Nordics, Zealand
Mons Klint
Chalk cliff fossil beach
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Fossils
Flint and stone toolsAlso reported: sea urchins, brachiopods, thunderstones.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0), James St. John (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: 70-million-year-old Cretaceous chalk in 128 m white cliffs, the sea constantly washes fresh fossils onto the boulder beach
GeoCenter Mons Klint runs guided fossil hunts on the beach (25 DKK plus entry) and a free FossilFestival, Wikipedia documents fossil shellfish in the eroding chalk
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
cliff falls especially after frost and rain497 wooden steps down, keep off fresh slide cones
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.