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AMNH 32-2, Mott Creek

Big Horn County, Montana
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Next site in MontanaYPM 64-29, Point Creek · 2 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About AMNH 32-2, Mott Creek

AMNH 32-2, Mott Creek is a fossil collection site in Big Horn, Montana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cloverly Formation, dated to the Albian (113.2–100.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Tenontosaurus tilletti.

Geologic setting

Formation
Cloverly
Geologic interval
Albian
Age
113.2–100.5 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Altitude
1138 meters
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

SW 1/4, sec 8, T5S, R30E; 6 mi SE of Cashen Ranch house, 20 miles E of Pryor, on Mott Creek

Fossils found here

Tenontosaurus tilletti
Ornithischia · Tenontosauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 50529 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about AMNH 32-2, Mott Creek

Can you collect at AMNH 32-2, Mott Creek?

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 AMNH 32-2, Mott Creek?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.