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Smoky Hill Chalk, near Monument Rocks

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: fish, marine reptile and Pteranodon fragments.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Why this spot

Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk

The Kansas chalk produced world famous marine reptile fossils.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Kansas Smoky Hill Chalk (Niobrara, private ranches)4 km away · Fossil site
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Hays / Smoky Hill Chalk fossils, Kansas23 km away · Fossil site
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