US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for VIRGINIA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsCommentsReferenceLat-Long
Old Moore House[?]VAGastropod - CalliostomaVA0096|,
Blue Ridge-VAOn W side of ridge and adjacent hills in often inverted rock sequence dipping to SECambrian,LowerfossilsVA0106http://books.google.com/books?id=vQwRAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA467&lpg=PA467&source=web&ots=w37S6Uig8T&sig=WtA_spDIAsyuzuPGUT1Ui4o2JRU&hl=en|,
CovingtonAlleghanyVA6.5 km SW at Island FordSilurian? [Devonian]Helderberg|OriskanySpirifer,Rensselaeria,Favosites,Crinoid fragments,Gypidula,Stromatopora,Cladopora,othersVA000137.7964,-79.8789,,MCU|,
Rope FerryAmherstVACambrianichnofossils-skolithesVA0166An American Geological Railway Guide P360|,
-AugustaVACambrian?Trilobite-MicrodiscusVA009937.2689,-81.3908,,MCU|,
Shenandoah MountainAugustaVASE slope in shalesSilurian [Devonian?]ChemungCamarotoechia,Chonetes,Orthothetes,Spirifer,LeptodesmaVA000238.7689,-79.0561,,MCU|,
StauntonAugustaVAStaunton-Harrisonburg areaOrdovicianSilicified fossils--Trilobites-FlexicalymeneVA000338.1717,-79.0100,,MCU|,
Stuarts DraftAugustaVABoxley Aggregates, Stuarts Draft PlantCambrianAntietamIchnofossils-SkolithesVA0112http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
Waynesboro[?]AugustaVAIn quartzite in landfillSkolithus burrowsVA0004The original says Wayneville,but there seems to be no such place. Waynesville appears at one time to have been an alternative name for Waynesboro|,
Warm SpringsBathVAIn road cut on N side of VA39 1.6km W of VA220 junction Locality 7Ordovician, UpperReedsvillebrachiopods;bryozoa;gastropodsVA0172Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
Carmel ChurchCarolineVAOff US1 between Richmond and Fredericksburg near Kings Dominion. Exposes about 10m of Paleocene,Eocene,and Miocene marine bedsPaleocene-Eocene-MioceneAquia|Nanjemoy|Calvert|Choptank|Eastovershark teeth,vertebrate bonesVA000537.9306,-77.4806,,MCU|,
Caroline QuarryCarolineVASolite corporation quarry on W side of US1 1.6km N of South Anna River-Permission RequiredPaleocene-MioceneAquia|Nanjemoy|Choptank|EastoverAbundant fossils at some levels--Shark Teeth,InvertebratesVA0134http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL33_NO04.pdf|,
Reedys Mill BridgeCaroline?VAoccasional exposures downstream along Mattaponi RiverEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0161Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
ShirleyCharlesVAIn riverside exposure 1km upstreamPaleoceneAquiaTurritellaVA0143Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.341815,-77.260532,,CU|,
ChesapeakeChesapeakeVAin Borrow pitsMioceneYorktownMollusks -- Chesapecten,Crepidula,Ecphora,Busycon,Turritella,Oliva,Dentalium. Coral Astrangia,Septastrea;Worm tubes;Echinoderms-Abertella; Crab claws;Vertebrates-Odontapsis,CarcharodonVA0006There is also a Chesapeake in Northampton County36.8189,-76.2753,,MCU|,
ChesterChesterfieldVAIn cliffs at Howlett House BluffCretaceous|Paleocene|Miocene|PleistocenePatuxent|Aquia|Calvert|SunderlandfossilsVA0142Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.356816,-77.441650,,CU|,
Tomahawk CreekChesterfieldVAon abandoned portion of Old Hundred Road on Turkey BranchTriassic UpperTomahawkvertebrate teeth-LissodusVA000737.4475,-77.6742,,MCU|,
NewcastleCraigVA2 km SSilurianBecraft LimestoneSchellwienella,Stropheodonta,Uncinulus,Eatonia,SpiriferVA000843.896602,-78.586695,,CU|,
NewcastleCraigVAIn area exposures in George Washington National ForestPaleozoicabundant fossilsVA000943.896602,-78.586695,,CU|,
CulpeperCulpeperVAMartin-Marietta Culpeper QuarryTriassicBalls BluffichnofossilsVA0111http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
Culpeper BasinCulpeperVAIn outcrops of Jurassic lacustrine depositsJurassicWaterfallinvertebrates-conchostracans-COrniaVA0185http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983PhDT........14G|,
Culpeper BasinCulpeperVAIn outcrops of Triassic lacustrine depositsTriassicBull Runinvertebrates-conchostracans,notostracans,ostracodes,pelecypodsVA0184http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983PhDT........14G|,
StevensburgCulpeperVAAt Culpeper Stone Company Quarry (Now Luck Stone Company?)TriassicCulpepervertebrates,footprintsVA0189http://www.vacadsci.org/vjsArchives/v43/43-1B/43-73.pdf38.4389,-77.9153|Triassic,
