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Calvert Cliffs, Calvert County, MD

Fossil site Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Shark teethShark teeth
FossilsFossils

Also reported: ray plates, shells.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dominik Vogt (CC BY-SA 3.0), Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: Miocene Chesapeake Group cliffs yielding shark teeth and marine fossils

World-famous Miocene fossil site documented by the Calvert Marine Museum and state park.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Cliff fallsStay well back from the base
tides

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