Deadman's Creek
Swisher County, Texas34.50000, −101.70000
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Deadman's Creek
Deadman's Creek is a fossil collection site in Swisher, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Tule Formation, dated to the Irvingtonian (1.4–0.21 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Sorex cinereus, Sorex cudahyensis, Neosorex lacustris, Sorex megapalustris, Microsorex pratensis, Sorex.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Tule
- Geologic interval
- Irvingtonian
- Age
- 1.4–0.21 Ma
- Depositional environment
- terrestrial indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 19
Locality notes
Rex Rodgers Ranch, 24 km E of Tulia
Fossils found here
Sorex cinereus
Mammalia · Soricidae
Sorex cudahyensis
Mammalia · Soricidae
Neosorex lacustris
Mammalia · Soricidae
Sorex megapalustris
Mammalia · Soricidae
Microsorex pratensis
Mammalia · Soricidae
Sorex
Mammalia · Soricidae
Blarina brevicauda
Mammalia · Soricidae
Cynomys ludovicianus
Mammalia · Sciuridae
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus
Mammalia · Sciuridae
Parageomys tobinensis
Mammalia · Geomyidae
Thomomys talpoides
Mammalia · Geomyidae
Peromyscus cragini
Mammalia · Cricetidae
Cudahyomys moorei
Mammalia · Cricetidae
Ondatra annectens
Mammalia · Cricetidae
Microtus paroperarius
Mammalia · Cricetidae
Microtus meadensis
Mammalia · Cricetidae
Mictomys meltoni
Mammalia · Cricetidae
Equus conversidens
Mammalia · Equidae
Camelops
Mammalia · Camelidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 20306 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Deadman's Creek
Can you collect at Deadman's Creek?
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 Deadman's Creek?
Fossil.
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