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Tabor Site

Eaton County, Michigan
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 Tabor Site

Tabor Site is a fossil collection site in Eaton, Michigan, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as glacial. Documented finds include Mammuthus.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Late Pleistocene
Age
0.129–0.0117 Ma
Depositional environment
glacial
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

N of Grand Ledge, precise locality unknown

Fossils found here

Mammuthus
Mammalia · Elephantidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 63682 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Tabor Site?

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 Tabor Site?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.