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Garrattsville

Otsego County, New York
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 Garrattsville

Garrattsville is a fossil collection site in Otsego, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Cariniferella, Cypricardella bellistriata, Palaeoneilo, Ptychopteria.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Eifelian to Givetian
Age
393.47–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
4

Fossils found here

Cariniferella
Rhynchonellata · Dalmanellidae
Cypricardella bellistriata
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Palaeoneilo
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Ptychopteria
Bivalvia · Pterineidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 54443 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Garrattsville?

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 Garrattsville?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 9 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.