Culpeper BasinFairfaxVATriassicBull Run Shalefish-RedfieldiusVA001037.080743,-76.497448,,CU|,
MidlandFauquierVASite flooded by dam construction in 1980sTriassicfish-seminotids,paleoniscids,coelecanthsVA0190http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/SE/se_fossils/se_fossils_pdf/brpied_fossils_se.pdf38.6198,-77.7260,,GA2?|Triassic,
MidlandFauquierVAWell Preserved fish fossils found by Baer,Martin,Dunkle,Applegate (1949) in gray shale layer in sandstone sequenceTriassicBull Run?Fish-PtycholepisVA0187http://www.archive.org/stream/ptycholepismarsh3312scha/ptycholepismarsh3312scha_djvu.txt38.6198,-77.7260,,GA2?|Triassic,
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historic ParkFrederickVAOrdovicianPinesburg Station Dolomitesparse fossilsVA0123www.nps.gov/nero/science/FINAL/CEBE_data/Geology.pdf|,
GainesboroFrederickVAAlong median strip of VA522 for about 500m N starting just S of the Isaacs Creek bridge in shales - Locality 28DevonianMahantangoBrachiopods,Bryozoa,straight Cephalopods,Corals,Crinoids,Gastropods,Bivalves,Trilobites-Phacops,TrimerusVA0177Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
GainsboroFrederickVAin the West bound lane road cut 3.2km WestDevoniantrilobites,crinoids,cephalopodsVA001137.2772,-79.9414,,MCU|,
GoreFrederickVAAt Unimin Corp Gore Plant in SandstoneDevonianOriskanybrachiopods,trilobitesVA0107http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml39.2639,-78.3322,,MCU|,
GoreFrederickVAIn concretions in road cut on old road across from Gore Grocery Store 391551N281952WDevoniantrilobitesVA001239.2642,-78.3311,,o|,
GoreFrederickVAIn roadcut Locality 22DevonianBrachiopods,Cephalopods,Crinoids,gastropods,bivalves,trilobites-PhacopsVA0175Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks39.2639,-78.3322,,MCU|,
GoreFrederickVAin road cut at Gore,VADevonianabundant brachiopods and trilobites - PhacopsVA001339.2639,-78.3322,,MCU|,
GoreFrederickVAon US50 20 km W of WinchesterSilurian-DevonianBrachiopods-Tropidoleptus,mollusks-Modiomorpha,crinoids-Arthrocantha,Trilobites - PhacopsVA001439.2639,-78.3322,,MCU|,
MiddletownFrederickVA4 km NW along roadOrdovicianBeekmantownLecanospira,Finkelnburgia,Ophileta,cephalopodsVA001539.0275,-78.2808,,MCU|,
ManakinGoochlandVABoscobel QuarryTriassicNewarkFish-DictyopygeVA001637.6014,-77.7025,,MCU|,
VinitaGoochlandVA3.2km ETriassicNewarkFish-DictyopygeVA001737.5819,-77.6828,,MCU|,
HamptonHamptonVARice's Fossil Pit at 29 Harris Creek Rd (small fee)MiocenemollusksVA001837.1925,-80.6667,,MCU|,
HamptonHamptonVAin Borrow pitsMioceneYorktownMollusks -- Chesapecten,Crepidula,Ecphora,Busycon,Turritella,Oliva,Dentalium. Coral Astrangia,Septastrea;Worm tubes. Echinoderms Abertella; Crab claws,Vertebrates -Odontapsis. Carcharodon.VA0019Septastrea is Septasbrea in original37.1925,-80.6667,,MCU|,
HamptonHamptonVAin Rice's Fossil Pit on Harris Creek Road.MioceneYorktownTypical Yorktown faunas with large corals and cetacean fragments.VA002037.1925,-80.6667,,MCU|,
Bollings BridgeHanover?VAOn Nottoway River in small exposurePaleoceneAquiafossilsVA0146Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Hanover CourthouseHanoverVA11.2km SE in exposure in right bank of Pamunkey RiverPaleoceneAquiaA few fossilsVA0136Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Hanover CourthouseHanoverVA6.4km SE in exposure along River RoadPaleoceneAquiaA few fossilsVA0135Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Hanover CourthouseHanoverVAIn right bank of Pamunkey River 2km SEPaleoceneAquiaa few fossilsVA0144Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
StudleyHanoverVA8km NE in exposure in right bank of Pamunkey RiverPaleoceneAquiaA few fossilsVA0137Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.675699,-77.290811,,CU|,
Wickham CrossingHanoverVAIn ravine 100m SEPaleoceneAquiaTurritella,Crassatellites,OstreaVA0145Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.778475,-77.406648,,CU|,
Curles NeckHenricoVAIn James River sedimentsCretaceous?petrified woodVA0110http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
Blue GrassHighlandVA3.2km NOrdovicianLincolnshireBryozoaVA0121http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/statemap/statemap01.htm|,
Blue GrassHighlandVA8km S in quarryOrdovician,LowerBeekmantownStromatolitesVA0120http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/statemap/statemap01.htm|,
