US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for MONTANA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
Eastern Montana-Western South Dakota-MTIn Hell Creek Formation - dark colored continental beds above the Fox Hills Sandstone and Pierre Shale.CretaceousHell CreekVertebrate fossils are not uncommon but are not mineralized and do not weather well. Sharks-Lonchiodon; Rays-Myledaphus; fish-Acipenser,Paleopsephurus,Amia,Lepisosteus,Platacodon,Palaeolabrus; Amphibians ; Caudata,Scapherpeton,Prodesmodon,OpisMT0001|,
Arrowhead MountainBeaverheadMTIn Centennial Range on N face E of mouth of Odell Creek S29t14sr1w-s32t14sr1wMississippianLodgepoleLithostrotionella,Syringopora,gastropodsMT0002S29t14sr1w-s32t14sr1w|,
Diamond O RanchBeaverheadMTEocene-OligoceneRenovaMammal FossilsMT0003|,
DillonBeaverheadMT25 km NE on MT41 at Point of RocksFossils and Dinosaur BoneMT0004|,
DillonBeaverheadMT30 km W in Frying Pan BasinPetrified WoodMT0005|,
DillonBeaverheadMTalong Blacktail Creek road on NE side of Blacktail Creek in S23t12sr6w-t26 t12sr6wTriassic LowerDinwoody LimestoneLingula,ammonites. brachiopods,pelecypodsMT0006S23t12sr6w-t26 t12sr6w|,
Little Sheep CreekBeaverheadMTon Middle Fork on E side in SE s29t15sr8wJurassicEllisGryphaea,Camptonectes,Pinna,Trigonia,many PentacrinusMT0007s29t15sr8w|,
Sheep Creek CanyonBeaverheadMTW side in Blacktail Range s7t9sr8wMississippianAmsden Limestonebrachiopods,corals,Linoproductus,Composita,Lingula,Bryozoa.MT0008s7t9sr8w|,
Beauvais CreekBig HornMTOn Beauvais Creek 1.6km SW of Cashen's Ranch Crow Indian ReservationCretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-SauropeltaMT0009CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Beauvais CreekBig HornMTOn Beauvais Creek 1.6km W of Cashen's Ranch Crow Indian ReservationCretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-DeinonychusMT0010CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Beauvais CreekBig HornMTOn Beauvais Creek 28.8km SW of Crow AgencyCretaceousCloverlydinosaur bonesMT0011|,
Beauvais CreekBig HornMTOn Beauvais Creek 80km SW of Billings--may be only 74km or there may be two separate localities 16km apartCretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-Naomichelys,Polyporites,Sauropelta,TenontosaurusMT0012CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Beauvais CreekBig HornMTOn E fork Beauvais Creek 16km SW of Cashen's Ranch Crow Indian ReservationCretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-Sauropelta,TenontosaurusMT0013CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Beauvais CreekBig HornMTOn W fork Beauvais Creek 62km SE of BillingsCretaceousCloverlyturtles-HelopanopliaMT0014|,
BillingsBig HornMTS near Wyoming border between Pryor and Bighorn Mountainssilicified coral.MT0015|,
Buster CreekBig HornMTCretaceousCloverlyturtles-NaomichelysMT0016|,
Buster CreekBig HornMTCretaceousSykes Mountainvertebrates-ChampsosaurusMT0017CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
ChristineBig HornMT3.2km ECretaceousJudith RiverReptiles-Champsosaurus;TurtlesMT0018|,
HardinBig HornMTPennsylvanian[?]Sage Hen Limestonepelecypods,ammonites,Inoceramus,Scaphites.MT0019Source says Pennsylvanian,but the assemblage looks Cretaceous|,
Horse CouleeBig HornMT1.6km N of Cashen's RanchCretaceousCloverlycrocodile bonesMT0020|,
Mott CreekBig HornMT14.4km E of Cashen's Ranch on Crow Indian ReservationCretaceousCloverlyCrocodiles;Dinosaurs-DeinonychusMT0021|,
Mott CreekBig HornMT14.4km E of Cashen's Ranch on Crow Indian Reservation (Coordinates for Mott Creek 45.47,-108.11CretaceousCloverlyDinosaurs-Sauropelta[?],TenontosaurusMT0022Original says Sauropeltis|,
PryorBig HornMT12.8km E at Hams CreekCretaceousFort Bentonvertebrates-turtles-MT0023CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
