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Matoaka Beach, St. Leonard

Fossil site Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: ecphora, shell.

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

Why this spot

Calvert Cliffs frontage on the Chesapeake with Miocene shell and tooth wash

Known fee-access fossil beach in Calvert County guides.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

unstable cliffs, stay off faces

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