W.M. Browning Cretaceous Fossil Park

Fossils

From shark teeth in Florida to dinosaurs in Montana, the US offers world-class fossil hunting for all skill levels.

Also found at:

• Alabama Gold Camp
• Black Warrior River Sites
• Cathedral Caverns State Park - Gem Mining

Shark Teeth

Also found at:

• Poricy Brook Fossil Beds

Petrified Wood

Ancient wood turned to stone. Arizona's Petrified Forest and Washington's Ginkgo Petrified Forest are world-famous.

Also found at:

• Petrified Forest BLM Area
• Petrified Forest National Park
• Homedale / Owyhee Jasper

Oysters

Also found at:

• No other locations listed yet

Bell Creek

Biloxi, Mississippi · Public Land

Creek collecting in coastal plain deposits of Harrison County. Flat terrain, beginner-friendly. Quartz, agate, jasper, and chert specimens found along...

Mississippi Petrified Forest

Flora, Mississippi · Fee Dig

Privately owned petrified forest with 30+ million-year-old logs. Self-guided tours. Nearby gravels contain petrified wood specimens for collecting.

Mississippi Petrified Wood Beds

Forest, Mississippi · Public Land

Mississippi Petrified Forest — privately owned but public area for viewing. Collecting on nearby public gravel pits for petrified wood.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Fossils

Gulfport, Mississippi · Public Beach

Gulf Coast beaches for fossil shark teeth and shells. Eroding bluffs and dredge spoil islands produce Miocene and Pliocene marine fossils.

Holly Springs National Forest

Holly Springs, Mississippi · USFS Land

Over 150,000 acres of national forest in northern Mississippi. Collect quartz, jasper, chert, and agate from creek beds and erosional banks. Maximum 2...

Tombigbee River

Itawamba County, Mississippi · Public Land

River banks and gravel bars along the Tombigbee River in northeastern Mississippi. Quartz, chert, and jasper specimens in silica-rich river gravels. P...