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Dakota

Russell County County, Kansas
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Next site in KansasTipton, near · 26 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 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 Dakota

Dakota is a fossil collection site in Russell County, Kansas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Dakota Formation, dated to the Late Cretaceous (100.5–66 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Meristodonoides.

Geologic setting

Formation
Dakota
Geologic interval
Late Cretaceous
Age
100.5–66 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
1

Fossils found here

Meristodonoides
Chondrichthyes · Hybodontidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 228156 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Dakota?

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 Dakota?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 61 kg stony meteorite was found at Covert in 1896, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.