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Baylor County

Baylor County, Texas
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Next site in TexasUSNM709b, Moran · 2 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.

Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Baylor County

Baylor County is a fossil collection site in Baylor, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Belle Plains Formation, dated to the Permian (298.9–251.902 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as fine channel fill. Documented finds include Annularia, Aphlebia, Callipteris, Discinites, Ernestiodendron, Gigantopteris.

Geologic setting

Formation
Belle Plains
Geologic interval
Permian
Age
298.9–251.902 Ma
Depositional environment
fine channel fill
Recorded occurrences
15
Locality notes

near Fulda

Fossils found here

Annularia
Polypodiopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Aphlebia
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Callipteris
Peltaspermopsida · Peltaspermaceae
Discinites
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Ernestiodendron
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Gigantopteris
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Gigantopteridaceae
Gomphostrobus
Pinopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Pecopteris
Pteropsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Callipteris conferta
Peltaspermopsida · Peltaspermaceae
Odontopteris
Peltaspermopsida · Peltaspermaceae
Lobatannularia
Sphenopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Taeniopteris
Cycadopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Neuropteris
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Medullosaceae
Samaropsis
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Sphenophyllum
Equisetopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 23150 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Baylor County?

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 Baylor County?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.