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USNM709b, Moran

Shackelford County, Texas
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Next site in TexasBaylor County · 2 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 USNM709b, Moran

USNM709b, Moran is a fossil collection site in Shackelford, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Moran Formation, dated to the Asselian (298.9–293.52 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet. Documented finds include Cleiothyridina rectimarginata.

Geologic setting

Formation
Moran
Geologic interval
Asselian
Age
298.9–293.52 Ma
Depositional environment
marine indet.
Recorded occurrences
1
Locality notes

Quarry on E side of US 283, 5 miles SE of Moran (near Abilene).

Fossils found here

Cleiothyridina rectimarginata
Rhynchonellata · Athyrididae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 43597 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about USNM709b, Moran

Can you collect at USNM709b, Moran?

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 USNM709b, Moran?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.