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Jul 31, 2025 · Can't figure out what that fossil is? Share bright, sharp images in .JPG format, and general location info here for identification!

Mar 24, 2025 · Had a great field trip with the SoCal Paleo team in January 2025 to the Newport Beach Back Bay area to look for Pleistocene fossils roughly ~100K years old and also some Miocene Fish …

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 …

Apr 25, 2024 · This is a Topic dedicated to DIGITAL FOSSIL PREPARATION. It is intended to be a repository/consolidation point for all topics concerning digital fossil preparation. Technology has …

Mar 8, 2024 · They suggest that the high number of fossil bird tracks along the Kukpowruk River indicates the warm paleoclimate was a similar driver for Cretaceous Period birds. A wet and warm …

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 …

Jan 1, 2017 · Going back several decades I have attempted to have an annual extended field trip; call it a fossil collecting vacation. Some years this happens, some it doesn't but this past November I had …

Dec 18, 2025 · A 20-inch fossil palm leaf that once waved over a tropical forest in Alaska 45-60 million years ago. The fossil was found in rocks near the Malaspina Glacier. Photo from the U.S. Geological …

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 …