US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for BRITISH COLUMBIA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
--BCNE BCOrdovician,LowerMonkman QuartziteIchnofossils-SkolithosBC0101http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?toledo1116014816|,
--BCnortheastern British Columbia.*Triassic UpperFragments of a marine rauisuchian (or near relative,an early crocodile-like carnivore)BC0003|,
--BCCambrian MiddleStephen ShaleTrilobites,ZacanthoidesBC0002|,
SW British Columbia-BC125 Pleistocene sites,mostly built over or overgrown,up to 300 meters above current Sea LevelPleistoceneWorm tubes (Serpula),Brachiopods,mollusks,Sea urchin fragmentsBC0001|,
Bulkley ValleyBulkley-Nechako RDBCTelkwa Coal DepositsCretaceousfossilsBC0004|,
Bulkley ValleyBulkley-Nechako RDBCon Bulkley River near Trout CreekJurassicmollusks,ammonitesBC0005|,
SmithersBulkley-Nechako RDBC13.5 km N at Driftwood CanyonEoceneSmithers?Plants - Glyptostrobus,Metasequoia or Cercopidae,Insects,animalsBC0006Provincial Park Collecting permitted (sort of) but all specimens examined and only common fossils can be kept at the discretion of the rangers.54.781880,-127.165546,,CU|,
SmithersBulkley-Nechako RDBC40 km W on Ashman RidgeJurassicmarine fossilsBC000754.781880,-127.165546,,CU|,
SmithersBulkley-Nechako RDBCat Driftwood CanyonEoceneplantsBC000854.781880,-127.165546,,CU|,
TopleyBulkley-Nechako RDBCAt Findley Falls on Richfield CreekOligocenefossilsBC000954.499785,-126.303366,,CU|,
Muir CreekCapital RD?BCTertiaryPelecypods,gastropods{1}BC001048.382918,-123.869334,,CU|,
VictoriaCapital RDBCIn substantially altered rocksCarboniferous?obscure fossilsBC0106An American Geological Railway Guide p8348.426808,-123.362217,,CU|,
Cariboo MountainsCariboo RDBCEdiacaran faunasBC001152.916663,-120.252694,,CU|,
HorseflyCariboo RDBCEocenefish-Amyzon,insects?,plants?BC001252.333169,-121.419392,,CU|,
Horsefly CreekCariboo RDBCEoceneFish fossils,Leaf impressions{1}BC001350.516584,-117.285518,,CU|,
QuesnelliaCariboo RD?BCFish,leaves{1}BC0014'Quesnellia' appears to be the name of a terrane. Terranes are generally named after a town or other map feature,but in this case,it's not clear what town/feature.|,
Black MountainCentral Okanagan RDBCin Pennsylvanian Lower LimestonesPennsylvanianCoelenterates,bryozoa,brachiopods -GigantoproductusBC0015Original says Whatcom County. There is no Whatcom County in BC,but there is one across the border in WA49.382954,-123.219356,,CU|,
Sumas MountainCentral Okanagan RDBCEoceneHuntington (Canada)floraBC001649.082979,-122.185869,,CU|,
FieldColumbia-Shuswap RDBCMounts Stephen,Wapta,Field,Odaray. No collectingCambrianWide range of trilobites and other fossils.BC001751.395426,-116.482154,,CU|,
Kicking Horse PassColumbia-Shuswap RDBCalong main line of Canadian Pacific RRCambrian LowerOlenellus gilbertiBC001851.452786,-116.286896,,CU|,
Mount StephenColumbia-Shuswap RDBCabove Field,BCCambrian MiddleTrilobites Elrathia,Ogygopsis,ZacanthoidesBC001951.398600,-116.433300,,CU|,
Collishaw Pt - Hornby IslandComox-Strathcona RDBCCretaceousSpraymollusks - Inoceramus,Nemodon,Gaudryceras,Hypophylloceras,Nostoceras,Pachydiscus,Phyllopachyceras,PseudophylitesBC0020'Pseudophylites' may be a misspelling|,
ComoxComox-Strathcona RDBCCretaceousNanaimofossil plantsBC002149.681081,-124.926393,,CU|,
CourtenayComox-Strathcona RDBCE at Piggot Creek in abandoned quarryCretaceousComoxSeed conesBC002349.7750,-125.3750|,
