Woodbine 097 is a fossil collection site in Cooke County, Texas, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Woodbine Formation, dated to the Cenomanian (100.5–93.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as marine indet and the tectonic setting is passive margin. Documented finds include Unio.

Geologic setting

Formation: Woodbine
Geologic interval: Cenomanian
Age: 100.5–93.9 Ma
Depositional environment: marine indet.
Tectonic setting: passive margin
Recorded occurrences: 1

Locality notes

Stephenson 1952 #97, USGS 21016. Near crest of hill, SW of a road corner, 0.4 mile W of Isle du Bois Creek and 2 miles W of Texas and Pacific Railway crossing in Tioga;

Fossils found here

Unio

Bivalvia · Unionidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 6547 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Woodbine 097

Can you collect at Woodbine 097?

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 Woodbine 097?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.