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LY12uTm, Lyon County

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Next site in KansasUSGS Loc. 14891, Unit E, Hughes Creek Shale member, Foraker LS formation · 7 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About LY12uTm, Lyon County

LY12uTm, Lyon County is a fossil collection site in Kansas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Wreford Formation, dated to the Sakmarian (293.52–290.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore ramp. Documented finds include Filiramoporina kretaphilia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Wreford
Geologic interval
Sakmarian
Age
293.52–290.1 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore ramp
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Road cut on U.S. Hwy. 56, 2.8 miles east of bridge over Bluff Creek; center sec. 13, T. 16 S., R. 10 E.

Fossils found here

Filiramoporina kretaphilia
Stenolaemata · Cystodictyonidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 108516 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at LY12uTm, Lyon County?

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 LY12uTm, Lyon County?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 180 kg stony-iron meteorite was found at Admire in 1881, 9 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.