CourtenayComox-Strathcona RDBCCretaceousHaslam|PenderMarine Reptiles - Plesiosaurs,turtles,mosasaursBC002249.692456,-124.992432,,CU|,
Denman Is-Hornby IslandComox-Strathcona RDBCCretaceous UpperAmmonites,Pelecypods{1}BC0024|,
Hornby IslandComox-Strathcona RDBCAt Collishaw PointCretaceousLambert (Canada)Seed conesBC002549.5511,-124.6842|,
Cowichan LakeCowichan Valley RDBCAt 48.04.80 N 123.19.55 W?BC002648.866316,-124.269411,,CU|,
Rift CreekCowichan Valley RD[?]BCVancouver IslandPennsylvanianMount Mark55 taxa including 22 brachiopods and three trilobites.BC0027There is probably more than one Rift Creek in BC48.982917,-124.569451,,CU|,
Bastille MountainEast Kootenay RDBCOn Eastern flank 53d52m22N 120d00m56WDevonianSimlacoralsBC0108Phillipsastreid Corals from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) of Western Canada: Taxonomy and Biostratigraphic Significance Ross A. McLean33.8728,-120.0156|,
Castle MountainEast Kootenay RDBCOn Southeast slope in alternating bands of limestone and siliceous/calcareous shale below Cathedral formation limestonesCambrian LowerMount WhytefossilsBC0096Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P450.432936,-127.120052,,CU|,
Cathedral MountainEast Kootenay RDBCIn massive limestones below Stephen formationCambrian MiddleCathedral (Canada)fossilsBC0091Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P449.466367,-123.019349,,CU|,
CranbrookEast Kootenay RDBCCambrian LowerEagerOlenellus,Wanneria{1}BC002849.507675,-115.762740,,CU|,
CranbrookEast Kootenay RDBCCambrian LowerEagerfossilsBC002949.507675,-115.762740,,CU|,
CranbrookEast Kootenay RDBCCambrian UpperTrilobite-LabiostriaBC003049.507675,-115.762740,,CU|,
EldonEast Kootenay RDBCIn shales at N end of amphitheater NW of Mt Bosworth N of Canadian Pacific RR tracksCambrian MiddleEldonbrachiopods-ObolusBC0100Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P61|,
Fairmont Hot SpringsEast Kootenay RDBCBrachiopods,ammonites,corals,forams{1}BC003150.311664,-115.865053,,CU|,
FieldEast Kootenay RDBCOn NW slope of Mt Stephen 914m above Kicking Horse River in 'Ogygopsis Shale'Cambrian MiddleStephenTrilobite-Burlingia,Neolenus,BathyuriscusBC0098Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P19,3651.395426,-116.482154,,CU|,
HectorEast Kootenay RDBC8km N on Western Slope of Mt Bosworth above Sherbrooke Lake in limestonesCambrian Upper-Ordovician LowerSherbrookefossilsBC0085Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P251.433282,-116.335498,,CU|,
HectorEast Kootenay RDBCIn drift block of siliceous shale on S slope of Mt BosworthCambrian Lower?Brachiopods-Acrothele,Micromitra,Obolus,Wimanella;Trilobites-Albertella,BathyuriscusBC0099Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P2251.433282,-116.335498,,CU|,
Mount BosworthEast Kootenay RDBC210m in limestones and shalesCambrian MiddleStephenfossils-Ogygopsis faunaBC0090Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P351.466684,-116.335502,,CU|,
Mount BosworthEast Kootenay RDBCIn massive limestones below Stephen formationCambrian MiddleCathedral (Canada)fossilsBC0092Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P451.466684,-116.335502,,CU|,
Mount BosworthEast Kootenay RDBCOn E side of West Ridge of Mt Bosworth in 100m of thin bedded limestone below Sherbrooke formation (also on Paget Peak and Mt DalyCambrian UpperPagetfossilsBC0086Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P351.466684,-116.335502,,CU|,
