Also known as Point "A" Dam Site, Conecuh River

Where: Covington County, Alabama (31.4° N, 86.5° W: paleocoordinates 32.4° N, 75.3° W)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Tallahatta Formation (Claiborne Group), Lutetian (47.8 - 41.3 Ma)

• Original stratigraphy: "The exposure situated below the Point "A" Dam is in the upper unit of the Tallahatta Formation, which in turn underlies the lowermost member of the Lisbon Formation..." Lat long is for the Point A Dam.

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•Later placed in the lowermost Lisbon Formation by Clayton et al., 2013.

• formation-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: estuary or bay; poorly lithified, sandy sandstone and poorly lithified claystone

Size class: macrofossils

Preservation: charcoalification

Collection methods: Turtles, snakes, croc (and a charred pine knot possibly used as a "stomach stone") are described herein; at least 21 fish taxa are noted and were in the proccess of being described at the time of this publication.

Primary reference: J. A. Holman and G. R. Case. 1988. Reptiles from the Eocene Tallahatta Formation of Alabama. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 8(3):328-333 [J. Alroy/J. Alroy/J. Alroy]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13346: authorized by John Alroy, entered by Robin Whatley on 01.03.2002, edited by Mark Uhen and Patricia Holroyd

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