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Walter's Bone

Rio Blanco County County, Colorado
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Next site in ColoradoRocky Point Draw locality · 9 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Walter's Bone

Walter's Bone is a fossil collection site in Rio Blanco County, Colorado, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Williams Fork Formation, dated to the Late Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Kritosaurini.

Geologic setting

Formation
Williams Fork
Geologic interval
Late Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Walter's Bone, 9 mi. S of Rangely

Fossils found here

Kritosaurini
Ornithischia · Hadrosauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 277509 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Walter's Bone?

It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.

What minerals are found at Walter's Bone?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.