Bullpasture MountainHighlandVA6.4km W from Cowpasture River crossing on VA250. Locality 14Devonian, LowerCorriganvilleBrachiopods;Corals;Crinoid fragments;GastropodsVA0174Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
MontereyHighlandVAAt Miracle Ridge Limestone QuarrySilurianTonolowaystromatoporoids,bryozoaVA0108http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
MontereyHighlandVALoose fossils in roadcut/hillside on W side of US220 and VA606 junction Junction Locality 16Devonian,LowerLicking CreekBrachiopods,Bryozoa,Calcarous algae,Corals,Crinoids,Cystids,Stromatoporids,Trilobites-DalmanitesVA0176Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
Monterey[?]HighlandVAIn Monterey RiverOrdovicianCrinoidVA0021http://www.geo.vu.nl/~smit/fossielen/fossils.htm|,
Chuckatuck QuarriesIsle of WightVASouth of SmithfieldAbundant,diverse marine fossilsVA0022|,
Mogarts BeachIsle of WightVAAt FHA-AFF girls camp 5 km NNE of Smithfield on South Bank of James River along base of cliffs and in ravines.MioceneYorktownMollusks,corals,cirripedes,echinoids,shark teethVA002337.0319,-76.6011,,SCU|,
Mogarts BeachIsle of WightVAAt Hunt Club 1 km ESE of FHA-AFF girls camp on South Bank of James River along base of cliffs and in ravinesMioceneYorktownMollusks,corals,cirripedes,echinoids,shark teethVA002437.0319,-76.6011,,SCU|,
Carter's Grove-York PeninsulaJames CityVAon James River in bluffsMioceneYorktownChama,Venus,Crassatellites,Pecten,VenusVA0025|,
King's MillJames CityVAS of old wharf on James RiverForams,Pectens,Pholas - 75 speciesVA002636.811997,-77.488663,,CU|,
WilliamsburgJames CityVAAcross James River near Ferry landing-Access to lower bench is W of piera few fossilsVA002737.2747,-76.6972,,MCU|,
Belvedere BeachKing GeorgeVAAlong bank of the the Potomac River (all private property) - Locality 43EoceneAquiacorals;gastropods;crocodile teeth;Shark teeth;Ray plates, Turtle shell fragments;bivalves;plants-petrified wood and seedsVA0182Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.3350,-77.2714,,SCU|,
Belvedere BeachKing GeorgeVAAquiaEoceneShark Teeth-Heterodontus,SynechodusVA002938.3350,-77.2714,,SCU|,
Belvedere BeachKing GeorgeVAPaleoceneAquiabrachiopods and mollusksVA002838.3350,-77.2714,,SCU|,
Fairview BeachKing GeorgeVAEnquire at crab house about access. May be a fee - Locality 43EoceneAquiacorals;gastropods;crocodile teeth;Shark teeth;Ray plates, Turtle shell fragments;bivalves;plants-petrified wood and seedsVA0183Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
Fairview BeachKing GeorgeVAPaleoceneAquiaTurritellaVA0115Exposure reportedly buried by developer around 2008 -- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NEPaleo/message/2580http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
HopyardKing GeorgeVAin bluff on Rappahannock RiverEoceneNanjemoyfossilsVA0151Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
HopyardKing George?VA4km downstream in bluff on Rappahannock RiverEoceneNanjemoyfossilsVA0154Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
PassapatanzyKing GeorgeVA3.2 km W in hillside exposureEoceneNanjemoyfossilsVA0150Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.297350,-77.314148,,CU|,
Port ConwayKing GeorgeVA2.4km up stream and in lengthy exposure upstream from Port Conway for about a kilometer on Rappahannock River in bluff exposuresEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0156Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.177353,-77.186088,,CU|,
Port ConwayKing GeorgeVA3.1km downstreamEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0157Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.177353,-77.186088,,CU|,
Potomac CreekKing George?VABluffs on Potomac River 4.8km S of Potomac CreekEoceneNanjemoyVenericardiaVA0148Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Potomac CreekKing George?VABluffs on S side of Potomac Creek 2km E of the RREoceneNanjemoyfossilsVA0147Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
WoodstockKing George?VABluffs on Potomac RiverPaleocene|MioceneNanjemoy|Calvert?fossilsVA0149Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Burkes BridgeKing and QueenVAoccasional exposures for as many as 16km downstream along Mattaponi RiverEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0160Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Marricossick CreekKing and Queen?VAdownstream from mouth in banks of Mattaponi River for up to 8kmEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0162Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Mattaponi RiverKing and QueenVAin bluffs downstream from an exposure about 800m downstream of bridge on Penola to Shumansville Road also in adjacent ravine 5-6km downstreamEocene|MioceneNanjemoy|Calvertfossils?VA0159Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Rose HillLeeVA9 km SE on Yellow BranchOrdovicianStones River LimestoneCryptophragmus,bryozoa,Archeocrinus,Dekayella,Monotrypa,Hindia,Carabocrinus,Batostoma,Crepipora,othersVA003036.6453,-83.4117,,MCU|,
