Marathon Uplift, Woods Hollow Boulders Fm., Aphelaspis Zone
Texas30.20500, −103.24416
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Marathon Uplift, Woods Hollow Boulders Fm., Aphelaspis Zone
Marathon Uplift, Woods Hollow Boulders Fm., Aphelaspis Zone is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Woods Hollow Boulders Formation, dated to the Steptoean (497–493.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore shelf. Documented finds include Parabolinella, Olenus, Pterocephalia, Taenicephalus, Aphelaspis, Pseudagnostus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Woods Hollow Boulders
- Geologic interval
- Steptoean
- Age
- 497–493.5 Ma
- Depositional environment
- offshore shelf
- Recorded occurrences
- 8
Geology notes
"ls boulders in dark greenish clay shale, outer shelf (BA5)."
Fossils found here
Parabolinella
Trilobita · Olenidae
Olenus
Trilobita · Olenidae
Pterocephalia
Trilobita · Pterocephaliidae
Taenicephalus
Trilobita · Parabolinoididae
Aphelaspis
Trilobita · Aphelaspidae
Pseudagnostus
Artiopoda · Diplagnostidae
Homagnostus
Artiopoda · Agnostidae
Glyptagnostus
Artiopoda · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 237 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Marathon Uplift, Woods Hollow Boulders Fm., Aphelaspis Zone
Can you collect at Marathon Uplift, Woods Hollow Boulders Fm., Aphelaspis Zone?
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 Marathon Uplift, Woods Hollow Boulders Fm., Aphelaspis Zone?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.