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Conger Ranch

Fall River County, South Dakota
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Next site in South DakotaSE of Hot Springs · 2 mi

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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 Conger Ranch

Conger Ranch is a fossil collection site in Fall River, South Dakota, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Pierre Shale, dated to the Early Campanian (83.6–72.2 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as deep-water indet. Documented finds include Styxosaurus browni, Teleostei.

Geologic setting

Formation
Pierre Shale
Geologic interval
Early Campanian
Age
83.6–72.2 Ma
Depositional environment
deep-water indet.
Altitude
940 meters
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

converted from T/R (NW 1/4, sec. 29, T. 7S, R. 7E)

Fossils found here

Styxosaurus browni
Reptilia · Elasmosauridae
Teleostei
Osteichthyes

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 35333 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Conger Ranch?

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 Conger Ranch?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 445 g iron meteorite was found at Fairburn in 1907, 19 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.