PryorBig HornMT16km E at Brush CreekCretaceousFort Bentonvertebrates-turtles-GlyptopsMT0024CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
PryorBig HornMT40km ECretaceousFort Bentonvertebrates-turtles-NaomichelysMT0025CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
PryorBig HornMT40km SE of Pryor in area exposures around Cashen's RanchCretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-Sauropelta,Tenontosaurus;Crocodile-Goniopholis?;turtles-NaomichelysMT0026CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
PryorBig HornMT8km NECretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-Sauropelta,TenontosaurusMT0027CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
PryorBig HornMTArea Exposures-12.8kmE,18kmE,19.5kmSE,40kmE,48kmECretaceousFort Bentonvertebrates-turtles-Glyptops;fish teeth-Cladodus,Orodus;reptiles-plesiosaurs,crocodiles-TeleorhinusMT0028CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Pryor-Horse CouleeBig HornMT48 km E of Pryor at Horse CouleeJurassicMorrisondinosaur bones-DiplodocusMT0029|,
-BlaineMTCretaceousBearpaw ShaleCephalopods PlacenticerasMT0032|,
-BlaineMTCretaceousJudith Riversharks - Hybodus,Cretorectolobus,Synechodus,Ptychotrygon Fish mouth plates - Parabula Judith River Fm - general dinosaurs MonocloniusMT0033|,
Suction CreekBlaineMTCretaceousJudith Rivershark teeth-Hybodus,LonchidionMT0030|,
Timber RidgeBlaineMTCretaceousJudith Riverfish teeth-ParabulaMT0031|,
-Blaine,FergusMTCretaceousJudith RiverVertebrates-Crocodiles-Leidyosuchus;Dinosaurs-Monoclonius;turtles-NaomichelysMT0034CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Bearpaw MountainsBlaine?MTto S,N of Missouri RiverCretaceousJudith River Upperfish teeth-Archaeotriakis,Cretorectolobus,Hybodus,Hypotodus,Ischyrhiza,Myledaphus,Odontapsis,Plicatolamna,Protoplatyrhina,Ptychotrygon,Squalicorax,SynechodusMT0035|,
Bear CreekCarbonMTPaleocene UpperFort UnionMammal FossilsMT0036|,
BridgerCarbonMTGastropods - PlanorbisMT0037|,
BridgerCarbonMT17.6km ECretaceousCloverlyvertebrates-Sauropelta,TenontosaurusMT0038CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
BridgerCarbonMT20 km S in area exposuresReptile fossils.MT0039|,
BridgerCarbonMTN E of US310Reptile FossilsMT0040|,
Caslieus[?]CarbonMT5.6km NE on Point CreekCretaceousCloverlyDinosaurs-TenontosaurusMT0041Unable to locate a 'Caslieus' or anything similar in Big Horn County (or,indeed,anywhere)|,
Red LodgeCarbonMTto S and E in area exposuresEoceneFort UnionPlant and animal fossilsMT0042|,
Chalk BluffCarterMTdinosaurs - TriceratopsMT0043|,
Powder RiverCarterMTin breaks of Powder River about 130m below Fort Union coalCretaceousLancedinosaur teethMT0044|,
Great FallsCascadeMT11.2km E On Missouri River just below Rainbow FallsCretaceousKootenaiDinosaur bonesMT0045|,
VaughnCascadeMT18 km W of Great Fallsblack petrified wood,teredo wood.MT0046|,
ChouteauChouteauMTCretaceousTwo MedicineDinosaur egg shellsMT0047|,
ChouteauChouteauMTCretaceousTwo MedicineHadrosaurs - MaiasauraMT0048|,
ChouteauChouteauMTIn Willow Creek AnticlineHadrosaur bones,eggs,nests Orodromeus,Troodon,Maisaura - owned and by Nature Conservancy and Museum of the Rockies.{7}MT0049|,
Clambank HollowChouteauMTCretaceousJudith RiverMammal Reference LocationMT0050|,
Clambank HollowChouteauMTSE1/4S31T24NR17ECretaceousJudith RiverMammals-Allotheria,Allotheria,Alphadon,Boreodon,Cimexomys,Cimolodon,Gypsonictops,Meniscoessus,Mesodma,Pediomys,Theria;Dinosaurs-Albertosaurus,Corythosaurus,Dromaeosaurus,Edmontonia,Kritosaurus,Palaeoscincus,Paronychodon,Procheneosaurus,Stegoceras...MT0051SE1/4S31T24NR17E|,
LomaChouteauMTarea roadcutsBaculitesMT0052|,
Marias River ValleyChouteauMTIn 'breaks'marine fossils in concretionsMT0053|,
-CusterMTCretaceousPierreOstrea,Avicula,Inoceramus,Chlamys,Yoldia,Nucula,Lucina,Protocardia,Callista,Lunatia,Scaphites,Nautilus,Modiola,Veniella,Anchura,Haminea,Pyrofusus,Dentalium,BaculitesMT0055|,
