North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001)
Can I collect here?
ProBased 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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001)
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Twin Mountains
- Geologic interval
- Late Aptian
- Age
- 119.57–113.2 Ma
- Depositional environment
- "floodplain"
- Altitude
- 1162 feet
- Recorded occurrences
- 4
ETE sed env 1: fluvial, ETE sed env 2: overbank ETE event: paleosol, ETE env comment: 0\r\n"upland fluvial overbank sediments"; "semiarid to arid climatic conditions"
Along SE edge of Proctor Lake, 1 mi. between highways 2861 and 1479. North Quarry (incl. 3BS, 2DU) and Camp Quarry (incl. BMQ, 1B7) combined here. 48 total small "localities" from which material was collected, contained in two larger quarries (Camp, North).
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 22713 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001)
Can you collect at North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001)?
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 North Quarry/Camp Quarry, Proctor Lake Dinosaur Locality (SMU 001)?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.