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YPM 64-38, Scott Creek

Big Horn County, Montana
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About YPM 64-38, Scott Creek

YPM 64-38, Scott Creek is a fossil collection site in Big Horn, Montana, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Cloverly Formation, dated to the Middle Albian to Early Cenomanian (110.1–93.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Tenontosaurus tilletti.

Geologic setting

Formation
Cloverly
Geologic interval
Middle Albian to Early Cenomanian
Age
110.1–93.9 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Altitude
1232 meters
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

SE 1/4, sec 14, T5S, R28E; 1100 yds NW of YPM 64-37 on opposite side of mesa

Fossils found here

Tenontosaurus tilletti
Ornithischia · Tenontosauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 50477 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about YPM 64-38, Scott Creek

Can you collect at YPM 64-38, Scott Creek?

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 YPM 64-38, Scott Creek?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.