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Nevada
Frenchman Mountain Cambrian slopes
Fossil site Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: worm traces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Cambrian shales above the Great Unconformity east of Las Vegas
Described in regional geology guides and club notes.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
heat, dumping areas near roads
Keep exploring nearby
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›St. Thomas Mormon town resurfaced from Lake Mead63 km away · Ghost town
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