Chainman Sh., Skunk Spring, UT is a fossil collection site in Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Chainman Formation, dated to the Serpukhovian (330.3–323.4 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore and the tectonic setting is foreland basin. Documented finds include Tabulipora, Fenestella, Fistulipora, Polypora, Stenoporella, Rhabdomeson.

Geologic setting

Formation: Chainman
Geologic interval: Serpukhovian
Age: 330.3–323.4 Ma
Depositional environment: offshore
Tectonic setting: foreland basin
Recorded occurrences: 6

Geology notes

based on description and my experience in the unit only

Locality notes

Skunk Spring, Fish Springs Quad, just north of Skunk Spring, UT; sec. 34,T17S,R16W

Fossils found here

Tabulipora

Stenolaemata · Stenoporidae

Fenestella

Stenolaemata · Fenestellidae

Fistulipora

Stenolaemata · Fistuliporidae

Polypora

Stenolaemata · Acanthocladiidae

Stenoporella

Stenolaemata · Stenoporellidae

Rhabdomeson

Stenolaemata · Rhabdomesidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 64347 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Chainman Sh., Skunk Spring, UT

Can you collect at Chainman Sh., Skunk Spring, UT?

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 Chainman Sh., Skunk Spring, UT?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.