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USGS locality D6767

Powder River County, Montana
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About USGS locality D6767

USGS locality D6767 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 Liliacidites, Alnipollenites verus, Caryapollenites veripites, Momipites ventifluminis, Caryapollenites wodehousei, Caryapollenites imparalis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Fort Union
Geologic interval
Paleocene
Age
66–56 Ma
Depositional environment
fluvial indet.
Recorded occurrences
33
Geology notes

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

Locality notes

55 mNL 620 mEL, Sec. 9, T. 3 S., R. 49 E., Powder River Co., Mt; Leslie Creek Quadrangle

Fossils found here

Liliacidites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Liliaceae
Alnipollenites verus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Betulaceae
Caryapollenites veripites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Momipites ventifluminis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Caryapollenites wodehousei
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Caryapollenites imparalis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Laevigatosporites
Polypodiopsida · Polypodiaceae
Leiotriletes
Pteridopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Triporopollenites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Proteaceae
Momipites wyomingensis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Cycadopites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Momipites amplus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Juglandaceae
Albertipollenites anguloluminosus
Magnoliopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Stereisporites
Bryopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Classopollis
Equisetopsida · Cheirolepidiaceae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 236817 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at USGS locality D6767?

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 D6767?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.