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Laurens 24D5

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Laurens 24D5

Laurens 24D5 is a fossil collection site in New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Geneseo Formation, dated to the Givetian (387.95–382.31 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Pseudoatrypa devoniana, Palaeoneilo constricta, Praewaagenoconcha speciosa, Actinopteria boydi, Whidbornella lachrymosa, Truncalosia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Geneseo
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
6

Fossils found here

Pseudoatrypa devoniana
Rhynchonellata · Atrypidae
Palaeoneilo constricta
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Praewaagenoconcha speciosa
Strophomenata · Sentosiidae
Actinopteria boydi
Bivalvia · Pterineidae
Whidbornella lachrymosa
Strophomenata · Araksalosiidae
Truncalosia
Strophomenata · Araksalosiidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 89908 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Laurens 24D5?

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 Laurens 24D5?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 11 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.