StickleyvilleLeeVA3.5 km EOrdovicianSequatchie Sandstone, shaleDalmanella,Lingula,Hebertella,Zygospira,ByssonychiaVA003136.7069,-82.9072,,MCU|,
AldieLoudounVAQuarry at James Madison home-Oak Hill in 1920TriassicNewarkdinosaur tracks-Grallator,EubrontesVA0032http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/696web/dinosaur.html38.9756,-77.6417,,MCU|,
DoverLoudounVAIn debris from coal minesfossilsVA0164An American Geological Railway Guide P35938.976499,-77.674438,,CU|,
DoverLoudounVANearby at Mankin at the bottom of the Aspinwall Shaft42 taxa of plantsVA0165http://www.jstor.org/pss/98326838.976499,-77.674438,,CU|,
Rappahannock RiverMIddlesexVAIn cliffs along riverPaleoceneAquiaShark Teeth,Crocodile Teech,MollusksVA0131http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=paleo/fauna/va_eoc.html&menu=bin/menu_fauna-alt.html|,
Luster GateMontgomeryVA800mE on VA785 in small road cuts occasional fossils. Locality 2Ordovician,MiddleLiberty Hallgraptolites-Climacograptus;Trilobites-Ampyxina,DionideVA0170Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
New KentNew KentVAPhilbates Auto WreckingMioceneYorktownmollusksVA0113http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
Pamunkey RiverNew KentVAAlong River in riverside exposuresEocene-MioceneNanjemoy|Piney Point|Old Church|Calvert|Choptank|EastoverfossilsVA0132http://www.fossilandnaturetrips.com/calendar.html|,
Pamunkey RiverNew KentVAIn cliffs along riverPaleoceneAquiaShark Teeth,Crocodile Teech,MollusksVA0130http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=paleo/fauna/va_eoc.html&menu=bin/menu_fauna-alt.html|,
LurayPageVAIn cherty layers in limestonesOrdovicianChazyfossilsVA0167An American Geological Railway Guide P36238.665397,-78.459452,,CU|,
DanvillePittsylvaniaVAIn ramps of Oak Ridge Farms Road-US58 interchange 36.61916N 79.50151WTriassicDry ForkPetrified woodVA0194http://people.uncw.edu/thayer/Gly394/GLY 394 FIELD TRIP-SEDIMENTOLOGY OF TRIASSIC DAN RIVER GROUP.pdf36.6192, -79.5015,,GA2|Triassic,
DanvillePittsylvaniaVAOriginal says Danville, KYTriassicplants,petrified woodVA0191http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/SE/se_fossils/se_fossils_pdf/brpied_fossils_se.pdf36.5825,-79.4051,,GA2|Triassic,
MartinsvillePittsylvaniaVAnearby at Solite Quarry on VA-NC borderTriassicNewarkwell preserved insects and other fossilsVA003336.5420,-79.6310,,GA0|,
Solite QuarryPittsylvaniaVAQuarry is in Dan River Basin straddling NC-VA lineTriassicCow Branchplant leaves at two different levels,diverse insectsVA0188http://www.sunstar-solutions.com/sunstar/Conanthus/conanthus.htm36.5420,-79.6310,,GA0|Triassic,
Solite QuarryPittsylvaniaVASouthern VATriassicwell preserved Triassic insects in lacustrian sedimentsVA009736.5420,-79.6310,,GA0|,
Sandy RiverPrince EdwardVAOn N bank of river W of bridge on VA863 in conglomerates 36.61916N 79.50151WTriassicDry ForkPetrified woodVA0193http://people.uncw.edu/thayer/Gly394/GLY 394 FIELD TRIP-SEDIMENTOLOGY OF TRIASSIC DAN RIVER GROUP.pdf36.6192, -79.5015,GA2|Triassic,
City PointPrince GeorgeVAin occasional exposures between City Point and RichmondPaleoceneAquiaA few fossilsVA0138Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
HopewellPrince GeorgeVA9km SW in clay and sand layers in gravel pit of Tarmac Lone Star Industries-'Puddlerock Locality'CretaceousPotomacplantsVA0100http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9122(199507)82:7%3C933:AAGESN%3E2.0.CO;2-Z37.2925,-77.3075,,MCU|,
James RiverPrince GeorgeVAWest Tidewater area E of Hopewell,VA,in bluffs along James RiverMioceneYorktownMollusks --Chesapecten,Crepidula,Ecphora,Busycon,Turritella,Oliva,Dentalium. Coral Astrangia,Septastrea; Worm tubes. Echinoderms Abertella; Crab claws,Vertebrates - Odontapsis. Carcharodon.VA0034Septastrea is Septasbrea in original37.2131,-76.6369,,MCU|,
