Bens Creek, first cut west of the station on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Somerset County, Pennsylvania40.15833, −78.59167
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Bens Creek, first cut west of the station on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Bens Creek, first cut west of the station on the Pennsylvania Railroad is a fossil collection site in Somerset, Pennsylvania, 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 marine indet. Documented finds include Chonetinella verneuilana, Derbyia crassa, Parajuresania nebrascensis, Nuculopsis girtyi, Palaeoneilo oweni, Astartella vera.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Glenshaw
- Geologic interval
- Missourian
- Age
- 306–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 13
Locality notes
Bens Creek, a station on the Pennsylvania Railroad 96 miles east of Pillsburgh. The first cut west of the station.
Fossils found here
Chonetinella verneuilana
Strophomenata · Rugosochonetidae
Derbyia crassa
Strophomenata · Derbyiidae
Parajuresania nebrascensis
Strophomenata · Echinoconchidae
Nuculopsis girtyi
Bivalvia · Nuculidae
Palaeoneilo oweni
Bivalvia · Malletiidae
Astartella vera
Bivalvia · Astartidae
Strobeus primogenius
Gastropoda · Soleniscidae
Glabrocingulum grayvillense
Gastropoda · Gosseletinidae
Worthenia tabulata
Gastropoda · Phymatopleuridae
Cymatospira montfortianus
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Pharkidonotus percarinatus
Gastropoda · Bellerophontidae
Soleniscus typicus
Gastropoda · Soleniscidae
Beyrichoceratoides lunatus
Cephalopoda · Muensteroceratidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 184101 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Bens Creek, first cut west of the station on the Pennsylvania Railroad
Can you collect at Bens Creek, first cut west of the station on the Pennsylvania Railroad?
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 Bens Creek, first cut west of the station on the Pennsylvania Railroad?
Fossil.
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