USGS 11740
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 USGS 11740
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Eagle Ford
- Geologic interval
- Cenomanian
- Age
- 100.5–93.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- marine indet.
- Tectonic setting
- cratonic basin
- Recorded occurrences
- 15
Sandstone, thin and platy, interbedded with shale; lrg. ovate concretionary fine grained calcareous sandstone (fossiliferous), 1 ft thick, showing effects of crushing by pressure from above.
On Walnut Creek ~4.75 mi. ENE of Mansfield, TX.
Fossils found here
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 2120 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about USGS 11740
Can you collect at USGS 11740?
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 USGS 11740?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.