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Iowa
Graf Ordovician roadcut
Fossil site Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: orthocone cephalopods, brachiopods, graptolites.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Maquoketa Formation cut near Graf packed with cephalopods and brachiopods
A famous Iowa fossil roadcut cited in survey and hobby literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
traffic, rockfall
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