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Mud Hill

Taylor County, Texas
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Next site in TexasB.E.G. 220-T-1 (Q-4), 1 mile ENE of Abilene Railway station · 2 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Mud Hill

Mud Hill is a fossil collection site in Taylor, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Vale Formation, dated to the Leonardian (286–274.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Varanops brevirostris, Diadectes.

Geologic setting

Formation
Vale
Geologic interval
Leonardian
Age
286–274.4 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
2
Geology notes

none given

Locality notes

"southwest of Abilene, in Taylor County"\r\ntwo skeletons were "found near" each other

Fossils found here

Varanops brevirostris
Osteichthyes · Varanopidae
Diadectes
Osteichthyes · Diadectidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 68171 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Mud Hill?

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 Mud Hill?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 35.4 kg iron meteorite was found at Lueders in 1973, 28 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.