Veteran's Park
Tarrant County, Texas32.70900, −97.16700
Can I collect here?
ProSee who owns this land and whether it is claimedPro shows the owner, the claim on this spot and every claim within a mile.
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 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Veteran's Park
Veteran's Park is a fossil collection site in Tarrant, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Lewisville Formation, dated to the Middle Cenomanian to Late Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as crevasse splay. Documented finds include Carcharodontosauria, Ornithopoda, Crocodyliformes.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Lewisville
- Geologic interval
- Middle Cenomanian to Late Cenomanian
- Age
- 100.5–93.9 Ma
- Depositional environment
- crevasse splay
- Recorded occurrences
- 3
Locality notes
Veteran's Park
Fossils found here
Carcharodontosauria
Reptilia
Ornithopoda
Ornithischia
Crocodyliformes
Reptilia
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 224233 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Veteran's Park
Can you collect at Veteran's Park?
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 Veteran's Park?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.