Saltville is a fossil collection site in Smyth, Virginia, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. The depositional environment is recorded as lacustrine - small. Documented finds include Arctodus simus, Mammuthus, Cervalces scotti, Megalonyx jeffersonii, Ondatra, Mammut americanum.

Geologic setting

Geologic interval: Late Pleistocene
Age: 0.129–0.0117 Ma
Depositional environment: lacustrine - small
Recorded occurrences: 44

Fossils found here

Arctodus simus

Mammalia · Ursidae

Mammuthus

Mammalia · Elephantidae

Cervalces scotti

Mammalia · Cervidae

Megalonyx jeffersonii

Mammalia · Megalonychidae

Ondatra

Mammalia · Cricetidae

Mammut americanum

Mammalia · Mammutidae

Mammuthus primigenius

Mammalia · Elephantidae

Equus

Mammalia · Equidae

Odocoileus virginianus

Mammalia · Cervidae

Cervalces

Mammalia · Cervidae

Rangifer tarandus

Mammalia · Cervidae

Bison

Mammalia · Bovidae

Bootherium bombifrons

Mammalia · Bovidae

Bootherium

Mammalia · Bovidae

Ovibovini

Mammalia · Bovidae

Chelydra serpentina

Reptilia · Chelydridae

Notophthalmus viridescens

Amphibia · Salamandridae

Elaphe obsoleta

Reptilia · Colubridae

Nerodia sipedon

Reptilia · Colubridae

Rana pipiens

Amphibia · Ranidae

Storeria

Reptilia · Colubridae

Thamnophis

Reptilia · Colubridae

Abies

Pinopsida · Pinaceae

Picea

Pinopsida · Pinaceae

Pinus

Pinopsida · Pinaceae

Quercus

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Fagaceae

Betula

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Betulaceae

Tilia

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Tiliaceae

Alnus

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Betulaceae

Cyperaceae

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Cyperaceae

Poaceae

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Poaceae

Polygonum

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Polygonaceae

Ranunculaceae

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Ranunculaceae

Rosaceae

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Rosaceae

Myriophyllum

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Haloragaceae

Potamogeton

NO_CLASS_SPECIFIED · Potamogetonaceae

Anomalocardia

Bivalvia · Veneridae

Bryophyta

Fungi

Mammuthus columbi

Mammalia · Elephantidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 103358 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Questions about Saltville

Can you collect at Saltville?

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 Saltville?

Fossil.

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Source: Paleobiology Database.