New Castle is a fossil collection site in Craig, Virginia, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as terrestrial indet. Documented finds include Didelphis virginiana, Sylvilagus floridanus, Marmota monax, Ursus, Mephitis mephitis.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval: Late Pleistocene to Holocene
Depositional environment: terrestrial indet.
Recorded occurrences: 5

Fossils found here

Didelphis virginiana

Mammalia · Didelphidae

Sylvilagus floridanus

Mammalia · Leporidae

Marmota monax

Mammalia · Sciuridae

Ursus

Mammalia · Ursidae

Mephitis mephitis

Mammalia · Mephitidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 104682 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about New Castle

Can you collect at New Castle?

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 New Castle?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.