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WW-80

Washakie County County, Wyoming
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Minerals on record here

1 mineral

Recorded here: fossil.

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About WW-80

WW-80 is a fossil collection site in Washakie County, Wyoming, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Willwood Formation, dated to the Early Eocene (56–48.07 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as floodplain. Documented finds include Esthonyx spatularius, Uintacyon gingerichi, Haplomylus zalmouti, Diacodexis ilicis.

Geologic setting

Formation
Willwood
Geologic interval
Early Eocene
Age
56–48.07 Ma
Depositional environment
"floodplain"
Recorded occurrences
4
Locality notes

T 48 N, R 92 W, on McDermotts Butte Quadrangle, in Washakie County, Wyoming. NE¼, SE¼, section 3

Fossils found here

Esthonyx spatularius
Mammalia · Esthonychidae
Uintacyon gingerichi
Mammalia · NO_FAMILY_SPECIFIED
Haplomylus zalmouti
Mammalia · Apheliscidae
Diacodexis ilicis
Mammalia · Diacodexeidae

Records and references

Data: Paleobiology Database collection 154260 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record

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Can you collect at WW-80?

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 WW-80?

Fossil.

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Meteorite nearbyA 8.9 kg stony meteorite was found at Hyattville in 2008, 16 miles from here.

Source: Paleobiology Database.