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Kiest Boulevard (KIB)

Dallas County, Texas
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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 9, 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 Kiest Boulevard (KIB)

Kiest Boulevard (KIB) is a fossil collection site in Dallas, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Hybodus, Ptychodus mortoni, Heterodontus, Squalicorax falcatus, Squalicorax pawpawensis, Squalicorax.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval
Late Turonian
Age
93.9–89.8 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
25

Fossils found here

Hybodus
Chondrichthyes · Hybodontidae
Ptychodus mortoni
Chondrichthyes · Ptychodontidae
Heterodontus
Chondrichthyes · Heterodontidae
Squalicorax falcatus
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Squalicorax pawpawensis
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Squalicorax
Chondrichthyes · Anacoracidae
Pseudocorax duchaussoisi
Chondrichthyes · Pseudocoracidae
Scapanorhynchus raphiodon
Chondrichthyes · Mitsukurinidae
Cretodus semiplicatus
Chondrichthyes · Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Cretalamna appendiculata
Chondrichthyes · Otodontidae
Pseudoscapanorhynchus compressidens
Chondrichthyes · Pseudoscapanorhynchidae
Dallasiella willistoni
Chondrichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Chiloscyllium greeni
Chondrichthyes · Hemiscylliidae
Cantioscyllium decipiens
Chondrichthyes · Ginglymostomatidae
Rhinobatos kiestensis
Chondrichthyes · Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos lobatus
Chondrichthyes · Rhinobatidae
Rhinobatos
Chondrichthyes · Rhinobatidae
Ischyrhiza schneideri
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Sclerorhynchus priscus
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Sclerorhynchus
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Ischyrhiza texana
Chondrichthyes · Sclerorhynchidae
Ptychotrygon triangularis
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae
Texatrygon hooveri
Chondrichthyes · Ptychotrygonidae
Cretomanta canadensis
Chondrichthyes · Aquilolamnidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 213299 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Kiest Boulevard (KIB)?

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 Kiest Boulevard (KIB)?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 44.5 kg iron meteorite was found at Saginaw in 1979, 25 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.