US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for MANITOBA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
Black IslandEasternMBIn Limestone beds in cliffs at North end. Possibly also exposed in abandoned quarries in the areaOrdovicianmicrofossils,small fossils.MB000151.201117,-96.495014,,CU|,
Black IslandEasternMBIn two abandoned quarriesOrdovicianWorm burrows weathering out.MB000251.201117,-96.495014,,CU|,
Big IslandInterlake?MBA few fossils in float bouldersOrdovicianHudson RiverfossilsMB0056http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Bulls HeadInterlake?MBIn cliffs along shore of Lake WinnipegOrdovician?fossilsMB0058http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Cat HeadInterlake?MBIn cliffs on Lake WinnipegOrdovicianGalena?fossilsMB0060http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Deer IslandInterlake?MBIn cliffs in shale and limestonesOrdovicianfucoids,Receptacultes,corals,cephalopodsMB0057http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Elk IslandInterlake?MBIn float bouldersOrdovicianHudson RiverfossilsMB0055http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Grand RapidsInterlakeMBN or Grand Rapids off Hwy 6 in abandoned channelSilurianInterlakeStromatolitesMB000353.149986,-99.244028,,CU|,
InwoodInterlakeMBN on Hwy 17SilurianInterlake GroupfossilsMB000450.506418,-97.496280,,CU|,
Kinwow BayInterlake?MBOn small island in Lake WinnipegOrdovicianGalenaabundant,diverse,fossilsMB0059http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Lake WinnipegInterlake?MBOn Berens Island about 64km N of Black Bear Is -- Chazy age fossils in limestone bedOrdovicianfossilsMB0033http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html52.131911,-97.261758,,CU|,
Lake WinnipegInterlake?MBOn Black Bear Island about 4km NW of narrows at Dog Head -- Chazy age fossils in limestone bedOrdovicianfossilsMB0032http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html52.131911,-97.261758,,CU|,
Lake WinnipegInterlake?MBOn Deer Island about 12.8km S of Grindstone Pt -- Chazy age fossils in limestone bedOrdovicianfossilsMB0029http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html52.131911,-97.261758,,CU|,
Lake WinnipegInterlake?MBOn Punk Island about 6.4km S of Grindstone Pt -- Chazy age fossils in limestone bedOrdovicianfossilsMB0030http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html52.131911,-97.261758,,CU|,
Lake WinnipegInterlake?MBOn Western part of Big Island E of Deer Island -- Chazy age fossils in limestone bedOrdovicianfossilsMB0031http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html52.131911,-97.261758,,CU|,
Lake WinnipegInterlake?MBin area exposuresOrdovicianAlgaeMB000852.131911,-97.261758,,CU|,
LundarInterlakeMB20 km NW,E of Lake Manitoba at Lily Bay Quarry. On E side of Hwy 418 in limestones and shales.DevonianElm Point|AshernfossilsMB000550.695622,-98.031513,,CU|,
LundarInterlakeMBin dolomite outcropsSilurianCedar Lake (MB)fossilsMB000650.695622,-98.031513,,CU|,
The Narrows (Lake Manitoba)InterlakeMBoff Hwy 68 in quarry and roadside exposures.Devonian UpperDawson BayfossilsMB0007|,
ChurchillNorth of 53MBAlong shore of Hudson Bay in brown LimestonesOrdoviciancoralsMB0053http://www.rom.on.ca/about/pdf/reports/2002.pdf58.769120,-94.167950,,CU|,
ChurchillNorth of 53MBOrdovicianfossilsMB000958.769120,-94.167950,,CU|,
Clearwater LakeNorth of 53?MBon S shore at 'The Caves' Nature TrailSilurianEast ArmfossilsMB001150.921721,-98.017610,,CU|,
Grass River Provincial ParkNorth of 53MBOn Hwy 39 2 km E of Tramping Lake just E of park between The Pas and ThompsonOrdovicianRed River (MB)fossilsMB0010|,
Clarks PointParkland-WesternMBOn W side of Lake Winnipeg fossils in shales and dolomitesOrdovicianfossilsMB0036http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Dawson BayParkland-WesternMBIn 90 meters of shale and limestone capped at Wilkins Point with Cretaceous rocksDevonianfossilsMB0048http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html52.883649,-100.817550,,CU|,
Dawson BayParkland-WesternMBLake Winnipegosis off Pelican Rapids Rd 11 km W of Pelican Rapids in road cutsDevonianSouris RiverBrachiopodsMB001252.883649,-100.817550,,CU|,
East SelkirkParkland-WesternMBTrenton Age fossils in limestone in area qarriesOrdovicianfossilsMB0034http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Grindstone PointParkland-WesternMBOn W side of Lake Winnipeg about 96km N of South End of Lake -- Chazy age fossils in 6m thick limestone bedOrdovicianfossilsMB0028http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
