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Elandsfontein / West Coast fossil park (South Africa)

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Miocene-Pliocene coastal

West Coast Fossil Park; heritage site

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.
Langebaanweg 'E Quarry' (SA, protected)8 km away · Fossil site
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Saldanha Bay19 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Cape Town, South Africa: Mouille Point, RMS Athens 1865 engine block114 km away · Tidal foreshore
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Cape Town, South Africa: V&A Waterfront fill, iron jetty and breakwater115 km away · Tidal foreshore
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