Mount BosworthEast Kootenay RDBCOn West slope in alternating bands of limestone and siliceous/calcareous shale below Cathedral formation limestonesCambrian LowerMount WhytefossilsBC0094Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P451.466684,-116.335502,,CU|,
Mount DalyEast Kootenay RDBCthin bedded limestone below Sherbrooke formationCambrian UpperPagetfossilsBC0088Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P351.516684,-116.402205,,CU|,
Mount St PiranEast Kootenay RDBCOn SE slope in grey quartzitic sandstones with minor shale interbedsCambrian LowerSt Piranfossils in upper partBC0097Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P5|,
Mount StephenEast Kootenay RDBC180m at peak in limestones and shalesCambrian MiddleStephenfossils-Ogygopsis faunaBC0089Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P351.398600,-116.433300,,CU|,
Mount StephenEast Kootenay RDBCAbove RR tunnel in alternating bands of limestone and siliceous/calcareous shale below Cathedral formation limestonesCambrian LowerMount WhytefossilsBC0095Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P451.398600,-116.433300,,CU|,
Mount WhyteEast Kootenay RDBCOn N slope in alternating bands of limestone and siliceous/calcareous shale below Cathedral formation limestonesCambrian LowerMount WhytefossilsBC0093Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P4|,
Paget PeakEast Kootenay RDBCthin bedded limestone below Sherbrooke formationCambrian UpperPagetfossilsBC0087Walcott-Cambrian Geology and Paleontology P351.461100,-116.363900,,CU|,
Surprise PassEast Kootenay RDBCOn S side of Surprise Pass between Wallbridge and Bastille Mountains 53d52m22N 120d02m15W Amoco Loc 11513DevonianSimlacoralsBC0107Phillipsastreid Corals from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) of Western Canada: Taxonomy and Biostratigraphic Significance Ross A. McLean33.8728,-120.0375|,
Dunedin RiverFort Nelson-Liard RD?BC.8km S about 6km N of Milepost 383 on Alaskan HighwayTriassic-LowerGraylingvertebrates-Bobasatrania?BC003659.516256,-124.086581,,CU|,
Lake WapitiFort Nelson-Liard RDBCCanadaTriassicSulphur MountainShark - ListracanthusBC0032|,
Lake WapitiFort Nelson-Liard RDBCmuseum quality fish on Ridge tops in NE BCTriassic Lowerlarge coelacanths,Bobasatrania,Albertonia,Ichthyosaurs in two distinctly different beds.BC0033|,
Tetsa RiverFort Nelson-Liard RD?BCS side near Alaska Hwy MP 382Triassic LowerToad|Graylingfish bonesBC003758.632980,-123.703028,,CU|,
Wapiti LakeFort Nelson-Liard RDBC4.8km S at Fossil Fish Lake. Several localities in area?TriassicSulphur Mountainfish-Albertonia,Bobasatrania,Boreosomus,Listracanthus,Perleidus,Pteronisculus,Saurichthys,WhiteaBC003449.383234,-115.368743,,CU|,
Wapiti LakeFort Nelson-Liard RDBCIn scree on Lower Slopes S of Wapiti LakeTriassicSulphur Mountainvertebrates-Palaeobates,ShastasaurusBC003549.383234,-115.368743,,CU|,
Harrison LakeFraser Valley RDBC9.3 km N of Wallin[?] Creek in Lower Cretaceous road cuts.Cretaceous LowerBuchia,Belemnites.BC0038Couldn't identify a 'Wallin Creek' in British Columbia nor could HA,Neither could he find a plausible misspelling49.549690,-121.835874,,CU|,
Harrison LakeFraser Valley RDBCArea exposuresCretaceousfossils-AucellaBC0103An American Geological Railway Guide p8049.549690,-121.835874,,CU|,
