Bowerston
Harrison County, Ohio40.42500, −80.18750
Can I collect here?
ProSee who owns this land and whether it is claimedPro shows the owner, the claim on this spot and every claim within a mile.
Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Bowerston
Bowerston is a fossil collection site in Harrison, Ohio, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Glenshaw Formation, dated to the Missourian (306–303.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Lophophyllidium profundum, Derbyia crassa, Antiquatonia costata, Cymatospira montfortianus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Glenshaw
- Geologic interval
- Missourian
- Age
- 306–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 4
Locality notes
SE¼ NE¼ sec. 10. Corning 7½’ Quadrangle. Trimble Township.
Fossils found here
Lophophyllidium profundum
Anthozoa · Lophophyllidae
Derbyia crassa
Strophomenata · Derbyiidae
Antiquatonia costata
Strophomenata · Productellidae
Cymatospira montfortianus
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 175188 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Bowerston
Can you collect at Bowerston?
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 Bowerston?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.