
Great Salt Plains Selenite Dig
Oklahoma's unique hourglass-included selenite crystals form in shallow dig pits on the salt-encrusted plains of Alfalfa County.
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Use this page as your Oklahoma rockhounding map — Oklahoma has 101 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 4 quartz & crystals, 4 agate & jasper, 1 gemstones, 71 fossils, 21 other. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.
Near major cities: Norman · Oklahoma City · Tulsa
By specimen type: Quartz & Crystals (4) · Agate & Jasper (4) · Fossils (71) · Other (21)
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Start with Great Salt Plains for selenite crystal digs, Turkey Mountain for rose rock (barite roses), and Timbered Hills for garnet. Open our Oklahoma rockhounding map for GPS listings and current fee notes.
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Oklahoma's unique hourglass-included selenite crystals form in shallow dig pits on the salt-encrusted plains of Alfalfa County.
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Barite rose clusters occur in sandstone outcrops around Tulsa and Lake Keystone, Oklahoma's official state rock.
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Garnet-bearing schist outcrops in the Wichita Mountains uplift weather garnets into area creeks and gravel bars.
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Fossil collection site in the Chapman Ranch, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Viola Springs, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Alabaster Caverns Sign is a documented rockhounding destination in OK. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site in the Oil Creek, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: slope/ramp reef. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Altus is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Apache is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Fluorescent Calcite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Clarita, Oklahoma. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Atoka is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Novaculite, Chert. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Barite Rose is a documented rockhounding destination in OK. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Beckham County is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Alabaster, Selenite, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Blaine County is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Priceite, Proberite, Ulexite, Borate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Francis, Oklahoma. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Boggy, Murray County, Oklahoma. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Buffalo is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Beaver County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Carrizozo Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Rose Agate, Agatized algae, Agatized cyad wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Bromide, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Reagan Sandstone, Comanche County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Garber, Cotton County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Golf Course, Johnston County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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El Reno is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Henryhouse, Oklahoma. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Flowerpot, Major County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Oklahoma's unique hourglass-included selenite crystals form in shallow dig pits on the salt-encrusted plains of Alfalfa County.
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Heppard Copper Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Cimarron, Oklahoma, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Welling, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: deep subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Vamoosa, Osage County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Hourglass Selenite Crystal is a documented rockhounding destination in OK. Collectors visit for quartz crystals, calcite and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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King Mountain-1 is a known mineral occurrence in Kiowa, Oklahoma, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Labrier Copper Prospects is a known mineral occurrence in Cimarron, Oklahoma, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
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Fossil collection site in the Garber Sandstone, Tillman County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Lake Spavinaw is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Cerussite, Galena, Magnetite, Goethite, Pyrite, Quartz crystals, Dolomite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Lake Stanley Draper is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Barite, Rose Rocks. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Lehigh is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Manganese. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Henryhouse, Ponotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Henryhouse, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Henryhouse, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Henryhouse, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Mangum is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Wann, Washington County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Iola, Osage County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Iola, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Miami is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Aragonite, Barite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Chert, Dolomite, Galena, Gypsum, Marcasite, Quartz crystals, Pyrite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Mill Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Manganese. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Murray County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Oil Creek, Johnston County, Oklahoma. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Hennessey, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Hennessey, Cleveland County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Ada, Seminole County, Oklahoma. Environment: coarse channel fill. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Texas County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Keel, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: sand shoal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Kingfisher County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Peoria is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Calamine, Cerussite, Galena. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Picher Landscape is a documented rockhounding destination in OK. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site in the Henryhouse, Oklahoma. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Brentwood Limestone, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Randlett is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Viola Springs, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: offshore indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Boone, Mayes County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Welling, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Environment: deep subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Seiling & Taloga is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Agate, Jadeite, Jasper, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Womble Shale, Atoka County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Environment: fissure fill. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Southard is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Priceite, Proberite, Ulexite, Borate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Oil Creek, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Joins, Carter County, Oklahoma. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bromide, Murray County, Oklahoma. Environment: offshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Brownville, Osage County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Ogallala, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Tahlequah is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Pyrite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Wellington, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Tenmile Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near OK. Reported specimens include Grahamite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Garnet-bearing schist outcrops in the Wichita Mountains uplift weather garnets into area creeks and gravel bars.
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Barite rose clusters occur in sandstone outcrops around Tulsa and Lake Keystone, Oklahoma's official state rock.
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Fossil collection site in the Sloan Canyon, Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Environment: lacustrine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Kindblade, Murray County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caney, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caney, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fayetteville Shale, Mayes County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caney, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caney, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sausbee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Alfalfa County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Jefferson City, Kiowa County, Oklahoma. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Cimarron County, Oklahoma. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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