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Union Chapel Mine trackway site
Fossil site Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: tetrapod trackways, fern foliage, invertebrate traces.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Pennsylvanian coal-mine spoil famous since 1999 for amphibian and reptile trackways
Well documented by the Alabama Paleontological Society and academic monographs.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
loose spoil, heat
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.