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Rockford Fossil and Prairie Park

Fossil site Documented siteLegal to collect
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

FossilsFossils

Also reported: Brachiopods, corals.

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

Why this spot

Devonian Cerro Gordo shale

A rare place where fossil collecting is openly permitted.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.
Rockford IA: Fossil & Prairie Park quarry1 km away · Fossil site
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Secor (Xenia) Iowa River bridge and mill village83 km away · Ghost town
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Conover railhead boomtown88 km away · Ghost town
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Forestville bypassed mill and store town89 km away · Ghost town
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