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USGS 24065, near Teigen

Petroleum County, Montana
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS 24065, near Teigen

USGS 24065, near Teigen is a fossil collection site in Petroleum, Montana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Mowry Formation, dated to the Early Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore indet. Documented finds include Inoceramus irenensis, Neogastroplites.

Geologic setting

Formation
Mowry
Geologic interval
Early Cenomanian
Age
100.5–93.9 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore indet.
Recorded occurrences
2

Fossils found here

Inoceramus irenensis
Bivalvia · Inoceramidae
Neogastroplites
Cephalopoda · Hoplitidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 234737 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at USGS 24065, near Teigen?

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 USGS 24065, near Teigen?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 17.6 kg iron meteorite was found at Roundup in 1990, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.