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MS15uTm, Morris County

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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 MS15uTm, Morris County

MS15uTm, Morris 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, Spinofenestella spinulosa.

Geologic setting

Formation
Wreford
Geologic interval
Sakmarian
Age
293.52–290.1 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore ramp
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

Road cut on U.S. Hwy. 56, 0.2 mile east of junction with county road just east of Council Grove; NE1/4 NW 1/4 NW 1/4 sec. 18, T. 16 S., R. 9 E.

Fossils found here

Filiramoporina kretaphilia
Stenolaemata · Cystodictyonidae
Spinofenestella spinulosa
Stenolaemata · Fenestellidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 108518 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at MS15uTm, Morris 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 MS15uTm, Morris County?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 180 kg stony-iron meteorite was found at Admire in 1881, 20 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.