HarborParkland-WesternMBOn W side of Lake Winnipeg fossils in shales and dolomitesOrdovicianfossilsMB0037http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lake ManitobaParkland-WesternMBAt NE angle in a meter or so of Guelph age dolomite above Niagaran bedsSilurianPycnostylusMB0045http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lake ManitobaParkland-WesternMBE sideSilurianfossilsMB0044http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lake ManitobaParkland-WesternMBW sideDevonianfossilsMB0047http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lake WinnipegosisParkland-WesternMBE sideSilurianfossilsMB0043http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lake WinnipegosisParkland-WesternMBW sideDevonianfossilsMB0046http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lake WinnipegosisParkland-Western?MBSilurianClear Lake (MB)TrilobitesMB001552.483324,-99.984124,,CU|,
Little Saskatchewan RiverParkland-WesternMB1.6-4.8km upstream from mouth on W side of Lake Winnipeg fossils in shales and dolomitesOrdovicianfossilsMB0038http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Red River Bridge ParkParkland-WesternMBIn road cut on Hwy 10 8 km N of Pelican Rapids Road.DevonianDawson BayfossilsMB0013|,
Saskatchewan RiverParkland-WesternMBAt Grand Rapids in gorge 20m of fossiliferous Niagaran age sedimentsSilurianfossilsMB0042http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
SelkirkParkland-WesternMBArea limestone quarriesOrdovicianBlack River|TrentonfossilsMB0054http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
SelkirkParkland-WesternMBArea quarriesOrdovicianGalenafossilsMB0050An American Geological Railway Guide p7550.145446,-96.872635,,CU|,
SteeprockParkland-WesternMBDevonianFishMB0014|,
Swan LakeParkland-WesternMBS of Dawson BayDevonianfossilsMB0049http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
WinnipegosisParkland-Western?MB10 km SE off Hwy 269. at Paradise Beach on Lake Winnipegosis in beach,shore,quarry exposuresDevonianVermillion RiverBrachiopods,corals,stromatolitesMB001651.652750,-99.924860,,CU|,
WinnipegosisParkland-Western?MBS of town on Hwy20 in quarry and roadside ditch.Devonian UpperSouris RiverfossilsMB001751.652750,-99.924860,,CU|,
MiamiPembina Valley-Central PlainsMB15 km SW off Hwy 338 near Morden.Cretaceous UpperVermillion Rivermosasaurs,plesiosaursMB001849.371103,-98.244661,,CU|,
MiamiPembina Valley-Central PlainsMB5 km SW off Hwy 338.Cretaceous UpperVermillion Rivermosasaurs,plesiosaursMB001949.371103,-98.244661,,CU|,
WawanesaWesternMBN of Hwy2 in concretions in bank of River.Cretaceous UpperMillwood Shalepelecypods,ammonites?MB002049.595747,-99.683418,,CU|,
GarsonWinnipeg?MBin 'Tyndall Stone' quarriesOrdovicianRed River (MB)Abundant Ordovician Fossils,brachiopods,mollusks,trilobites,etcMB002150.076898,-96.699784,,CU|,
GarsonWinnipeg?MBin Quarry of Hwy 44 near townOrdovicianRed River (MB)corals,gastropods,Receptaculites,trilobitesMB002250.076898,-96.699784,,CU|,
Garson--LockportWinnipeg?MBOrdovicianGastropods - MacluritesMB0023|,
Lower Fort GarryWinnipegMBAbout 6.4km S of the Lower Fort Garry exposure on Red River -- Trenton Age fossils in limestoneOrdovicianfossilsMB0040http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Lower Fort GarryWinnipegMBAbout 8km SE of East Selkirk on West Bank of the Red River -- Trenton Age fossils in limestoneOrdovicianfossilsMB0039http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Stone FortWinnipeg?MBArea quarries in Stone Fort-St Andrews area N of WinnipegfossilsMB0052An American Geological Railway Guide p77|,
StonewallWinnipeg?MB8km NW of Stony Mountain in limestone outcrop about 6m hightOrdovicianfossilsMB0041http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html50.137085,-97.319641,,CU|,
StonewallWinnipeg?MBArea quarriesSilurianabundant fossilsMB0051An American Geological Railway Guide p7750.137085,-97.319641,,CU|,
StonewallWinnipeg?MBon NE corner of junction of Hwy67 and Hwy236. (Entrance Fee)OrdovicianStony MountainfossilsMB002450.137085,-97.319641,,CU|,
Stony MountainWinnipegMB20m high horseshoe shaped limestone outcrop 19km N of Winnipeg and 19km W of Lower Ft Garry in shales and dolomitesOrdovicianfossilsMB0035http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/govdocs/text/lakeagassiz/chapter3.html|,
Stony MountainWinnipeg?MBIn outcrops and excavations at the penitentaryOrdovicianfossilsMB0061http://www.archive.org/stream/reminiscencesamo00westuoft/reminiscencesamo00westuoft_djvu.txt|,
Stony MountainWinnipeg?MBQuarry NE of townOrdovicianStony Mountainbrachiopods and coralsMB002650.057369,-97.195210,,CU|,
Stony MountainWinnipeg?MBOrdovicianfossilsMB002550.057369,-97.195210,,CU|,
TyndallWinnipeg?MBOrdovicianfossilsMB002750.041060,-96.646742,,CU|,
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