Des Moines, western is a fossil collection site in Iowa, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Castoroides ohioensis.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval: Pleistocene
Age: 2.58–0.0117 Ma
Depositional environment: terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences: 1

Fossils found here

Castoroides ohioensis

Mammalia · Castoridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 216257 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Des Moines, western

Can you collect at Des Moines, western?

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 Des Moines, western?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.