-CusterMTSE part of CountyCretaceousPierre?MT0056|,
Mexican HatCusterMTIn Williston Basin at NE1/41NE1/4S29T8NR52EPaleoceneFort UnionAbout 20 taxa of plants-Sycamore,etcMT0054NE1/41NE1/4S29T8NR52E|,
Crooked CreekDawsonMT208km NW of Miles City,40km S of GlasgowCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs-Anatosaurus,Anatotitan,Ectoconodon,Myledaphus,Triceratops,Tyrannosaurus;crocodiles-Leidyosuchus;turtles-AsperiditesMT0057|,
GlasgowDawsonMT64km SCretaceousLancevertebrates-HybodusMT0058|,
GlendiveDawsonMTCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs;turtles-StygiochelysMT0059|,
GlendiveDawsonMTCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs;turtles-StygiochelysMT0060|,
GlendiveDawsonMTCretaceousLancemarine shells,dinosaur bones - Triceratops,Trachodon,Tyrannosaurus,Camptosaurus,crocodiles,turtles,mammalsMT0061|,
GlendiveDawsonMTCretaceousPierre ShaleMollusks - Inoceramus,Cephalopods: Acanthoscaphites,Plants GingkoMT0062|,
GlendiveDawsonMT10.5 km W on extension of 10th Avenue - 1.5 km E of creek crossingCretaceousPierreabundant fossilsMT0063|,
GlendiveDawsonMT16 km SW near Iron BluffCretaceousLanceabundant marine shells,reptile bones -Triceratops,Trachodon,Tyrannosaurus,Camptosaurus,crocodiles turtles,mammal teethMT0064|,
GlendiveDawsonMTAt Makoshka State ParkCretaceousHell Creekvertebrates-reptiles-Champsosaurus;turtles-Adocus,Asperidites,Baena,Clemmys,Compsemys;Dinosaurs-TriceratopsMT0065CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
GlendiveDawsonMTNW along Hell Creek in SandstoneCretaceousFox HillsCarbium,Nucula,Tellina,Yoldia,Crenella,Piestochilus,Anchura,Lunatia,Cylichna,Baculites,Scaphites,Chemnitzia,Mactra,ActaeonMT0066|,
GlendiveDawsonMTalong Cedar Creek in concretionsammonites,BaculitesMT0067|,
GlendiveDawsonMTfrom 24 to 240 km downstream to vicinity of Forsythe S.D.CretaceousLanceabundant marine shells,reptile bones - Triceratops,Trachodon,Tyrannosaurus,Camptosaurus,crocodiles turtles,mammal teethMT0068|,
Hell CreekDawsonMTCretaceousPierreOstrea,Avicula,Inoceramus,Chlamys,Yoldia,Nucula,Lucina,Protocardia,Callista,Lunatia,Scaphites,Nautilus,Modiola,Veniella,Anchura,Haminea,Pyrofusus(a whelk),Dentalium,BaculitesMT0069|,
Hell CreekDawsonMTabove Pierre shaleCretaceousFox HillsCarbium,Nucula,Tellina,Yoldia,Crenella,Piestochilus,Anchura,Lunatia,Cylichna,Baculites,Scaphites,Chemnitzia,Mactra,ActaeonMT0070|,
JordanDawsonMT56km ECretaceousHell Creekturtles-AsperiditesMT0071|,
Missouri RiverDawsonMTalong River and tributariesCretaceousPierreOstrea,Avicula,Inoceramus,Chlamys,Yoldia,Nucula,Lucina,Protocardia,Callista,Lunatia,Scaphites,Nautilus,Modiola,Veniella,Anchura,Haminea,Pyrofusus,Dentalium,BaculitesMT0072|,
BakerFallonMT11.2km SCretaceousHell Creekvertebrates-reptiles-LeidyosuchusMT0073CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
-FergusMTarea exposuresCretaceous Uppercrocodile - Deinosuchus to 12 metersMT0086|,
Armells CreekFergusMTCretaceousPierrePlesiosaur-ElasmosaurusMT0074|,
Bear GulchFergusMTImportant locality-Goelex says names locality of the Bear Gulch Limestone is in T14NR21-22EPennsylvanianBear GulchDiverse faunas--Invertebrates,fishMT0075CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permissionT14NR21-22E|,
Big Snowy MountainsFergusMTon N flank in s6t12nr20eCarboniferousAmsden Limestonebrachiopods (some oil filled),Leiorhynchus,Productus,Chonetes,Composita,Pustula,Trepospira all in concretionsMT0076The Heath Formation is Oligocene. The Amsden and Otter are in fact Mississippians6t12nr20e|,
Dog CreekFergusMTCretaceousClagettbird bones-HesperornisMT0077|,
Dog CreekFergusMTOn divide between Dog Creek and Judith River drainagesCretaceousJudith Riververtebrates-Crocodiles-Leidyosuchus;turtlesMT0078CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
