Jones Ranch Quarry, SMU Loc. v282, FWMSH 93B-10
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Jones Ranch Quarry, SMU Loc. v282, FWMSH 93B-10
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Twin Mountains
- Geologic interval
- Late Aptian
- Age
- 119.57–113.2 Ma
- Depositional environment
- coarse channel fill
- Recorded occurrences
- 13
Sedimentary character such as slack-water organic accumulation, clay drapes, mud rip-up clasts and carbonate nodules as well as plant remains suggest a semi-arid environment. Deposition is fluvial, occurring a few tens of km from the paleoshoreline of a shallow marine shelf, and < 15 km from track sites at Dinosaur Valley S.P.
W. W. Jones Ranch, near the city of Glen Rose
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 52865 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Jones Ranch Quarry, SMU Loc. v282, FWMSH 93B-10
Can you collect at Jones Ranch Quarry, SMU Loc. v282, FWMSH 93B-10?
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 Jones Ranch Quarry, SMU Loc. v282, FWMSH 93B-10?
Fossil.
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