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Jensen Wash, bed 7

Millard County, Utah
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Next site in UtahNorthern Burbank Hills · 2 mi

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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

2 miNorthern Burbank HillsFossil8 miChainman Sh., Burbank Hills, UTFossil18 miElderberry Canyon QuarryFossil

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About Jensen Wash, bed 7

Jensen Wash, bed 7 is a fossil collection site in Millard, Utah, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Chainman Formation, dated to the Asbian (339.9–335.9 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as offshore ramp. Documented finds include Entogonites borealis, Entogonites, Calygirtyoceras confusionense, Calygirtyoceras arcticum, Calygirtyoceras, Dimorphoceras rileyi.

Geologic setting

Formation
Chainman
Geologic interval
Asbian
Age
339.9–335.9 Ma
Depositional environment
offshore ramp
Recorded occurrences
10
Geology notes

distal foredeep/lower carbonate ramp

Locality notes

N side of Burbank Hills

Fossils found here

Entogonites borealis
Cephalopoda · Entogonitidae
Entogonites
Cephalopoda · Entogonitidae
Calygirtyoceras confusionense
Cephalopoda · Girtyoceratidae
Calygirtyoceras arcticum
Cephalopoda · Girtyoceratidae
Calygirtyoceras
Cephalopoda · Girtyoceratidae
Dimorphoceras rileyi
Cephalopoda · Dimorphoceratidae
Metadimorphoceras mangeri
Cephalopoda · Dimorphoceratidae
Metadimorphoceras
Cephalopoda · Dimorphoceratidae
Goniatites americanus
Cephalopoda · Goniatitidae
Kazakhoceras bylundi
Cephalopoda · Berkhoceratidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 134615 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at Jensen Wash, bed 7?

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 Jensen Wash, bed 7?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 38 g stony meteorite was found at Tule Valley Hardpan 004 in 2007, 25 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.