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W. M. Keck locality P-109

Washoe County, Nevada
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About W. M. Keck locality P-109

W. M. Keck locality P-109 is a fossil collection site in Washoe, Nevada, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Hunter Creek Sandstone, dated to the Clarendonian (12.5–9.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as fluvial indet. Documented finds include Proboscidea.

Geologic setting

Formation
Hunter Creek Sandstone
Geologic interval
Clarendonian
Age
12.5–9.4 Ma
Depositional environment
fluvial indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

location pinned near center of depositional basin

Fossils found here

Proboscidea
Mammalia

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 229143 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about W. M. Keck locality P-109

Can you collect at W. M. Keck locality P-109?

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 W. M. Keck locality P-109?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.