11-T-72
Bastrop County, Texas29.99611, −97.24750
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About 11-T-72
11-T-72 is a fossil collection site in Bastrop, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Reklaw Formation, dated to the Ypresian (56–48.07 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as shallow subtidal indet. Documented finds include Ostrea, Nassarius (Tritiaria), Lyrosurcula, Pholadomya, Amaea, Galeodea.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Reklaw
- Geologic interval
- Ypresian
- Age
- 56–48.07 Ma
- Depositional environment
- shallow subtidal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 33
Fossils found here
Ostrea
Bivalvia · Ostreidae
Nassarius (Tritiaria)
Gastropoda · Nassariidae
Lyrosurcula
Gastropoda · Turridae
Pholadomya
Bivalvia · Pholadomyidae
Amaea
Gastropoda · Epitoniidae
Galeodea
Gastropoda · Cassidae
Cadulus
Scaphopoda · Gadilidae
Protosurcula
Gastropoda · Turridae
Natica
Gastropoda · Naticidae
Bathyarca
Bivalvia · Arcidae
Solariorbis
Gastropoda · Skeneidae
Pyramidella
Gastropoda · Pyramidellidae
Architectonica
Gastropoda · Architectonicidae
Episiphon
Scaphopoda · Gadilinidae
Surculoma
Gastropoda · Turridae
Mathilda
Gastropoda · Mathildidae
Corbula (Notocorbula)
Bivalvia · Corbulidae
Tropisurcula
Gastropoda · Cochlespiridae
Eosurcula moorei
Gastropoda · Turridae
Hesperiturris nodocarinatus
Gastropoda · Turridae
Falsifusus
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Dentalium
Scaphopoda · Dentaliidae
Clavilithes
Gastropoda · Fasciolariidae
Athleta petrosa
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Pseudomalaxis
Gastropoda · Architectonicidae
Phalium
Gastropoda · Cassidae
Ancilla staminea
Gastropoda · Olividae
Athleta (Volutocorbis)
Gastropoda · Volutidae
Coronia taylori
Gastropoda · Turridae
Turritella
Gastropoda · Turritellidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 205223 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about 11-T-72
Can you collect at 11-T-72?
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 11-T-72?
Fossil.
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