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West Fulton 28W1

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About West Fulton 28W1

West Fulton 28W1 is a fossil collection site in New York, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Moscow 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 Orthospirifer mesastrialis, Mucrospirifer mucronatus, Tentaculites, Paracyclas, Goniophora, Leptodesma (Leiopteria).

Geologic setting

Formation
Moscow
Geologic interval
Givetian
Age
387.95–382.31 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
11

Fossils found here

Orthospirifer mesastrialis
Rhynchonellata · Spinocyrtiidae
Mucrospirifer mucronatus
Rhynchonellata · Mucrospiriferidae
Tentaculites
Tentaculita · Tentaculitidae
Paracyclas
Bivalvia · Paracyclidae
Goniophora
Bivalvia · Modiomorphidae
Leptodesma (Leiopteria)
Bivalvia · Pterineidae
Sphenotus
Bivalvia · Grammysiidae
Elita fimbriata
Rhynchonellata · Elythidae
Ambocoelia umbonata
Rhynchonellata · Ambocoeliidae
Grammysia (Grammysioidea)
Bivalvia · Grammysiidae
Crinoidea
Crinoidea

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 111463 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at West Fulton 28W1?

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 West Fulton 28W1?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 640 g iron meteorite was found at Lasher Creek in 1948, 20 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.