Fossil ID Sheets
NEW! Forestville/Mystery Cave Park Fossil Hunting Map
16 Fossil Hunting Sites Around Forestville/Mystery Cave State Park! These sites include the ones that Mystery Cave takes its guests to for their fossil camp, and a whole lot more. Lots of shale, so excellent for trilobites. And although you can’t collect in the famous in fossil literature Rifle Hill Quarry, you can collect just … Continue reading
Yes, I’m Still Alive. :-)
And I can’t wait to go out fossil hunting! LOL 🙂 I am soooo tired of being trapped at the computer writing… But spring is just around the corner and the snow will be off soon! Beverly My email is: bcfossillady at gmail dot com Phone: 507-922-0083 This year I am hosting fossil hunts through … Continue reading
Silurian ID Sheets – Waldron Shale of Indiana
These were shared with me, and now with you, by my friend, Raggedy Man. Thank you Raggedy Man! 😀 Yes, you can enlarge these! Do you have something pertaining to fossils you would like to share? Please email me at bcfossillady at gmail dot com 🙂
Winona County Fossil Hunt May 6, 2015
Hi All, I have been asked to speak on fossils and fossil hunting at noon on May 6th at the Winona History Center. I believe it is free, or $5 if you are not a member, but might want to contact them. It will be a basic overview and afterward a hunt in the St. … Continue reading
The Fossils and Rocks of Eastern Iowa: A Half-Billion Years of Iowa History
The Fossils and Rocks of Eastern Iowa: A Half-Billion Years of Iowa History By J N Rose; Iowa Geological Survey. Published by Iowa Geological Survey,, Iowa City, 1967 Link to the PDF of her dissertation: http://nmita.iowa.uiowa.edu/paleo/Collectors/rose%20dissertation.pdf This is a 233 page dissertation that covers the geologic history of NE Iowa. Starting on page 66 … Continue reading
Links to Any Paleontological PDF You Could Ever Want!
Hyperlinks to valuable PDF publications for identification: Guide to Fossil Collecting in Minnesota – 39 pages, 1965 http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/57228/1/MGS_ES_1.pdf Common Paleozoic Fossils of Wisconsin – 39 pages, 2002, very good reference http://wisconsingeologicalsurvey.org/pdfs/espdf/es45.pdf Guide to Michigan Fossils – 9 page overview http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/GIMDL-PA03_216189_7.pdf Guide for Beginning Fossil Hunters – 40 pages, Illinois, oldie but goodie https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/45048/guideforbeginnin04coll.pdf?sequence=2 Fruitbats PDF … Continue reading
Whitewater State Park Fossil ID Sheet & More!
BIG THANKS to Sara Grover, interpretive naturalist at Whitewater State Park, for sharing this totally awesome Fossils of the Whitewater State Park Area ID sheet & a Geologic Column for Southeastern Minnesota. Just click on the link to get to the PDF and download! WSP Fossil ID Card
Houston Nature Center Fossil ID Sheet
Thank you Karla from the Houston Nature Center for sharing your ID sheet. Excellent reference for children!
BluffCountryFossils Ordovician ID Sheet
This is a jpeg image, so you should be able to right click, save as, and print it at will. I have found that the Fossil ID sheets I have come across do not reflect what I am commonly finding here in southeast Minnesota. So, I have attempted to create one that you can take in the field … Continue reading
Link to Michigan Fossils PDF
Link to a 12 page PDF file of Michigan fossils with lots of pictures: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/MFP_1b_Poster_Big_301803_7.pdf Most of these we also have in Minnesota.
