Asteroidea, Reid locality 9, Dirks, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth
Fort Worth County, Texas32.63333, −97.39778
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Asteroidea, Reid locality 9, Dirks, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth
Asteroidea, Reid locality 9, Dirks, 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 Crateraster texensis, Fomalhautia hortensae, Denebia americana, Altairia wintoni, Betelgeusia reidi, Alkaidia sumralli.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Pawpaw
- Geologic interval
- Late Albian
- Age
- 106.3–100.5 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore shelf
- Recorded occurrences
- 8
Locality notes
0.5 km NE of the intersection between Old Granby Road and Columbus Trail, Fort Worth
Fossils found here
Crateraster texensis
Asteroidea · Goniasteridae
Fomalhautia hortensae
Asteroidea · Goniasteridae
Denebia americana
Asteroidea · Ophidiasteridae
Altairia wintoni
Asteroidea · Ophidiasteridae
Betelgeusia reidi
Asteroidea · Astropectinidae
Alkaidia sumralli
Asteroidea · Terminasteridae
Steorrosia aspera
Malacostraca · Etyidae
Etyxanthosia pawpawensis
Malacostraca · Etyidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 59878 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Asteroidea, Reid locality 9, Dirks, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth
Can you collect at Asteroidea, Reid locality 9, Dirks, 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 9, Dirks, Pawpaw fm, Fort Worth?
Fossil.
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