USGS locality D6765 is a fossil collection site in Powder River, Montana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Fort Union Formation, dated to the Paleocene (66–56 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as fluvial indet. Documented finds include Alnipollenites verus, Triporopollenites, Momipites wyomingensis, Laevigatosporites, Momipites waltmanensis, Cycadopites.

Geologic setting

Formation: Fort Union
Geologic interval: Paleocene
Age: 66–56 Ma
Depositional environment: fluvial indet.
Recorded occurrences: 12

Geology notes

From Pocknall and Nichols 1996 Figure 2: Meandering fluvial facies.

Locality notes

510 mWL 560 mSL, Sec. 22, T. 3 S., R. 49 E., Powder River Co., Mt; Leslie Creek Quadrangle

Fossils found here

Alnipollenites verus

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Betulaceae

Triporopollenites

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Proteaceae

Momipites wyomingensis

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae

Laevigatosporites

Polypodiopsida · Polypodiaceae

Momipites waltmanensis

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae

Cycadopites

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Caryapollenites wodehousei

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 236819 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USGS locality D6765

Can you collect at USGS locality D6765?

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 locality D6765?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.