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Santa Fe River, High Springs

Fossil site Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: mammoth and mastodon fragments, turtle shell.

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

Why this spot

Spring-fed river over Eocene limestone reworking Ice Age gravels

Long-documented fossil diving river in Florida hobby literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

boat traffic, deep holes, alligators

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