HeathFergusMT10 km ESE in 20cm layercrustacea,abundant fish,ostracods,brachiopodsMT0079|,
HeathFergusMTin Mississippian Upper Heath shale 10 km ESE in a black fissile shale bed about 20cm thick.Mississippian UpperHeathCrustacea,fish,Conchostraca,ostracods,brachiopods.MT0080|,
HilgerFergusMTN of Lewistown at Van Haur FarmCretaceousClagettreptile bonesMT0081Original says 'Hilgur'|,
Judith RiverFergusMTCretaceousJudith Riverdinosaurs-DeinodonMT0082|,
Missouri RiverFergusMTOpposite mouth of Dog CreekCretaceousJudith Riverdinosaurs-MonocloniusMT0083|,
Willow CreekFergusMTDeinosuchus (a crocodile),the type of Deinosuchus was found at Willow Creek,4.8km W of Nolan and Archer's Ranch,In Fergus County,Montana. From the Judith River FormationCretaceousJudith RiverCrocodile - DeinosuchusMT0084|,
WinifredFergusMTNW in badlands along Missouri RiverCretaceousJudith Riververtebrate fragmentsMT0085|,
LewistonFlatheadMTWestMississippianBear Gulch LimestoneWormsMT0087|,
AnceneyGallatinMTMiocene-PlioceneMadison ValleyMammal FossilsMT0088|,
LoganGallatinMTMississippianMadisoncrinoid fragments,Ambocoelia,Camarotoechia,Cleiothyridina,CyrtospiriferMT0089|,
LoganGallatinMT16 km E at Iron BluffMississippianMadisoncrinoid fragments,Ambocoelia,Camarotoechia,Cleiothyridina,CyrtospiriferMT0090|,
LoganGallatinMTIn s24t2nr2eDevonianThree ForksSyringothyris,Cyrtospirifer. Cladopora,StromatoporoidsMT0091s24t2nr2e|,
LoganGallatinMTon N bank of Gallatin River across from town in se1/4s25t2nr2eMississippianMadisoncrinoid fragments,Ambocoelia,Camarotoechia,Cleiothyridina,CyrtospiriferMT0092se1/4s25t2nr2e|,
Three ForksGallatinMTS of townPetrified woodMT0093|,
Three Forks QuadGallatinMTTrilobites BathyuriscusMT0094|,
Three Forks QuadGallatinMTbrachiopodsMicromitraMT0095|,
Brownie ButteGarfieldMTCretaceousHell CreekAbundant and diverse fossil plantsMT0096|,
Gilbert CreekGarfieldMTMultiple exposures--208-224km NW of Miles CityCretaceousHell Creekcrocodiles-Leidyosuchus;dinosaurs-Ankylosaurus,Tenontosaurus,Thescelosaurus,Triceratops,othersMT0097This is possibly the Gilbert Creek in Garfield County,but there are other Gilbert Creeks in MT|,
Hell CreekGarfieldMTArea exposures 25.6km N of Jordan,200-208km NW of Miles City. There may be a second locality 40km N of JordanCretaceousHell Creekcrocodiles-Crocodylus,Leidyosuchus;Champsosaurus;dinosaurs-Edmontosaurus,Hadrosaurus,Ornithomimus,Thescelosaurus,Trachodon,Triceratops,Tyrannosaurus;turtles-Adocus,Asperidites,Aspideretoides,Baena,Basilemys,Emys,Plastomenus;Urodela-ScapherpetonMT0098|,
JordanGarfieldMT24.6km NPaleoceneTullockreptiles-ChampsosaurusMT0099Original says 'Turlock formation|,
LismasGarfieldMT36km SE at Hungry Creek-Bear Creek divideCretaceousHell Creek?MT0100|,
LismasGarfieldMTIn various locations 24,29,32,40,48 km SE on Rock Creek,Sand Creek (6km E of CK Ranch),and Sand ArroyoCretaceousHell Creekvertebrates-reptiles-Brachychampsa,Champsosaurus;dinosaurs-Anatosaurus,Anatotitan,Thescelosaurus,Triceratops,Tyrannosaurus;turtles-Thescelus?MT0101CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
LismasGarfieldMTTwo(?) sites on the E side of Big Dry Creek 44.8 and 56 km S of Lismas--possibly other area exposuresCretaceousHell Creekleaves;vertebrates-reptiles-Brachychampsa,Champsosaurus,Leidyosuchus;dinosaur bones-Tyrannosaurus,others;turtles-Asperidites?,Baena,Clemmys,Compsemys,Eubaena,Helopanoplia,Neurankylus,Palatobaena;bird bones;fish-MyledaphusMT0102CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
LismasGarfieldMTWest side of Big Dry Creek 56km S of Lismas at Twitchell RanchCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs-Triceratops,TyrannosaurusMT010347.59056,-106.39944|,
LismasGarfieldMTWest side of Big Dry Creek 79.2km S of LismasCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs-Triceratops,TyrannosaurusMT0104Also described as 70.4km S of Glasgow|,