Harrison LakeFraser Valley RDBCNearby in siltstonesJurassic-CretaceousMysterious CreekAmmonites-Paracadoceras,PseudocadocerasBC0102http://www.scientificblogging.com/fossil_huntress/blog/the_pleasures_and_pain_of_siltstone_fossils_of_the_callovian_mysterious_creek_formation49.549690,-121.835874,,CU|,
Harrison LakeFraser Valley RDBCW side of LakeCretaceousAmmonitesBC003949.549690,-121.835874,,CU|,
Harrison LakeFraser Valley RDBCin road cuts to E inJurassic Lower-CretaceousBuchia,belemnites,PelecypodsBC004049.549690,-121.835874,,CU|,
McAbeeFraser Valley RDBCEoceneKamloops GroupGinkgo leaves,Seed pods,insects,fish {1}BC004150.783068,-121.135891,,CU|,
Slesse CreekFraser Valley RDBCPaleozoic UpperChilliwack GroupCrinoid columnalsBC004249.082983,-121.702548,,CU|,
Fort SteeleFraser-Fort George RDBCat Cranbrook Rifle Club on leased Crown landsCambrian LowerEagerOlenellus,WanneriaBC0043|,
Kanaka CreekGreater Vancouver RDBCMay be worked outEoceneHuntington (Canada)floraBC004449.199672,-122.585902,,CU|,
Little ForteGreater Vancouver RDBCLeaves and Ferns{1}BC0045|,
Mount BosworthGreater Vancouver RDBCCambrianbrachiopods - AcrotheleBC004651.466684,-116.335502,,CU|,
Point RobertsGreater Vancouver RDBCPleistoceneshellsBC0047|,
VancouverGreater Vancouver RDBCAt junction of Capilano River and Brothers Creek inCretaceousBurrardleaves,poorly preserved wood,fruit,etc.BC004849.253976,-123.108091,,CU|,
VancouverGreater Vancouver RDBCBurrard Inlet and English BayEoceneBurrard|KitsilanoleavesBC004949.253976,-123.108091,,CU|,
VancouverGreater Vancouver RDBCWest of Kitsilano BeachEocene-OligoceneKitsilanocoal and fossil leavesBC005049.253976,-123.108091,,CU|,
Ram CreekKitimat-Stikine RDBC24km E of junction of Racing River and MacDonald CreekTriassic-LowerGraylingvertebrates-fish-CoelacanthBC005150.033240,-115.652087,,CU|,
Quatsino SoundMount Waddington RD[?]BCOn the western shore of Apple Bay in small calcareous concretionsCretaceous LowerLongarm (Canada)Plant fragments-conifers,fernsBC0052http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/90/5/75550.499602,-127.586459,,CU|,
Brannon LakeNanaimo RDBCat 49d11.64N,124d04.21W?BC005349.1942,-124.0703|,
NanaimoNanaimo RDBC3km W in abandoned shale pits at Brannen LakeCretaceousHaslamSeed conesBC005549.2044,-124.1003|,
NanaimoNanaimo RDBCCretaceousNanaimofossil plantsBC005449.166337,-123.936013,,CU|,
ParksvilleNanaimo RDBCEnglishman's RiverCretaceousHaslamCephalopods-Pachydiscus?BC0056There may be a valid genus Chydiscus,but it's more likely a misspelling of Pachydiscus49.320870,-124.313564,,CU|,
Manning ParkOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCIn marine outcrops along Valley View Lookout road and in other areasbroad marine fauna -- no collectingBC005749.066418,-120.785778,,CU|,
Manning ParkOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCPlant fossils near Mule Deer Campgroundfern,cycads,gingko,conifer,Ficus,magnolia,sycamore -- no collectingBC005849.066418,-120.785778,,CU|,
