South side of Missouri River floodplain, near Obert
Cedar County, Nebraska42.73500, −97.02500
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About South side of Missouri River floodplain, near Obert
South side of Missouri River floodplain, near Obert is a fossil collection site in Cedar, Nebraska, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Carlile Shale, dated to the Middle Turonian (93.9–89.8 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Meristodonoides, Lissodus, Ptychodus anonymus, Ptychodus whipplei, Cantioscyllium decipiens, Chiloscyllium greeni.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Carlile Shale
- Geologic interval
- Middle Turonian
- Age
- 93.9–89.8 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore
- Recorded occurrences
- 37
Locality notes
Fossiliferous unit was exposed as gypsum-cemented phosphate pebble rubble, mostly buried in leaves, in a nearly flat wooded area below the steeper exposures on the south side of the Missouri River floodplain.
Fossils found here
Meristodonoides
Chondrichthyes · Hybodontidae
Lissodus
Chondrichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Ptychodus anonymus
Chondrichthyes · Ptychodontidae
Ptychodus whipplei
Chondrichthyes · Ptychodontidae
Cantioscyllium decipiens
Chondrichthyes · Ginglymostomatidae
Chiloscyllium greeni
Chondrichthyes · Hemiscylliidae
Scapanorhynchus raphiodon
Chondrichthyes · Mitsukurinidae
Eostriatolamia paucicorrugata
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Eostriatolamia
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Cretodus crassidens
Chondrichthyes · Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Cretalamna appendiculata
Chondrichthyes · Otodontidae
Squalicorax falcatus
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Squalicorax pawpawensis
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Squalicorax
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Scyliorhinidae
Chondrichthyes · Scyliorhinidae
Rhinobatos incertus
Chondrichthyes · Rhinobatidae
Protoplatyrhina renae
Chondrichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Pseudohypolophus mcnultyi
Chondrichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Ischyrhiza mira
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza texana
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Texatrygon hooveri
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae
Ptychotrygon triangularis
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae
Cretomanta canadensis
Chondrichthyes · Aquilolamnidae
Hadrodus
Osteichthyes · Pycnodontidae
Anomoeodus
Osteichthyes · Pycnodontidae
Micropycnodon
Osteichthyes · Mesturidae
Palaeobalistum
Osteichthyes · Pycnodontidae
Pycnodontidae
Osteichthyes · Pycnodontidae
Caturidae
Osteichthyes · Caturidae
Aspidorhynchidae
Osteichthyes · Aspidorhynchidae
Protosphyraena
Osteichthyes · Pachycormidae
Plethodidae
Osteichthyes · Plethodidae
Pachyrhizodus minimus
Osteichthyes · Pachyrhizodontidae
Albulidae
Osteichthyes · Albulidae
Enchodus gladiolus
Osteichthyes · Enchodontidae
Enchodus shumardi
Osteichthyes · Enchodontidae
Coniasaurus
Reptilia · Dolichosauridae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 213389 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about South side of Missouri River floodplain, near Obert
Can you collect at South side of Missouri River floodplain, near Obert?
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 South side of Missouri River floodplain, near Obert?
Fossil.
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