LismasGarfieldMTarea exposures-28.8km E, 36km S, 40km E, 40km S, 44.8km S, 64km SCretaceousHell CreekChampsosaurus;dinosaurs-Stygimoloch,Thescelosaurus,Triceratops,othersMT0105|,
Mosby P.O.GarfieldMT1 km W off hwy18 in s11t14nr30e in shaleCretaceous Upperlarge ammonites - Dunveganoceras,MetoicocerasMT0106s11t14nr30e|,
Mosby P.O.GarfieldMT2 to 3 km E on hwy18 in s11t14nr30e in shaleCretaceous UpperColoradopoorly preserved fossils ColligonicerasMT0107s11t14nr30e|,
Mosby P.O.GarfieldMT500 meters E on hwy18 in s11t14nr30e in shaleCretaceous UpperCarlisleshark teeth,ColligonicerasMT0108s11t14nr30e|,
Mosby P.O.GarfieldMT8 km E in s3t14nr31e in shaleCretaceous Upperlarge ammonites - Dunveganoceras,MetoicocerasMT0109s3t14nr31e|,
Blacktail CreekGlacierMTCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-HadrosaurusMT0110|,
Buffalo LakeGlacierMT4.8km W (72km W of Sweet Grass)CretaceousSt Mary RiverDinosaur-MontanoceratopsMT0111|,
Cut BankGlacierMT19.2km SWCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-Hadrosaurus;TurtlesMT0112|,
Cut BankGlacierMT24.6km SWCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-EuoplocephalusMT0113|,
Cut BankGlacierMT26.2km SWCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-ProcheneosaurusMT0114|,
Family MissionGlacierMTOn Two Medicine River 16km aboveCretaceousSt Mary RiverDinosaur-HadrosaurusMT0115|,
Family MissionGlacierMTOn Two Medicine River 7.2km aboveCretaceousSt Mary RiverDinosaur-HadrosaurusMT0116|,
Family MissionGlacierMTOn Two Medicine River 9.2km aboveCretaceousSt Mary RiverDinosaur bonesMT0117|,
Feinberg RanchGlacierMTCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-BambiraptorMT0118|,
ManhattanGlacierMTCambrian UpperWolseyGlyphaspisMT0119|,
Milk RiverGlacierMTAt Landslide ButteCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bonesMT0120|,
Milk RiverGlacierMTNorth Fork near Halls RanchCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur teethMT0121|,
PieganGlacierMT8km SE on Blacktail CreekCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-Hadrosaurus;Turtles-BaenaMT0122|,
Sweet GrassGlacierMT48km W on South Milk RiverCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-LambeosaurusMT0123Probably from quarry active in 1915-16|,
Two Medicine RiverGlacierMTCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones;Turtles-BasilemysMT0124|,
-Glacier,FlatheadMTIn the Western part of the Park and in adjacent IdahoNeoproterozoicBelt GroupstromatolitesMT0127|,
-Glacier,FlatheadMTalong Going to the Sun HighwayPrecambrianBelt GroupStromatolites - ColleniaMT0125|,
-Glacier,FlatheadMTalong Going-To-The-Sun HighwayPrecambrianAlgal reefsMT0126|,
RyegateGolden ValleyMTMarine fossils in rimrock to S?MT0128|,
PhilipsburgGraniteMTCoral CladoporaMT0129|,
Bear CreekJeffersonMTBear Creek Coal Mine 1.6km S of Bear CreekPaleoceneFort Unionvertebrates-bird claws;crocodile bones,teeth;Champsosaurus;turtles-Plastomenus,others;mammals-Apatemys,Apheliscus,Carpolestes,Lampadophorus,Leipsanolestes,Paramys,Pentacodon,Planetetherium,Plesiadapis,Protentomodon,Talpavus,Thryptacodon,ViverravusMT0130CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Bull MountainJeffersonMTon SE flank S30t2nr3w-s31t2nr3wOligocene LowerBozemanTapir,Merycoidon,turtles,etc.MT0131S30t2nr3w-s31t2nr3w|,
Jefferson RiverJeffersonMTIn se1/4 nw1/4s22t2nr2wDevonianThree ForksConularia,bryozoa - 4 species,crinoid columnals - 6 species,brachiopods - 21 species,pelecypods - 13 species,gastropods - 4 species,cephalopods - 8 species,arthropods -- 3 speciesMT0132se1/4 nw1/4s22t2nr2w|,
Jefferson RiverJeffersonMTin Se1/4ne1/4s17t2nr3wDevonianThree ForksConularia,bryozoa - 4 species,crinoid columnals - 6 species,brachiopods - 21 species,pelecypods - 13 species,gastropods - 4 species,cephalopods - 8 species,arthropods -- 3 speciesMT0133Se1/4ne1/4s17t2nr3w|,
