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Milford - 2

Otsego County, New York
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Milford - 2

Milford - 2 is a fossil collection site in Otsego, 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 Orthoceras, Bactrites, Palaeoneilo filosa, Nuculoidea corbuliformis, Glyptocardia, Cupularostrum eximia.

Geologic setting

Formation
Geneseo
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
9
Locality notes

Milford 7.5 quadrangle

Fossils found here

Orthoceras
Cephalopoda · Orthoceratidae
Bactrites
Cephalopoda · Bactritidae
Palaeoneilo filosa
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Nuculoidea corbuliformis
Bivalvia · Nuculidae
Glyptocardia
Bivalvia · Praecardiidae
Cupularostrum eximia
Rhynchonellata · Trigonirhynchiidae
Orthonota
Bivalvia · Orthonotidae
Spirifer
Rhynchonellata · Spiriferidae
Palaeoneilo constricta
Bivalvia · Malletiidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 90866 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Milford - 2?

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 Milford - 2?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 68 kg iron meteorite was found at Burlington in 1819, 20 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.