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Smithville

Bastrop County, Texas
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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 Smithville

Smithville is a fossil collection site in Bastrop, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Weches Formation, dated to the Lutetian (48.07–41.03 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Bregmaceros troelli, Brazosiella kokeni, Brazosiella moseleyi, Allomorone burlesonis, Jefitchia copelandi, Signata nicoli.

Geologic setting

Formation
Weches
Geologic interval
Lutetian
Age
48.07–41.03 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
13

Fossils found here

Bregmaceros troelli
Osteichthyes · Bregmacerotidae
Brazosiella kokeni
Osteichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Brazosiella moseleyi
Osteichthyes · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Allomorone burlesonis
Osteichthyes · Haemulidae
Jefitchia copelandi
Osteichthyes · Sciaenidae
Signata nicoli
Osteichthyes · Ophididae
Bauzaia lamberi
Osteichthyes · Ophididae
Bauzaia melrosensis
Osteichthyes · Ophididae
Bauzaia
Osteichthyes · Ophididae
Preophidion petropolis
Osteichthyes · Ophididae
Preophidion stintoni
Osteichthyes · Ophididae
Carapus smithvillensis
Osteichthyes · Carapidae
Cypraedia subcancellata
Gastropoda · Pediculariidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 84146 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Smithville?

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 Smithville?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 153.3 kg stony meteorite was found at Bluff (a) in 1878, 19 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.