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Stamford

Haskell County, Texas
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Next site in TexasB.E.G. 220-T-1 (Q-4), 1 mile ENE of Abilene Railway station · 34 mi

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Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 3, 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 Stamford

Stamford is a fossil collection site in Haskell, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Vale Formation, dated to the Sakmarian to Kungurian (293.52–274.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Phasmatocycas, Taeniopteris, Gigantopteris.

Geologic setting

Formation
Vale
Geologic interval
Sakmarian to Kungurian
Age
293.52–274.4 Ma
Depositional environment
terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences
5
Locality notes

3 miles N of Stamford, Texas

Fossils found here

Phasmatocycas
Cycadopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Taeniopteris
Cycadopsida · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Gigantopteris
NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Gigantopteridaceae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 11145 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Stamford?

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 Stamford?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 36 kg stony meteorite was found at Haskell in 1909, 19 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.