HaymarketPrince WilliamVAWell Preserved fish fossils found by Baer,Martin,Dunkle,Applegate (1949) in a buff colored siltstoneTriassicBull Run?Fish-PtycholepisVA0186http://www.archive.org/stream/ptycholepismarsh3312scha/ptycholepismarsh3312scha_djvu.txt|Triassic,
-PulaskiVAsandstones inMississippianPricePlants TriphyllopterisVA0035|,
RichmondRichmondVAAlong Gillis CreekPaleoceneAquiashark teeth;reptile bone fragmentsVA0140Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.5547,-77.4806,,MCU|,
RichmondRichmondVAAlong Shockoe CreekPaleoceneAquiashark teeth;reptile bone fragmentsVA0139Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.5547,-77.4806,,MCU|,
RichmondRichmondVANear the locomotive worksPaleoceneAquiashark teeth;reptile bone fragmentsVA0141Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.5547,-77.4806,,MCU|,
RichmondRichmondVAWest ofTriassicplants,petrified woodVA0192http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/SE/se_fossils/se_fossils_pdf/brpied_fossils_se.pdf37.5397,-77.4323,,GA3|Triassic,
RichmondRichmondVAplant fossils have been found in Triassic-Jurassic coal beds.Triassic-JurassicNewark?VA003637.5547,-77.4806,,MCU|,
BlacksburgRoanokeVA5 km NE area exposuresOrdovicianAthens ShaleTrinucleus,Dionide,TriarthusVA003737.2294,-80.4142,,MCU|,
BlacksburgRoanokeVAat Thomas FarmOrdovicianWhitesburgArthrorhachis,Eoharpes,Ampyx,Nileus,Bronteopsis,HomotelusVA003837.2294,-80.4142,,MCU|,
CatawbaRoanokeVAE along roadOrdovicianAthens Shaletrilobites - Triarthus,Cryptolithus,graptolites - Raphiophorus,RobergiaVA003936.9222,-78.9506,,MCU|,
Catawba MountainRoanokeVAalong Salem-Newcastle Hwy in calcareous shales and sandy limestonesOrdovicianTrentonLasiograptus,Praspora,Zygospira,Plectambonites,Pholidops,Dalmanella,Rafinesquina. Hebertella,Sinuites,Orthoceras,Cryptolithus,etcVA004037.3892,-80.0628,,SCU|,
Catawba ValleyRoanokeVAalong Salem-Newcastle Hwy in thin limestonesOrdovicianLenoirabundant fossils shells,bryozoa,trilobites - Homotelus,Pterygometopus,Remopleurides,Illaneus,Bumastus,Acrolichas,Glaphurus,Ceraurus,NieszkowskiaVA004137.4253,-80.0242,,SCU|,
Mason CreekRoanokeVAbetween Fort Lewis Mountain and Green RidgeDevonianChemungSpirifer,Chonetes,Ambocoelia,Sphenotus,crinoid steps,plants Newcastle,Roanoke County,VA,1 km S in massive dark blue Limestone in ledges -- Devonian -- -- Spirifer,Eatonia,Leptaena,Uncinulus,Strophonella,MeristellaVA004236.8078,-78.2189,,MCU|,
RoanokeRoanokeVAIn small shale exposure in pasture on private land--Permission required (and not guaranteed to be granted)OrdovicianLiberty HallTrilobites-Ampyxina,Edmundsonia,Dionide,Porterfieldia,Robergia fragments,Calliopes fragments;Graptolites;Brachiopods;Gastropods;Cephalopods,IchnofossilsVA004337.2661,-79.9397,,MCU|,
SalemRoanokeVA13 km NOrdovicianAthens ShaleClimacograptus,Corynoides,Cryptograptus,Dicellograptus,Dicranograptus,many other graptolitesVA004437.7403,-79.3825,,MCU|,
SalemRoanokeVAIn Catawba ValleyOrdovicianAthens Shalegraptolites-DiplograptusVA004537.7403,-79.3825,,MCU|,
Balcony FallsRockbridgeVAIn massive quartzite below shales at W end of gorgeCambrianSkolithesVA0103http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL37_NO04.PDF|,
EffingerRockbridgeVAIn large roadcut overlooking Buffalo Creek on SW side of VA251 just E of Effinger, Locality 1Ordovician, MiddleLincolnshirebrachiopods;crinoids;gastropods;brozoaVA0169Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
GilmoreRockbridgeVA1.1km up stream entering James River opposite Gilmore in sandstones above limestones in 6m bank on E side of streamCambrian,LowerTrilobites-Olenellus cephalons;HyolithesVA0105http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL37_NO04.PDF|,
GilmoreRockbridgeVAIn roadside outcrop 1.6km N about half way to Natural Bridge-well preserved trilobitesCambrian,UpperTrilobites-PtychopariaVA0104http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL37_NO04.PDF|,
GlasgowRockbridgeVARockbridge Stone Products Glasgow QuarryCambrianRomeichnofossilsVA0109http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
LexingtonRockbridgeVA4 km NW at Whistle Creek in LimestoneOrdoviciantypical faunasVA004637.7928,-79.4256,,MCU|,
LexingtonRockbridgeVAIn road cuts on US60 1.2km W of I81, Locality 6Ordovician, UpperReedsvillebrachiopods;bryozoa;trilobites-Ceraurus,CryptolithusVA0171Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks37.7928,-79.4256,,MCU|,
Natural BridgeRockbridgeVANearby beach and shallow water sandstonesCambrianichnofossils-Skolithos,MonocraterionVA0122http://www.pageology.info/scenic/counties/cumberland.html|,
