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Nevaxel 11, UCMP V70147

Churchill County, Nevada
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Nevaxel 11, UCMP V70147

Nevaxel 11, UCMP V70147 is a fossil collection site in Churchill, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Monarch Mill Formation, dated to the Barstovian (16.3–12.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Tomarctus brevirostris, Actiocyon parverratis, Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum, Cynarctus saxatilis, Apeomyoides savagei.

Geologic setting

Formation
Monarch Mill
Geologic interval
Barstovian
Age
16.3–12.5 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Altitude
1600 feet
Recorded occurrences
4
Locality notes

data from UCMP

Fossils found here

Tomarctus brevirostris
Mammalia · Canidae
Actiocyon parverratis
Mammalia · Ailuridae
Negodiaetictis rugatrulleum
Mammalia · Mustelidae
Cynarctus saxatilis
Mammalia · Canidae
Apeomyoides savagei
Mammalia · Eomyidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 181725 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Nevaxel 11, UCMP V70147?

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 Nevaxel 11, UCMP V70147?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.