Locality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies A
Tarrant County, Texas32.83333, −97.23333
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Locality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies A
Locality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies A is a fossil collection site in Tarrant, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Denton Formation, dated to the Late Albian (106.3–100.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as open shallow subtidal. Documented finds include Discorbis, Gaudryina (Gaudryina), Lenticulina, Aplousina, Gryphaea, Cythereis.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Denton
- Geologic interval
- Late Albian
- Age
- 106.3–100.5 Ma
- Depositional environment
- open shallow subtidal
- Recorded occurrences
- 10
Geology notes
probably shallow neritic, normal marine salinity
Fossils found here
Discorbis
Globothalamea · Discorbidae
Gaudryina (Gaudryina)
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Verneuilinidae
Lenticulina
Nodosariata · Vaginulinidae
Aplousina
Gymnolaemata · Calloporidae
Gryphaea
Bivalvia · Gryphaeidae
Cythereis
Ostracoda · Trachyleberididae
Cytherella
Ostracoda · Cytherellidae
Paracypris
Ostracoda · Paracypridinae
Pontocyprella
Ostracoda · Pontocyprididae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 65707 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Locality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies A
Can you collect at Locality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies A?
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 Locality 2, north of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Denton Biostrome, Biofacies A?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.