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Archer City Bonebed 3

Texas
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Next site in TexasGullies south of pond dam, 250 meters north of the Lost Creek Cemetery, 0.4 km east of Highway 59 and 8.3 km northeast of Jacksboro · 15 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Archer City Bonebed 3

Archer City Bonebed 3 is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Archer City Formation, dated to the Wolfcampian (298.9–286 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as channel. Documented finds include Orthacanthus texensis, Paleonisciformes, Eryops megacephalus, Archeria crassidisca, Edaphosaurus boanerges.

Geologic setting

Formation
Archer City
Geologic interval
Wolfcampian
Age
298.9–286 Ma
Depositional environment
"channel"
Recorded occurrences
6
Geology notes

ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: ab_chan_fill ETE event: ., ETE env comment: .

Fossils found here

Orthacanthus texensis
Chondrichthyes · Orthacanthidae
Paleonisciformes
Actinopterygii
Eryops megacephalus
Amphibia · Eryopidae
Archeria crassidisca
Osteichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Edaphosaurus boanerges
Osteichthyes · Edaphosauridae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 22635 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Archer City Bonebed 3?

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 Archer City Bonebed 3?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.