Fossil Beds

(Three miles southeast) Cited as one of most prolific fossil fields of lower Pliocene age at time of discovery, these beds are about 13,000,000 years old. Geologists of Rio Bravo Oil Company found them in 1928 on C. C. Coffee Ranch, and their reports brought specialists from several major institutions to the area. The fossil bones buried here included (among others) those of a prehistoric camel, a kind of antelope, horse, bone-crushing dog, mastodon, and wild pig. Further studies led scientists in 1941 to adopt "Hemphillian" as the name for the geologic age represented by these fossils. (1970)

Fossil Beds is a historical marker in Miami, Roberts County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 9 historical markers documented in Roberts County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 11 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 35.7411, -100.5574 near Miami. The nearest cataloged historic site is Roberts County (historical marker), about 1.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Miami Cemetery, Miami, and Roberts County Courthouse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5393002039. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.