BroadwayRockinghamVARoadcut at Jct VA259 and VA612[?] in floatSilurianMartinsburgCostispirifer,PlatycerasVA0119VA612 is presumably one of the several NW-SE trending roads in the 8km or so between Broadway and Fulks Runhttp://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF|,
BroadwayRockinghamVARoadcut on VA259 900m NW of VA613[?] in wedge of Martisburg Formation between two faultsOrdovicianMartinsburgfossilsVA0118VA613 is presumably one of the several NW-SE trending roads in the 8km or so between Broadway and Fulks Runhttp://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF|,
Fulks RunRockinghamVA1.1km N in Road Cut and natural exposure on VA259. Locality 13Devonian,LowerNew CreekBrachiopods;Corals;Crinoid fragmentsVA0173Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
McGaheysvilleRockinghamVA2.6km W of RT 991 on Hwy 33 in black shalesOrdovicianEdinburggraptolitesVA0126http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/vageol/outreach/fieldtrips/guide1/stops1to3.html|,
McGaheysvilleRockinghamVA3.2km E of RT 991 on Hwy 33 in black shalesOrdovicianEdinburggraptolitesVA0125http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/vageol/outreach/fieldtrips/guide1/stops1to3.html|,
Brookside InnRussellVA2 km SE along VA71 in Limestone and shaleCambrianNolichuckyLingulepis,Aphelaspis,Coosia,Oedorhachis,Tricrepicephalus,Agnostus,Norwoodella,cystoid platesVA0047This 'Brookside Inn' doesn't come up in Internet searches. Locating it may be a challenge.44.515031,-63.713058,,CU|,
Brookside InnRussellVAS along VA71 in shale and LimestoneCambrianRomeTrilobites-Elrathiella,Solenopleurella,Glossopleura,Anoria,PeriommelaVA0048This 'Brookside Inn' doesn't come up in Internet searches. Locating it may be a challenge.|,
ColeRussellVACambrianElbrook dolomiteCryptozoon,trilobites - Crepicephalus,Coosia,Kingstonia,BlountiaVA004937.2731,-81.8086,,MCU|,
Hayter Wind GapRussellVAon VA40OrdovicianMartinsburgmany types of invertebratesVA0050|,
Gate CityScottVA13 km NW at Rye Cove in area exposuresOrdovicianOttoseebrachiopods,sponges,algae,corals,cystoids,crinoids,crinoids,bryozoa,gastropods,cephalopods,trilobitesVA005136.6378,-82.5811,,MCU|,
Gate CityScottVA8 km W in Marcem quarryOrdoviciantypical faunasVA005236.6378,-82.5811,,MCU|,
-ShenandoahVA400 meters W of intersection of VA601 and US11OrdovicianEdinburgbryozoa - Rhinidictya,crinoids,brachiopodsVA0055|,
DetrickShenandoahVA6.4km N at Massanutten Mountain in roadcuts at junctions VA678 and VA771 and adjacent outcrops in distorted shales - Locality 30DevonianMahantangoBrachiopods,Corals,Tentaculitids,Trilobites-GreenopsVA0178Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
EdinburgShenandoahVA12.8km W in roadcuts on VA675 E of junction with VA717 in shales- Locality 31DevonianMahantangoBrachiopods,Bryozoa,Corals,Crinoids,Gastropods,Pteropods,Bivalves,Trilobites-Phacops,TrimerusVA0179Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
EdinburgShenandoahVARoadcut on VA675 3.4km NW of VA678OrdovicianMartinsburgfossilsVA0117http://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF|,
Fishers HillShenandoahVARoadcut on US11 275m N of Tumbling Run other fossiliferous exposures along US11 to VA601 and NW on VA601OrdovicianOrandabrachiopods,trilobitesVA0116http://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF|,
StrasburgShenandoahVA2 km SW on Tumbling RunOrdovicianChambersburg LimestoneNidulites,Sowerbyites,Receptaculites,Dendrograptus,corals,cystoid plates,bryozoa,brachiopods,pelecypods,gastropods,cephalopods,trilobitesVA005438.9886,-78.3589,,MCU|,
StrasburgShenandoahVA6km SE along Route 687 at Passage Creek gap in shale and siltstone partings in hard sandstoneSilurianMassanutten SandstoneMicrofossils,plant fossils (Earliest known terrestrial plants)VA0102http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?ohiou110847941838.9453,-78.3050|,
StrasburgShenandoahVAOn slopes of Green Mountain in shale and siltstone partings in hard sandstoneSilurianMassanutten SandstoneMicrofossils,plant fossils (Earliest known terrestrial plants)VA0101http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?ohiou110847941838.9886,-78.3589,,MCU|,
StrasburgShenandoahVAOrdovicianTrilobites-CryptolithusVA005338.9886,-78.3589,,MCU|,
MarionSmythVA10 km SW to the NW of Holston MillCambrianElbrook dolomitetrilobites - TerranovellaVA005636.8347,-81.5150,,MCU|,
