Lizard Quarry
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Lizard Quarry
Geologic setting
- Geologic interval
- Early Miocene
- Age
- 23.04–15.98 Ma
- Depositional environment
- terrestrial indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 3
sec 36 T29N R54 W: Yatkola 1978, fig. 5
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 27510 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Lizard Quarry
Can you collect at Lizard Quarry?
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 Lizard Quarry?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.