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Hillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OK

Pontotoc County, Oklahoma
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Hillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OK

Hillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OK is a fossil collection site in Pontotoc, Oklahoma, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Welling Formation, dated to the Maysvillian (450.2–449.6 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as deep subtidal indet. Documented finds include Ectenaspis burkhalteri.

Geologic setting

Formation
Welling
Geologic interval
Maysvillian
Age
450.2–449.6 Ma
Depositional environment
deep subtidal indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

About 1.5 km south of section-line road.

Fossils found here

Ectenaspis burkhalteri
Trilobita · Asaphidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 164841 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Hillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OK

Can you collect at Hillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OK?

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 Hillside exposure and stream cut, about 2.5 km west of Nebo, OK?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 270 kg iron meteorite was found at Lake Murray in 1933, 18 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.