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HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track

Osage County, Oklahoma
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track

HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track is a fossil collection site in Osage, Oklahoma, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Vamoosa Formation, dated to the Virgilian (303.7–298.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Apotocardium lanterna, Apotocardium plautum.

Geologic setting

Formation
Vamoosa
Geologic interval
Virgilian
Age
303.7–298.9 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track, apx. 3.2 kilometers southwest of Wynona. NE sec. 32, R24N, R9E, Wynona 7½ quad.

Fossils found here

Apotocardium lanterna
Rostroconchia · Bransoniidae
Apotocardium plautum
Rostroconchia · Bransoniidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 167865 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track

Can you collect at HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track?

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 HMY 1. Exposed old excavation and pond NE of abandoned race track?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 787 g stony meteorite was found at Keystone Lake in 2003, 17 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.