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tracksite below Smith's Ferry, Northampton

Hampshire County, Massachusetts
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About tracksite below Smith's Ferry, Northampton

tracksite below Smith's Ferry, Northampton is a fossil collection site in Hampshire, Massachusetts, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Portland Formation, dated to the Hettangian to Sinemurian (201.4–192.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Grallator tenuis, Eubrontes giganteus, Grallator tuberosus, Eubrontes minusculus, Steropoides divaricatus, Platypterna concamerata.

Geologic setting

Formation
Portland
Geologic interval
Hettangian to Sinemurian
Age
201.4–192.9 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Altitude
43 meters
Recorded occurrences
13
Locality notes

2 mi. below Smith's Ferry, W bank of Connecticut River, near railroad, in Northampton, probably same as 'Northampton, on railroad,' and 'below Smith's Ferry'.

Fossils found here

Grallator tenuis
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Eubrontes giganteus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Grallator tuberosus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Eubrontes minusculus
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Steropoides divaricatus
Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Platypterna concamerata
Saurischia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Eubrontes
Reptilia · Grallatoridae
Polemarchus dananus
Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 62844 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about tracksite below Smith's Ferry, Northampton

Can you collect at tracksite below Smith's Ferry, Northampton?

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 tracksite below Smith's Ferry, Northampton?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 353 g iron meteorite was found at Northampton in 1963, 6 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.