North side of Brazos River, 3.5 miles southwest of Palo Pinto-Graford bridge
Texas32.83500, −98.35800
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Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About North side of Brazos River, 3.5 miles southwest of Palo Pinto-Graford bridge
North side of Brazos River, 3.5 miles southwest of Palo Pinto-Graford bridge is a fossil collection site in Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Graford Formation, dated to the Kasimovian (307–303.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Preshumardites gaptankensis.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Graford
- Geologic interval
- Kasimovian
- Age
- 307–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 1
Fossils found here
Preshumardites gaptankensis
Cephalopoda · Shumarditidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 131479 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about North side of Brazos River, 3.5 miles southwest of Palo Pinto-Graford bridge
Can you collect at North side of Brazos River, 3.5 miles southwest of Palo Pinto-Graford bridge?
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 side of Brazos River, 3.5 miles southwest of Palo Pinto-Graford bridge?
Fossil.
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