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Shawnee Creek

Grayson County, Texas
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Next site in Texas2 to 3 mi N of Denison, type-locality of Duck Creek limestone · 2 mi

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Based 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 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About Shawnee Creek

Shawnee Creek is a fossil collection site in Grayson, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Kiamichi Formation, dated to the Late Albian (106.3–100.5 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as carbonate indet. Documented finds include Texaslepas holterhoffi, Angulatergum kiamichensis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Kiamichi
Geologic interval
Late Albian
Age
106.3–100.5 Ma
Depositional environment
carbonate indet.
Recorded occurrences
2

Fossils found here

Texaslepas holterhoffi
Thecostraca · Zeugmatolepadidae
Angulatergum kiamichensis
Thecostraca · Stramentidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 212396 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Shawnee Creek?

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 Shawnee Creek?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 8.6 kg stony meteorite was found at Howe in 1938, 21 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.