Okanagan FallsOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCLeaves and pine needle fossils{1}BC005949.298224,-119.530214,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCIn chert on E bank of Similkameen River 13.5 km SSW.EoceneAllenby (Canada)Paleorosa,flowers size only 2 mmBC006249.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCMerritt Hwy areaEoceneLeaves,pine needles,pine conesBC006349.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCWhipsaw CreekEoceneLeaves,insects{1}BC006449.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCarea exposuresEoceneplantsBC006549.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCarea exposuresPaleoceneplantsBC006649.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCin area 30 km long, 10 wide exposing Allenby Formation.EoceneAllenby (Canada)Coal and plant remainsBC006749.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCEocene MiddleAllenby (Canada)?well preserved plants. A few insects. gastropods,mammal teethBC006149.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
PrincetonOkanagan-Similkameen RDBCEoceneLeaves,pine needles,pine seeds,root casts{1}BC006049.458529,-120.505428,,CU|,
ChetwyndPeace River RDBCQuaternaryLeaf impressionsBC006855.697588,-121.629632,,CU|,
Fort St JohnPeace River RDBCTriassicvery large ichthyosaurBC006956.245584,-120.835363,,CU|,
Hudson Bay MountainPeace River RDBCon E side of MountainCretaceousPetrified wood,ammonitesBC0070|,
Hudsons HopePeace River RDBCAt Williston LakeMesozoic-TertiaryfossilsBC0071|,
Ottertail RidgePeace River RDBC19km W of junction of Nabesche River and Emerslund Creek 56d15m49N 123d26m13W Amoco Location 14055DevonianKakisacoralsBC0109Phillipsastreid Corals from the Frasnian (Upper Devonian) of Western Canada: Taxonomy and Biostratigraphic Significance Ross A. McLean36.2636,-123.4369|,
TaylorPeace River RDBCCretaceousAmmonites,marine fossilsBC007256.152625,-120.681725,,CU|,
Lasqueti IslandPowell River RDBCCretaceousfossilsBC0110http://www.gulfislandsguide.com/history/lasqueti.htm49.488869, -124.354591,,G|,
Cumshewa InletSkeena-Queen Charlotte RDBCQueen Charlotte IslandCretaceousHaidaCephalopods,DesmocerasBC007353.049534,-131.786680,,CU|,
Queen Charlotte IslandsSkeena-Queen Charlotte RDBClakebed deposits in sea cliffsPleistocenePlant fossilsBC0074 52.999499,-132.003400,,CU|,
Skidegate InletSkeena-Queen Charlotte RDBCQueen Charlotte IslandJurassicYakounCephalopods - TelocerasBC007553.232809,-132.003448,,CU|,
Red MountainSquamish-Lillooet RD?BCin Pennsylvanian Lower LimestonesPennsylvanianCoelenterates,bryozoa,brachiopods -GigantoproductusBC0076Original says Whatcom County. There is no Whatcom County in BC,but there is one across the border in WA 49.049713,-120.969181,,CU|,
Howe SoundSunshine Coast RDBCa few ammonites in roof pendant shales?BC007749.416349,-123.385971,,CU|,
Howe SoundSunshine Coast RDBCin roof pendant shalesa few ammonitesBC007849.416349,-123.385971,,CU|,
AshcroftThompson-Nicola RDBCAmmonites,Belemnites. pelecypods,conodonts,microflora,ferns,pollen,brachiopods{1}BC007950.737198,-121.271279,,CU|,
Hat CreekThompson-Nicola RDBCamber{1}BC008050.883071,-121.402614,,CU|,
Jackass MountainThompson-Nicola RDBCArea exposuresCretaceousfossils-AucellaBC0104An American Geological Railway Guide p8050.083036,-121.469266,,CU|,
Kamloops LakeThompson-Nicola RDBCEoceneTranquillefish-EohiodonBC008150.733070,-120.635826,,CU|,
Paul LakeThompson-Nicola RDBCCrinoidsBC008250.733084,-120.119188,,CU|,
Section HouseThompson-Nicola RDBCArea exposures of coal roughly 16km S of LyttonMioceneplantsBC0105An American Geological Railway Guide p80|,
Shelter PtThompson-Nicola RDBCNear Campbell River in ConcretionsCretaceousSprayCrustacea - LongusorbisBC0083|,
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