Oregon
Fossil / Wheeler High School dig (Oregon)
Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Bridge Creek Flora leaves (Metasequoia, alder, maple) in lakebed shale.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Oligocene
Charming town-run leaf dig. The nearby John Day Monument is look-only.
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