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OMNH locality V1061

Carbon County, Montana
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About OMNH locality V1061

OMNH locality V1061 is a fossil collection site in Carbon, 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 Ceratodus nirumbee.

Geologic setting

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

OMNH locality V1061, 11 km NE of Edgar

Fossils found here

Ceratodus nirumbee
Osteichthyes · Ceratodontidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 228798 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at OMNH locality V1061?

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 OMNH locality V1061?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.