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Virginia, Maryland

Stratford Hall cliffs beach

Fossil site Documented siteLicence or permit

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth

Also reported: ray plates.

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

Why this spot

Potomac River Miocene cliffs adjoining Westmoreland State Park

Historic tooth-collecting beach in mid-Atlantic fossil literature.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cliff falls

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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