SaltvilleSmythVA6.5 km WSilurianHeliophyllum,Anoplotheca,Anoplia,SpiriferVA0057Original says 'Anadaga' formation. Anadaga is an occasional misspelling of Onondaga,but the Onondaga formation is Devonian,not Silurian36.8814,-81.7622,,MCU|,
Aquia CreekStaffordVAPaleoceneAquia?VA005838.3922,-77.3158,,MCU|,
Fisher BranchStaffordVAbone bed in creek bedshark teeth. Other vertebrates?VA0059|,
FredricksburgStaffordVA5.6km N in RR cut between Potomac Creek and Rappahannock RiverPaleoceneAquia|Nanjemoyfossils?VA0152Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
FredricksburgStaffordVAEoceneNanjemoyShark teeth-Myliobatis,Anomotodon,Archeomanta,Coupatezia,Serratolamna,Squatina,Striatolamna,Nebrius,Charcharias,Physogaleus,Odontaspis,Echinorhinus,PachygaleusVA0127http://www.fossiliferous.co.uk/raysusa.htm|,
Marlboro PointStaffordVAalong beach at mouth of Potomac CreekPaleocene-EoceneAquiaOdontapsis,Otodus,Myliobatis,Crocodile teeth,Turritella mortoniVA006038.3514,-77.2878,,SCU|,
Muddy CreekStaffordVAIn Fisher Lane bone bed in Fisher Branch of Muddy CreekEoceneNanjemoyFish Teeth-Hexanchus,Odontaspis,Striatolamna,PhyllodusVA0128http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/mcreek/mc_col.htm|,
Potomac RiverStaffordVAIn cliffs along riverPaleoceneAquiaShark Teeth,Crocodile Teech,MollusksVA0129http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=paleo/fauna/va_eoc.html&menu=bin/menu_fauna-alt.html|,
Rappahannock RiverStaffordVA1.2km E of the mouth of Jetts CreekEoceneNanjemoya few fossilsVA0158Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Rappahannock RiverStaffordVA2.4km downstream from mouth of Mount CreekEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0155Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
Rappahannock RiverStaffordVAin bluffs where river undercuts banksEoceneNanjemoyfossils?VA0153Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province|,
near FredericksburgStaffordVAFisher Lane Bone Bed,Fisher Branch of Muddy Creek,Exposure of the Ypresian Nanjemoy Formation,Potapaco Member,Bed B.EoceneNanjemoyextensive fauna of shark,ray and fish teeth,plus gavials,crocodiles,and mammalsVA0061|,
Nansemond RiverSuffolkVASE VApelecypod OstreaVA006236.9125,-76.4625,,MCU|,
SuffolkSuffolkVApelecypod DosiniaVA006336.7269,-76.5636,,MCU|,
Chippokes Plantation State ParkSurryVAfossilsVA006437.1361,-76.7256,,SCU|,
ClermontSurryVAIn high bluff on South Bank of James River 1.5 km NW. In shell bed about 3 meters above base of bluffmollusks,large pectens,corals,bones,shark teethVA006538.7950,-77.1117,,MCU|,
Cobham WharfSurryVA40.8km belowEcphoraVA006637.1717,-76.7706,,SCU|,
Kenneth Rice fossil Pit and MuseumSurry?VAin Harris Creek RoadMioceneYorktownMollusks -- Chesapecten,Crepidula,Ecphora,Busycon,Turritella,Oliva,Dentalium. Coral Astrangia,Septastrea; Worm tubes. Echinoderms Abertella; Crab claws,Vertebrates - Odontapsis. Carcharodon.VA0068Septastrea is Septasbrea in original|,
Mount PleasantSurryVA1.3km below mouth of Sunken Meadow CreekEcphoraVA006737.7342,-79.1586,,MCU|,
SurrySurryVAOn James RiverMiocene?Abundant Shark teeth, Mammal bones, MollusksVA0163http://mindat.org/moog-5-30289.html37.137926,-76.835238,,CU|,
SurrySurryVAOn James RiverMiocene?Abundant Shark teeth, Mammal bones, MollusksVA0168http://mindat.org/moog-5-30289.html37.137926,-76.835238,,CU|,
BluefieldTazewellVAPennsylvanian brittle stars in Estuary shalesPennsylvanianbrittle starsVA006937.2525,-81.2714,,MCU|,
BluefieldTazewellVAat entrance to fairgrounds-airportSilurianBecraftSpirifer,Favosites,Fenestella,Atrypa,Leptaena,Meristella,Nucleospira,Stenochisma,StropheodontaVA007037.2525,-81.2714,,MCU|,
Virginia BeachVirginia BeachVAWomack Pit 500 meters SE of intersection of Kempsville and Indian River roadsPleistoceneKempsvillemollusks,fish fragments,shark teeth,marine mammalsVA007136.8053,-76.1700,,MCU|,
Virginia BeachVirginia BeachVAin Borrow pitsMioceneYorktownMollusks -- Chesapecten,Crepidula,Ecphora,Busycon,Turritella,Oliva,Dentalium. Coral Astrangia,Septastrea;Worm tubes. Echinoderms Abertella; Crab claws,Vertebrates -Odontapsis. Carcharodon.VA0072Septastrea is Septasbrea in original36.8053,-76.1700,,MCU|,
BristolWashingtonVA5 km N at Bristol waterworks reservoir along Mumpower CreekCambrianNolichuckytrilobites -- Blountia,Maryvillia,Aphelaspis,Crepicephalus,Agnostus,Dicellomus,Coosia,Tricrepicephalus.VA007336.5964,-82.1886,,MCU|,
