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Fossil Butte area (Warfield fee quarry), Wyoming

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Knightia and Diplomystus fish plates split from limestone at private fee quarries.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Eocene Green River

Fish fossils; park land off-limits, fee quarries legal.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.
Fossil Butte National Monument0 km away · Fossil site
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Fossil Butte / Green River commercial fee quarries (Kemmerer)0 km away · Fossil site
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Fossil Butte area - private fee quarries (Kemmerer)1 km away · Fossil site
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Kemmerer / Warfield fee quarry (WY, distinct)7 km away · Fossil site
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