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Florissant Fossil Quarry (private)

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

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Also reported: leaves in shale.

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

Why this spot

Eocene

Legal fossil digging beside the protected monument.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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