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Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

Fossil site Documented siteProhibited, look only
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils
Petrified woodPetrified wood

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), Jon Sullivan (Public domain).

Why this spot

Eocene

Reference; famous fossils protected, no collecting.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Florissant Fossil Quarry (private)4 km away · Fossil site
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