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

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 …

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 …

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 …

Jul 2, 2023 · Recently, I spent 5 days at Lang’s quarry collecting fossils and hanging out with some friends. We broke large blocks in the quarry searching for Eurypterids and Pterygotids, …

Jul 6, 2014 · In addition, fossil rock from the Devonian and earlier indicates the land was submerged in water. Curiosity, Mike. I always wonder about the fossils I find. About 3 years …

Sep 14, 2022 · Hey all, I got this a while back, but it was too covered in matrix to do any solid ID'ing--until today! Appreciate any ID info/opinions you have. From the Cloverly formation, …

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, …