Jefferson RiverJeffersonMTin ne1/4 se1/4 s17DevonianThree ForksConularia,bryozoa - 4 species,crinoid columnals - 6 species,brachiopods - 21 species,pelecypods - 13 species,gastropods - 4 species,cephalopods - 8 species,arthropods -- 3 speciesMT0135|,
Jefferson RiverJeffersonMTin ne1/4ne1/4s29t2nr2wDevonianThree ForksConularia,bryozoa - 4 species,crinoid columnals - 6 species,brachiopods - 21 species,pelecypods - 13 species,gastropods - 4 species,cephalopods - 8 species,arthropods -- 3 speciesMT0134ne1/4ne1/4s29t2nr2w|,
Little PipestoneJeffersonMTOligoceneRenovavertebrates:PelycomysMT0136CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
McCartys MountainJeffersonMTOligoceneRenovavertebrates:Agriochoerus,Caenopus,OreonetesMT0137CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
MilesJeffersonMT13 km E in road cut on Hwy 12PaleoceneFort Unionleaf fossilsMT0138|,
MilesJeffersonMTarea exposuresPaleoceneFort Unionleaf fossils,vertebrates,mollusksMT0139CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
N Boulder ValleyJeffersonMTon W side in s25t3nr3wMioceneBozemanCosoryx,Mesohippus,Protohippus,Camelids,Procamelus.MT0140s25t3nr3w|,
Pipestone SpringsJeffersonMTEoceneChadronMammal Reference LocationMT0141|,
Pipestone SpringsJeffersonMTOligoceneRenovamammals:Adjidaumo,Apternodus,Bathygenys,Cylindrodon,Domnina,Eumys,Fricktops,Hesperocyon,Hyracodon,Ischyromys,Leptictis,Leptomeryx,Leptotragulus,Leptotragus,Megalagus,Merycoidodon,Mesohippus,Micropternodus,Palaeolagus,Paradjidaumo,Peratherium,...MT0142|,
Little Belt MountainsJudith BasinMTon Yogo Creek at mouth of Bear Gulch is S1t13nr10e in dolomite above shalesDevonianJeffersonshark teeth,Lingula,corals,brachiopodsMT0143S1t13nr10e|,
Gordon MountainLakeMTIn sandy beds at head of South Fork of Flathead RiverCambrian MiddleBrigham QuartziteTypical Middle Cambrian fossilsMT0210Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P7|,
Gordon MountainLakeMTOn Gordon Creek 4km above junction with Danaher Creek in shales above sandstonesCambrian Middle?WolseyBrachiopods-Acrothele,Wimanella;Trilobites-Albertella,Olenopsis,Ptychoparia,BathyuriscusMT0211Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P22|,
Gordon MountainLakeMTOn ridge between Gordon and Young Creeks half way between Gordon Mountain and Cardinal PeakCambrian MiddleWolsey ShaleBrachiopod-MicromitraMT0212Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P56|,
Lake LevaleLewis and ClarkMTCambrianPentagonTrilobites-BathyuriscusMT0144|,
Slategoat MountainLewis and ClarkMTS flank at the Head of Glenn Creek in S10t22nr112Mississippiancrinoid fragmentsMT0145S10t22nr112|,
AlderMadisonMTabout 21 km away in paper shales in Ruby River Basin between Peterson and Morgan CreekOligoceneinsects and plants.MT0146|,
Bighorn MountainsMadisonMTIn 500 meters thick Limestone exposureCarboniferousMadisonBrachiopods,pelecypods,crinoids -- Spirifer,Spiriferina,Cyrtina,Syringothyris,Reticularia,Rhynchopora,Schellwienella,Orthotetes,Schuchertella,Leptaena,Chonetes,Productus,Echinoconchus,Actita[?],Cactocrinus,Phillipsia,StraparolusMT0147Actita=Platyceras|,
Black ButteMadisonMTIn tuffsOligoceneTitanotheres,Leptomeryx,agrichoerids(Oreodonts),Trigonias(a rhinoceros)MT0148|,
Cave MountainsMadisonMTIn 500 meters thick Limestone exposureCarboniferousMadisonBrachiopods,pelecypods,crinoids -- Spirifer,Spiriferina,Cyrtina,Syringothyris,Reticularia,Rhynchopora,Schellwienella,Orthotetes,Schuchertella,Leptaena,Chonetes,Productus,Echinoconchus,Actita[?],Cactocrinus,Phillipsia,StraparolusMT0149Actita=Platyceras|,
Cottonwood CreekMadisonMTto S in 50 meters thick sandstone bedCretaceousInoceramus to 15cmMT0150|,
Fossil CreekMadisonMTN of Centennial Valley on W side of creek s4t12r2wTriassic LowerWoodside|ThaynesColumbites,Tirolites,MeekocerasMT0151s4t12r2w|,
