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Norman

Cleveland County, Oklahoma
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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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Norman

Norman is a fossil collection site in Cleveland, Oklahoma, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Hennessey Formation, dated to the Kungurian (283.3–274.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Captorhinikos chozaensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Hennessey
Geologic interval
Kungurian
Age
283.3–274.4 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Tectonic setting
foreland basin
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

"ditch along a secondary road in the NE 1/4 NW 1/4, sec. 29 T. 9 N., R. 2 W."\r\nThis today is in the northern outskirts of Norman, OK.

Fossils found here

Captorhinikos chozaensis
Reptilia · Captorhinidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 87091 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Norman?

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 Norman?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 4.5 kg stony meteorite was found at Amber in 1934, 26 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.