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Asteroidea, Reid locality 1, Haslet, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth

Fort Worth County, Texas
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Next site in TexasMotorola plant, west of intersection of N. Beach and Fossil Creek Blvd · 7 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

7 miMotorola plant, west of intersection of N. Beach and Fossil Creek BlvdFossil8 miRoanoke (ROK)Fossil9 miLocality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies AFossil

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About Asteroidea, Reid locality 1, Haslet, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth

Asteroidea, Reid locality 1, Haslet, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth is a fossil collection site in Fort Worth, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Pawpaw Formation, dated to the Late Albian (106.3–100.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore shelf. Documented finds include Fomalhautia hortensae, Etyxanthosia reidi.

Geologic setting

Formation
Pawpaw
Geologic interval
Late Albian
Age
106.3–100.5 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore shelf
Recorded occurrences
2
Locality notes

0.9 miles SSE of the Fort Worth Alliance Airport

Fossils found here

Fomalhautia hortensae
Asteroidea · Goniasteridae
Etyxanthosia reidi
Malacostraca · Etyidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 59872 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Asteroidea, Reid locality 1, Haslet, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth

Can you collect at Asteroidea, Reid locality 1, Haslet, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth?

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 Asteroidea, Reid locality 1, Haslet, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 44.5 kg iron meteorite was found at Saginaw in 1979, 6 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.