2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality...
Grayson County, Texas33.78500, −96.52472
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality...
2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality... is a fossil collection site in Grayson, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Denton Formation, dated to the Late Albian (106.3–100.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Hoploparia dentonensis, Ctenochelidae, Callianassa cretacea, Callianassa valida, Linuparus adkinsi, Steorrosia aspera.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Denton
- Geologic interval
- Late Albian
- Age
- 106.3–100.5 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 12
Locality notes
...on south side St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Track
Fossils found here
Hoploparia dentonensis
Malacostraca · Nephropidae
Ctenochelidae
Malacostraca · Ctenochelidae
Callianassa cretacea
Malacostraca · Callianassidae
Callianassa valida
Malacostraca · Callianassidae
Linuparus adkinsi
Malacostraca · Palinuridae
Steorrosia aspera
Malacostraca · Etyidae
Feldmannia wintoni
Malacostraca · Feldmanniidae
Dromia anomala
Malacostraca · Dromiidae
Pseudonecrocarcinus graysonensis
Malacostraca · Paranecrocarcinidae
Elektrocarcinus texensis
Malacostraca · Necrocarcinidae
Marylyreidus punctatus
Malacostraca · Lyreididae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 141000 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality...
Can you collect at 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality...?
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 2 mi N of Denison, 1/2 mi E of Denton clay/Kde type locality...?
Fossil.
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