Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211
Tuscarawas County, Ohio40.51667, −81.49167
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211
Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211 is a fossil collection site in Tuscarawas, Ohio, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Allegheny Formation, dated to the Desmoinesian (312.8–306 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Pharkidonotus breyeri, Pseudozygopleura palus, Pseudozygopleura scitula.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Allegheny
- Geologic interval
- Desmoinesian
- Age
- 312.8–306 Ma
- Depositional environment
- carbonate indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 3
Locality notes
NE¼ NW¼ sec. 2 Dover
Fossils found here
Pharkidonotus breyeri
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Pseudozygopleura palus
Gastropoda · Pseudozygopleuridae
Pseudozygopleura scitula
Gastropoda · Pseudozygopleuridae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 149169 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211
Can you collect at Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211?
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 Td-4. Abandoned strip mine on southwest side of Ohio 39 (Country Rd 211?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.