Loc. 77. near water below falls at the high bridge, Ausable Chasm, Keesville
Clinton County, New York44.50417, −73.48055
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Loc. 77. near water below falls at the high bridge, Ausable Chasm, Keesville
Loc. 77. near water below falls at the high bridge, Ausable Chasm, Keesville is a fossil collection site in Clinton, New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Keeseville Formation, dated to the Trempealeauan (490.2–486.85 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Lingulella prima, Palaeacmaea typica, Hyolithes gibbosus, Lonchocephalus chippewaensis.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Keeseville
- Geologic interval
- Trempealeauan
- Age
- 490.2–486.85 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 4
Fossils found here
Lingulella prima
Lingulata · Obolidae
Palaeacmaea typica
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Hyolithes gibbosus
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Hyolithidae
Lonchocephalus chippewaensis
Trilobita · Lonchocephalidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 74542 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Loc. 77. near water below falls at the high bridge, Ausable Chasm, Keesville
Can you collect at Loc. 77. near water below falls at the high bridge, Ausable Chasm, Keesville?
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 Loc. 77. near water below falls at the high bridge, Ausable Chasm, Keesville?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.