Pipestone Springs is a fossil collection site in Jefferson, Montana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Renova Formation, dated to the Chadronian (37–33.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Herpetotherium valens, Herpetotherium fugax, Copedelphys titanelix, Centetodon kuenzii, Micropternodus borealis, Oligoryctes altitalonidus.

Geologic setting

Formation: Renova
Geologic interval: Chadronian
Age: 37–33.9 Ma
Depositional environment: terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences: 54

Locality notes

North and west of Whitehall in sec 29, T2N, R5W\nSDSM V5318, said to be from "Pipestone Springs" and in this section by Ostrander 1983b, may or may not correspond to Pipestone sensu stricto, because Fence Patch (see) also is in this section

Fossils found here

Herpetotherium valens

Mammalia · Herpetotheriidae

Herpetotherium fugax

Mammalia · Herpetotheriidae

Copedelphys titanelix

Mammalia · Herpetotheriidae

Centetodon kuenzii

Mammalia · Geolabididae

Micropternodus borealis

Mammalia · Micropternodontidae

Oligoryctes altitalonidus

Mammalia · Oligoryctidae

Oligoryctes cameronensis

Mammalia · Oligoryctidae

Apternodus mediaevus

Mammalia · Apternodontidae

Domnina thompsoni

Mammalia · Soricidae

Oligoscalops

Mammalia · Proscalopidae

Cryptoryctes kayi

Mammalia · Micropternodontidae

Megalagus brachyodon

Mammalia · Leporidae

Palaeolagus temnodon

Mammalia · Leporidae

Chadrolagus emryi

Mammalia · Leporidae

Ischyromys veterior

Mammalia · Ischyromyidae

Ischyromys

Mammalia · Ischyromyidae

Pseudocylindrodon neglectus

Mammalia · Cylindrodontidae

Cylindrodon fontis

Mammalia · Cylindrodontidae

Prosciurus vetustus

Mammalia · Aplodontiidae

Douglassciurus jeffersoni

Mammalia · Sciuridae

Namatomys lloydi

Mammalia · Eomyidae

Adjidaumo minimus

Mammalia · Eomyidae

Aulolithomys bounites

Mammalia · Eomyidae

Heliscomys (Syphyriomys) ostranderi

Mammalia · Heliscomyidae

Brachyrhynchocyon dodgei

Mammalia · Amphicyonidae

Brachyrhynchocyon montanus

Mammalia · Amphicyonidae

Hesperocyon gregarius

Mammalia · Canidae

Mustelavus priscus

Mammalia · Mustelidae

Palaeogale sectoria

Mammalia · Palaeogalidae

Mesohippus westoni

Mammalia · Equidae

Miohippus grandis

Mammalia · Equidae

Brontotheriidae

Mammalia · Brontotheriidae

Colodon kayi

Mammalia · Tapiridae

Hyracodon

Mammalia · Hyracodontidae

Rhinocerotidae

Mammalia · Rhinocerotidae

Stibarus montanus

Mammalia · Leptochoeridae

Bathygenys alpha

Mammalia · Merycoidodontidae

Merycoidodontidae

Mammalia · Merycoidodontidae

Poebrotherium wilsoni

Mammalia · Camelidae

Trigenicus profectus

Mammalia · Protoceratidae

Pipestoneia douglassi

Mammalia · Leptomerycidae

Leptomeryx mammifer

Mammalia · Leptomerycidae

Leptomeryx speciosus

Mammalia · Leptomerycidae

Leptomeryx

Mammalia · Leptomerycidae

Testudines

Reptilia

Helodermoides tuberculatus

Reptilia · Anguidae

Trigonias osborni

Mammalia · Rhinocerotidae

Subhyracodon mitis

Mammalia · Rhinocerotidae

Showing 48 of 49 identified taxa.

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 17010 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Pipestone Springs

Can you collect at Pipestone Springs?

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 Pipestone Springs?

Fossil.

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