Gravelly RangeMadisonMTat Cave Mountain in claystoneDevonian LowerAmbocoelia,Palaeoneilo,RhipidomellaMT0152|,
Gravelly RangeMadisonMTat Dry Hollow in claystoneDevonian LowerAmbocoelia,Palaeoneilo,RhipidomellaMT0153|,
Lion MountainMadisonMTIn tuffsOligoceneTitanotheres,Leptomeryx,agrichoerids,TigoniasMT0154|,
McCarty's MountainMadisonMTOn N side of Big Hole RiverEoceneChadronMammal Reference LocationMT0155|,
Monument RidgeMadisonMTalong road to EJurassicEllisOstrea,PentacrinusMT0156|,
Monument RidgeMadisonMTin numerous small gullies at head of Red CreekJurassicMorrisondinosaur bones,StegosaurusMT0157|,
PetersonMadisonMTbetween Peterson and Morgan Creek in paper shalesinsects,plantsMT0158|,
Raw Liver CreekMadisonMTS17T8SR3ECretaceousLivingstoneOstariostomaMT0159S17T8SR3E|,
SappingtonMadisonMT3.5 km WSW along Antelope Creek in se1/4nw1/4s2t1r2wMississippian LowerSappington SandstoneAlgal nodules containing silicified brachiopods,bryozoa,pelecypods,worm tubes,forams,Rhipidomella,Chonetes,Syringothyris,Spirifer,Camarotoechia,Schuchertella,Delthyris,Ambocoelia,Composita,Orbicula,Productid brachiopods,cup corals,pelecypodsMT0160se1/4nw1/4s2t1r2w|,
Virginia CityMadisonMTin Ruby MountainsOligoceneRenovafossil plantsMT0161|,
-McConeMTOlive FaunaPaleoceneFort Unionvertebrates-mammals-Palaeosinopa,ThryptacodonMT0168CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Bug CreekMcConeMTBug Creek AnthillsPaleoceneTullock[?]Vertebrates-Catopsalis,Cimexomys,Erinaceomorpha,Essonodon,Glasbius,Meniscoessus,Mesodma,Procerberus,ProtungulatumMT0162Original says 'Tulock formation'. CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Bug CreekMcConeMTIn debris associated with anthills. Multiple localities including 'Duen Locality'CretaceousHell Creekturtles-Adocus,Compsemys,Eubaena,Palatobaena,Trionyx;reptiles-crocodiles-Brachychampsa,Leidyosuchus;Champsosaurus;birds;Squamata-Chamops,Coniophis,Leptochamops,Pancelosaurus,Parasaniwa;Urodela-Habrosaurus,Haptosphenus,Lisserpeton?,Opisthotriton,...MT0163SW1/4S9T22NR43E|,
Devil's CreekMcConeMTCretaceousHell Creekturtles-Adocus,CompsemysMT0164|,
Harbicht HillMcConeMTArea exposures 1.6km N and SCretaceousHell Creekturtles-Asperidites,CompsemysMT0165|,
Harbicht HillMcConeMTS32T25NR43ECretaceous-PaleoceneHell Creekreptiles-Tyrannosaurus,mammals-primates-Purgatorius(a single tooth);fish-MicropristisMT0166S32T25NR43E|,
OswegoMcConeMT24km S on Shade CreekCretaceousHell Creekvertebrates-dinosaurs-TriceratopsMT0167CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
White Sulphur SpringsMeagherMTnear Little Birch CreekPrecambrianBrachiopods to 4 cm.MT0169|,
MelstoneMusselshellMT16km NCretaceousJudith Riververtebrates-dinosaurs;turtlesMT0170CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
CarbellaParkMTto SW in Miner Basin just outside Yellowstone Park boundariesPetrified WoodMT0171|,
Cooke CityParkMTSE S of US12 just over Wyoming LineDevonian LowerBeartooth ButteFossilsMT0172|,
Lodgepole CreekPhillipsMTIn Little Rocky MountainsCambrian Middle-Cambrian UpperTrilobites-Cedaria,Arapahoia,Crepicephalus,Elvinia and several other generaMT0209|,
Badger CreekPonderaMT4km above mouth of creekCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bonesMT0174|,
DupuyerPonderaMT27.2km NWCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bonesMT0175|,
-Pondera,GlacierMTin 550 meters of greenish clays non-marine and sandstones with thin marine layer in Middleoysters,muscles,snails,plants,dinosaur bones.MT0176|,
-Pondera,GlacierMTin gray limy shales capped by sandstoneCretaceous UpperBearpaw Shaleoysters,muscles,and other fresh water mollusksMT0177|,
Bay HorsePowder RiverMTnearbyPaleoceneTounge Riverfish-KnightiaMT0178|,
Snow CreekRosebudMTIn breaks of Snow CreekCretaceousHell Creekvertebrates-dinosaurs-Paronychodon,TriceratopsMT0179CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
