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Iowa
Le Grand crinoid quarry
Fossil site Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: blastoids, corals.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Mississippian limestone quarry that yielded Iowa's celebrated complete crinoid slabs
Historic locality in paleontological literature; the quarry remains active.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
quarry operations
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