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Aug 1, 2025 · Fossil ID Can't figure out what that fossil is? Share bright, sharp images in .JPG format, and general location info here for identification! Please be sure to state the general location (e.g. …

Fossil Hunting Trips This is the place to share your fossil collecting adventures or see what other members of the community have been finding lately.

Jul 21, 2022 · I’m looking for fossil collecting sites within 3 hours’ drive from Seattle to visit and do a little hobby collecting while I’m in WA for work. I’m most interested in fossil plants, mollusks, or …

Sep 7, 2021 · Greetings, I’ve recently gotten back into prospecting fossils and I’m looking for some suggestions on sites to visit in western Pennsylvania. I frequently visit Ambridge PA to find fern and …

May 27, 2013 · Saturday the Paleontological Society of Austin visited the "Waco Pit". For those of you who are not familiar this is a very large borrow pit from which the US Army Corp of Engineers dug …

Sep 28, 2012 · Fossil Hunting Trips This is the place to share your fossil collecting adventures or see what other members of the community have been finding lately. PLEASE be circumspect about …

Feb 23, 2026 · Sad news, I got the notice that Hans Dieter Sues died last Saturday at the age of 70... I wrote with him some time ago, a great one with deeeeeeeeeeeeeeep knowledge in vertebrate …

Nov 13, 2018 · Yeah, a friend knew at least one site for fossil leaves somewhere near Reno - probably covered in one of the Axelrod papers. In the 80's Fossils for Fun (CA fossil club) used to go for …

Feb 1, 2023 · Since last year I’ve been to a commercial Bone Valley fossil operation in Wauchula for the best fossil hunting in Florida. They bring rich dirt from Bone Valley to Wauchula for people to find …