-Sweet GrassMTarea exposures--Clay Butte (s9t3R15), Gidley QuarryPaleoceneFort Unionvertebrates-turtles;mammals-Adunator,Anconodon,Anisonchus,Aphronorus,Arctocyonoides[?],Avunculus,Chriacus,Coriphagus,Cynarctus,Ectypodus,Eudaemonema,Gelastops,Haplaletes,Ictidopappus,Leptacodon,Litaletes,Litomylus,Mimetodon,Mimotricentes,Myrmecoboides,NeoMT0187'Arctocyonoides' is probably a misspelling or an obscure synonym for some other form. CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permissions9t3R15|,
Big TimberSweet GrassMT20 km N E of US191Mammal FossilsMT0180|,
Big TimberSweet GrassMT20 km N W of US191 in Crazy MountainsFossilsMT0181|,
Big TimberSweet GrassMT40 km NE in Fish Creek HillsReptile Fossils.MT0182|,
Crazy MountainSweet GrassMTArea Exposures? Gidley Quarry,This is often referred to as the 'Crazy Mountain Field' and sometimes as the 'Crazy Mountain Basin'PaleoceneLeboAmphibians-Habrosaurus,Opisthotriton;Scapherpeton;birds;crocodiles;mammals;Squamata-Machaerosaurus,Palaeoxantusia,Peltosaurus,ProxestopsMT0183|,
Gidley QuarrySweet GrassMTPaleocene UpperFort UnionMammal FossilsMT0184|,
Scarritt QuarrySweet GrassMTPaleoceneFort Unionvertebrates-reptiles-Champsosaurus;mammals-Carpodaptes,Dissacus,Elpidophorus,Ignacius,Leptacodon,Litolestes,Lipotyphla,Neoplagiaulax,Palaeosinopa,Paleotomus,Pantolambda,Plesiadapis,Propalaeosinopa,ThryptacodonMT0185CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Siberling Quarry[?]Sweet GrassMTPaleoceneFort Unionmammals-Picrodus,Promioclaenus,PropalaeosinopaMT0186Albert C. Siberling was a Smithsonian vertebrate collector active in the late 19th and early 20th Century|,
ChoteauTetonMT28.8km WCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur bones-HadrosaurusMT0188|,
Willow Creek AnticlineTetonMTCretaceousTwo Medicinedinosaur eggsMT0189|,
-ValleyMTin area exposuresCretaceous UpperBearpaw ShaleBaculitesMT0193|,
GlasgowValleyMT48km SCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs-Tyrannosaurus;pterosaursMT0190|,
LismasValleyMT28.8 km at Bear Creek Coal MineCretaceousHell Creekvertebrates-dinosaur bonesMT0191CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
Missouri RiverValleyMTalong River and tributariesCretaceousPierreOstrea,Avicula,Inoceramus,Chlamys,Yoldia,Nucula,Lucina,Protocardia,Callista,Lunatia,Scaphites,Nautilus,Modiola,Veniella,Anchura,Haminea,Pyrofusus,Dentalium,BaculitesMT0192|,
Bear ButteWheatlandMTNW of Bear ButtePaleoceneFort Unionvertebrates-crocodile teethMT0194CAUTION:Collecting vertebrate material in the US requires landowner or government permission|,
HarlowtownWheatlandMTGastropod GoniobasisMT0195|,
HarlowtownWheatlandMT19.2km SE at Middle DomeCretaceousKootenaiTurtles-NaomichelysMT0196|,
HarlowtownWheatlandMTAt Middle Dome 19.2km SECretaceousCloverlyreptiles-Microvenator,Tenontosaurus;crocodiles;turtles-NaomichelysMT0197|,
HarlowtownWheatlandMTSEFossilsMT0198|,
ShawmutWheatlandMT48km SE on RidgeCretaceousHell Creek Sandstoneammonites,Sphenodiscus,Acanthoscaphites Baculites.MT0199|,
ShawmutWheatlandMTat KT boundaryCretaceous-Paleoceneplant remains --Auricaria,crocodile teeth and scales,fish scales,saurian teeth,coal,petrified wood.MT0200|,
Bloom LocalityWibauxMTTwo localities at 46.69N,104.341WCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs-OrnithomimusMT020146.69N,104.341W|,
Bloom LocalityWibauxMTTwo localities at 47.0076N,104.5548WCretaceousHell Creekdinosaurs-OrnithomimusMT020147.0076N,104.5548W|,
-[?]MTCretaceousJudith RiverNodosaur --Edmontonia,Ankylosaur -- EuplocephalusMT0203|,
-[?]MTAlong Missouri R in NE MTCretaceousPierre?MT0204|,
-[?]MTAlong Missouri Rive tributaries in NE MTCretaceousPierre?MT0205|,
-[?]MTRegional exposures in E part of statePaleoceneFort UnionFossil PlantsMT0206|,
Judith River[?]MTCretaceousHell Creekfish-Lepisosteus?MT0202|,

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