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Bishop Collection 30

McCone County, South Dakota
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 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 Bishop Collection 30

Bishop Collection 30 is a fossil collection site in McCone, South Dakota, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Bearpaw Shale, dated to the Late Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore. Documented finds include Baculites eliasi, Palaeonephrops browni, Hoploparia bearpawensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Bearpaw Shale
Geologic interval
Late Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore
Recorded occurrences
3

Fossils found here

Baculites eliasi
Cephalopoda · Baculitidae
Palaeonephrops browni
Malacostraca · Nephropidae
Hoploparia bearpawensis
Malacostraca · Nephropidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 276116 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Bishop Collection 30

Can you collect at Bishop Collection 30?

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 Bishop Collection 30?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.