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SE of Hot Springs

Fall River 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 SE of Hot Springs

SE of Hot Springs is a fossil collection site in Fall River, South Dakota, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Carlile Shale, dated to the Middle Turonian (93.9–89.8 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Synechodus, Ptychodus whipplei, Squalicorax falcatus, Cretodus semiplicatus, Johnlongia parvidens, Chiloscyllium greeni.

Geologic setting

Formation
Carlile Shale
Geologic interval
Middle Turonian
Age
93.9–89.8 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
13
Locality notes

The outcrop is situated approximately 13 km from Hot Springs, South Dakota in the NW 1/4 sec. 36, T 7 S, R 6 E, Fall River County.

Fossils found here

Synechodus
Chondrichthyes · Palaeospinacidae
Ptychodus whipplei
Chondrichthyes · Ptychodontidae
Squalicorax falcatus
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Cretodus semiplicatus
Chondrichthyes · Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Johnlongia parvidens
Chondrichthyes · Odontaspididae
Chiloscyllium greeni
Chondrichthyes · Hemiscylliidae
Cantioscyllium decipiens
Chondrichthyes · Ginglymostomatidae
Rhinobatos
Chondrichthyes · Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos incertus
Chondrichthyes · Rhinobatidae
Texatrygon avonicola
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae
Sclerorhynchidae
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Ptychotrygon triangularis
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae
Ptychotrygon ledouxi
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 213291 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at SE of Hot Springs?

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 SE of Hot Springs?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 445 g iron meteorite was found at Fairburn in 1907, 22 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.