �hX{YN�nwIG�������Q�1=��Z�Ώ����vYSL�eN�=1�b��-��)WC_���1�L E�-���G �^.�|,��K��JA����9������2��v�e�M܉���gA;T��o��J�@�E�64���}+�b��WygZ�y��Bٱn�l[�A��T-�AHs��l8��K�l"@�Nel��-�u��A�g]꺿���� J^犒C����>�"�h�� (R��*��:�»-�*���/T�t��m��\�_��[��Z�$s��]�݆"��ܙ2�*ee�o8W,a���/�G�L������.��Afd�zc���0&8�Q6���� �8bO�}��0��gğ��)WF.E���:s�;N\��)��i�O�*���>��� Close up of Pterotrigonia thoracica, a saltwater clam, Tennessee's state fossil. Nomenclature follows usage of the Tennessee Division of Geology, cooperators of the map. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Natural History Gallery where you can find these fossils. E�8q�ȹ��2>5���X���rd Thickness more than 400 feet. Thickness 25 to 200 feet; thins northward.

The Coon Creek Formation, primarily in McNairy County, is one of the most significant fossil sites in the world and has produced some of the most well-preserved fossils from the Cretaceous Period. Mississippi . Maximum thickness 180 feet. In flood plain of Mississippi River more than 100 feet thick; in smaller streams generally less than 20 feet thick. A16. It is 2 inches. In 1998, the Tennessee state legislature adopted Pterotrigonia thoracica, a saltwater clam, as its state fossil. Fine-grained sand at base, locally contains heavy minerals. x��\�n�F�}�C�Y@D�����/ő3ޱ-ǒw0�� �M�9�nvH�dg�i�q��:�E���AD�Kd����i��o�;�J� ��d�V�����������O��|%ʭ�������p��?��?��:��Z�u�V�_���xK��m��Q�T��/�ǗJ2o���Y,�rf�{,Oo�\��s}�U�V�:I�B�Bm��;��� Also, be sure to watch our “Moments of Discovery” on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. This is a fun spot to visit. Tennessee State Fossil that can be found in the Coon Creek in McNairy County, ["830 Everett Blvd., Union City, TN 38261","36.4383268","-89.0721728","Discovery Park of America"], Tennessee State Fossil: The Pterotrigonia thoracica, Discovery Park of America: Museum and Heritage Park. �HI8���޾�3��� Predominantly sand, in places interbedded with silty light-gray clays. COON CREEK FORMATION, UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Gale A. Bishop ABSTRACT Over 1,300 fossil decapods have been collected from the Upper Cretaceous Coon Creek Formation in Union County, Mississippi. Sardis Formation is mapped in study area. Irregularly bedded sand, locally interbedded with lenses and beds of gray to white clay, silty clay, lignitic clay, and lignite. Siderite concretions common in upper part. COON CREEK FORMATION, UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI Gale A. Bishop ABSTRACT Over 1,300 fossil decapods have been collected from the Upper Cretaceous Coon Creek Formation in Union County, Mississippi. This fossil is found exclusively in West Tennessee in the 70-million year old Coon Creek Formation. The deposits formed when sea level was much higher than it is today and the seashore ran along what is now the Tennessee River corridor. the Coon Creek Formation at the type locality and the Sawmill Site in Decatur County, Tennessee, in a handbook on Coon Creek in press at the Tennessee Division of Geology. Contact the seller- opens in a new window or tab and request a shipping method to your location.
Loose fine-grained sand, light-gray, sparsely glauconitic, locally interbedded with laminated lignitic clay. West Tennessee was a shallow sea!

Thickness about 140 feet. Thickness 0 to about 40 feet. Additional research on the fossil animals of Coon Creek is being conducted by Dr. Gale Bishop, formerly of the South Dakota School of This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays for deep cleaning. %PDF-1.4 %���� Merges northward into sands mapped as Kcc. Marl and calcareous clay, light-gray, fossiliferous, locally glauconitic and sandy. 1 0 obj<> endobj 2 0 obj<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB]>> endobj 3 0 obj<>stream Please Note: For the health and safety of our guests and employees, all guests three and older are required to wear masks when visiting. Thickness about 300 feet.