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Georgia, South Carolina
Shell Bluff, Savannah River
Fossil site Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Eocene bluff of giant oysters described by naturalists since the 1800s
Historic type locality for Crassostrea gigantissima.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
river current, collapsing bluff
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.