GreendaleWashingtonVA300 meters SW on US19 in shales and limestonesCambrianNolichuckytrilobites and a few brachiopods.VA007437.6139,-77.4969,,MCU|,
HolstonWashingtonVA2 km N in sandstoneSilurianOnondagaabundant Cystodictya,Fenestrellina,Amphigenia,Anoplotheca,AnopliaVA007536.7772,-82.0831,,MCU|,
MendotaWashingtonVAroadcut in valley of Little Wolf runMississippianGasperCrinoid calycesVA007636.7108,-82.3017,,SCU|,
MontrossWestmorelandVAAt Washington's birthplace in float along beachshark teethVA007738.0664,-76.7750,,MCU|,
Stratford HallWestmorelandVAOn Beach -- closed to collectingMiocene?Shark Teeth;Chesapecten,EcphoraVA0133http://www.fossilandnaturetrips.com/calendar.html38.151520,-76.834411,,CU|,
Westmoreland Cliffs-Potomac RiverWestmorelandVAMioceneCalvertSharks TeethVA0078|,
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAAlong S bank of the the Potomac River eroded from cliff - Locality 45MioceneCalvertShark teeth;Fish teeth;Balanus;Corals;Crocodile plates;Gastropods;Bivalves;Marine mammal bones;crabs in concretionsVA0181Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.1617,-76.8644,,SCU|,
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAExposures of Serravallian Calvert and Choptank Fms.,and Tortonian Eastover Fm.MioceneFossils include shark + ray fauna,cetacean + mammal remains,crocodile teeth,turtle remains,shells.VA007938.1617,-76.8644,,SCU|,
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAOn Potomac River;collecting permittedMioceneCalvertfossilsVA008038.1617,-76.8644,,SCU|,
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAon VA3 70 km E of FredricksburgMioceneshark teeth,vertebrate bones,excellent invertebrates -- Carcharodon,Isurus,etc.VA008138.1617,-76.8644,,SCU|,
-WiseVACoastal Coal Company--may have several mines in the countyPennsylvanianWisePlants-Sigillaria,LepidodendronVA0114http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml|,
Big Stone GapWiseVAa wide variety of invertebratesOrdovicianTrentonConstellaria,Hebertella,Rhynchotrema,CyrtodontaVA008236.8817,-82.7472,,MCU|,
AustinvilleWytheVA2 km E along Clear CreekCambrianShady dolomitePtychoparella,Amecephalina,Archaeocyathus,Nisusia,Kutorgina,Stenotheca,Helcionella,Prozacanthoides,sponges,corals,brachiopodsVA008336.8511,-80.9122,,MCU|,
AustinvilleWytheVAIn carbonate bedsCambrian LowerShadyHelcionella,Olenellus,Bonnia,Kootenia,Prozacanthoides,Antagmus,Eoptychoparia,Acrotretida,Nisusia,Coleoloides,Hyolithellus,Salterella,KutorginaVA008436.8511,-80.9122,,MCU|,
AustinvilleWytheVAIn carbonate bedsCambrian MiddleShadyLatouchella,Pagetia,Kootenia,Mexicaspis,Prozacanthoides,Olenoides,Poliella,Onchocephalus,Spencella,Caborcella,Eoptychoparia,Onchocephalites,Amecephalina,Paterina,Nisusia,HyolithellusVA008536.8511,-80.9122,,MCU|,
Fort ChiswellWytheVA5 km S on VA121 in thin-bedded shale-LimestoneCambrianRome?Ptychoparella,Amecephalina,Archaeocyathus,Nisusia,Kutorgina,Stenotheca,Helcionella,Prozacanthoides,sponges,corals,brachiopodsVA008636.9469,-80.9417,,MCU|,
WythevilleWytheVA5 km E in RR cutPtychoparella,Amecephalina,Archaeocyathus,Nisusia,Kutorgina,Stenotheca,Helcionella,Prozacanthoides,sponges,corals,brachiopodsVA008737.0086,-81.0681,,MCU|,
Bellefield-York PeninsulaYorkVAalong York RiverMioceneYorktownYorktown fossilsVA0088|,
Indian Field CreekYorkVAAlong S bank of the the York River E and W of mouth of Indian Field Creek as well as along the creek and at other access points to York River from National Colonial Parkway - Locality 46MioceneYorktownShark teeth;Fish teeth;Balanus;Corals;Crocodile plates;Gastropods;Bivalves;Marine mammal bonesVA0180Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks|,
Old Camp Penniman-York PeninsulaYorkVAon York River 1 km SE of WilliamsburgMioceneYorktownArca,Pecten,whale bones,shark teeth,shark vertebraVA0089|,
YorktownYorkVA2 km SE on S bank of York RiverShell coquinasVA009137.4936,-76.4417,,MCU|,
YorktownYorkVA3.5 km SEMioceneYorktown12 speciesVA009237.4936,-76.4417,,MCU|,
YorktownYorkVAalong National Colonial Parkway at mouth of Indian Field CreekMiocene Uppermollusks,bonesVA009337.4936,-76.4417,,MCU|,
YorktownYorkVAin Zook's Pit on NW side of VA238 1 km W of Yorktown.MioceneYorktown?VA009437.4936,-76.4417,,MCU|,
YorktownYorkVAon NW side of VA238 400 meters NE of VA638 turn off at Zook's fossil pit (small fee)mollusksVA009537.4936,-76.4417,,MCU|,
YorktownYorkVApelecypod MercenariaVA009037.4936,-76.4417,,MCU|,
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