Aaron Scott Quarry [PROXY] is a fossil collection site in Emery, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Morrison Formation, dated to the Kimmeridgian to Tithonian (154.8–143.1 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as delta plain. Documented finds include Barosaurus, Allosaurus fragilis, Dryosaurus, Glyptops, Opisthias rarus, Eutretauranosuchus.

Geologic setting

Formation: Morrison
Geologic interval: Kimmeridgian to Tithonian
Age: 154.8–143.1 Ma
Depositional environment: delta plain
Recorded occurrences: 16

Geology notes

"the quarry locality was on a delta plain along the eastern margin of a lacustrine environment"

Locality notes

Aaron Scott Quarry, on W flank of San Rafael Swell, SE of Ferron

Fossils found here

Barosaurus

Saurischia · Diplodocidae

Allosaurus fragilis

Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Dryosaurus

Ornithischia · Dryosauridae

Glyptops

Reptilia · Pleurosternidae

Opisthias rarus

Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Eutretauranosuchus

Reptilia · Goniopholididae

Coelurus

Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Apatosaurus

Saurischia · Diplodocidae

Camarasaurus

Saurischia · Camarasauridae

Stegosaurus

Ornithischia · Stegosauridae

Triconodonta

Mammalia

Planolites

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Unionidae

Bivalvia · Unionidae

Ceratosaurus

Reptilia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Camptosaurus

Ornithischia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 220417 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Aaron Scott Quarry [PROXY]

Can you collect at Aaron Scott Quarry [PROXY]?

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 Aaron Scott Quarry [PROXY]?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.