
Peace River Shark Teeth
Gravel bars of the Peace River yield Miocene shark teeth including megalodon fragments accessible by canoe and wading.
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Gravel bars of the Peace River yield Miocene shark teeth including megalodon fragments accessible by canoe and wading.
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Venice Beach on the Gulf Coast is known as the Shark Tooth Capital where wave action concentrates fossil teeth on the sand.
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The historic Rucks Pit area in Okeechobee County was famous for calcite-replaced fossil clams; access now limited but region remains fossil-rich.
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Eocene coral heads silicified to agate occur in Withlacoochee River gravels of north-central Florida.
View details![Abandoned Limerock Quarry, Fl Highway 26 [williston Limestone] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Williston Limestone, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Agatized Coal is a documented rockhounding destination in FL. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Agatized Coral is a documented rockhounding destination in FL. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Alachua County Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chert, Fossilized ivory. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Volusia County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Peace River, Polk County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Peace River, Polk County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Jefferson County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tampa, Gadsden County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Taylor County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Baker County Deposit #1 is a known mineral occurrence in Baker, Florida, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite.
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Blowing Rocks Preserve is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Coquina. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Volusia County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Bradford County is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chert, Fossilized ivory. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Manatee County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Osceola County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Brooksville is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Calcite Crystal, Echinoid Geodes, Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Hernando County, Florida. Environment: fissure fill. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Caledesi Causeway Banks is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Broward County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Gadsen County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Chipley Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Calcite, Chalk, Chert, Calcite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Thompson, Palm Beach County, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Cottondale Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chert. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Cross Florida Barge Canal is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossils, Silicified Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Crystal River is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Calcite Crystal, Quartz, Chert, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Ocala Limestone, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: deep subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Monroe County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Dunedin is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Arcadia, Gadsden County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Echinoid Bed At Old Chattahoochee Landing [tampa Limestone] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Arcadia, Gadsden County, Florida. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Marion County, Florida. Environment: cave. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Englewood Beach is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized coral, Shark teeth, Sponges, Manatee bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Marion County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Fgs C-11 - Dunnellon Phosphate Minig Company Pit [inglis Limestone] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Inglis Limestone, Citrus County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Flor-a-Mar is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agatized Coral, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fort Drum Crystal Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossil Coral, Calcite, Aragonite, Barite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fort Myers Beach is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Ocher. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossilized Shark Teeth is a documented rockhounding destination in FL. Collectors visit for fossils, trilobites, dinosaur bone and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site, Polk County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Dade County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Gulf Beaches is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized coral, Shark teeth, Sponges, Manatee bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Gulf Beaches (South) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized Coral, Shark teeth, Sponges, Manatee bones. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Alachua County, Florida. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Hillsborough River is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Brain coral, Finger coral, Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Levy County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Jackson County Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossils, Chert. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View details![Jackson Ranger Station Well (161 Ft), Niceville [choctawhatchee Fm] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Choctawhatchee, Okaloosa County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Duval County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, De Soto County, Florida. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Key Largo is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossilized Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Hendry County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Lakeland is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Silicified coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Lawtey Highland Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Kyanite, Zircon, Ilmenite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Pinellas County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Bumpnose, Jackson County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Collier County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Marion County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Marion County Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chert, Fossilized ivory. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Brevard County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Miami Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Limestone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Moonstone (which is not found in Florida) is a documented rockhounding destination in FL. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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Fossil collection site, Collier County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Lee County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Washington County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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North Columbia County #2 is a mineral prospect in Columbia, Florida, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite.
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North Columbia Deposit is a mineral prospect in Columbia, Florida, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite.
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North Lake City is a mineral prospect in Columbia, Florida, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Fluorite, Iron, Magnesite.
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Fossil collection site in the Fort Thompson, Broward County, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Liberty County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Volusia County, Florida. Environment: foreshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Pasco County is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Silicified Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Hardee County, Florida. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Peace River, Florida. Environment: lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Gravel bars of the Peace River yield Miocene shark teeth including megalodon fragments accessible by canoe and wading.
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Pinellas & Hillsborough Beaches is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Chert, Fossilized coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Polk County Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Fossils, Gypsum, Petrified wood, Uranium, Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Quincy Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Silicified Wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Oak Grove, Okaloosa County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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The historic Rucks Pit area in Okeechobee County was famous for calcite-replaced fossil clams; access now limited but region remains fossil-rich.
View details![Shell Marl, Vaughans Creek [locally, Blounts Creek], 6 Mi S Of Defuniak Springs — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Choctawhatchee, Walton County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Skinner Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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St. Johns County Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Coquina. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Collier County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Collier County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Monroe County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Caloosahatchee, Collier County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Stephen Foster State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agatized Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Monroe County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Sumter County Quarries is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chert, Fossilized ivory. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Suwannee River is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agatized Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Suwannee River (North) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Silicified Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Hendry County, Florida. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Arcadia, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Unnamed Area (Agatized Coral #1) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agatized Coral, Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Area (Agatized Coral #2) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agatized coral, Coral, Chalcedony, Enhydros, Fossilized shells. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Area (Agatized Coral) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Agatized Coral. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unnamed Area (Silicified Wood) is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Silicified Wood, Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View details![Usgs Loc. 11742 - Caloosahatchee River [buckingham Mbr, Tamiami Fm] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Lee County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 12711, 12712, 12741, 12742 - Ellaville [suwannee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Suwanee County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tamiami, Olga County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Chipola, Calhoun County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Columbia County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Hamilton County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View details![Usgs Loc. 7361, 7362, 7363 - Brooksville [suwannee Lmst] — fossil rockhounding site near Florida, FL](/images/locations/fallback/fossils-card.webp)
Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Hernando County, Florida. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Suwannee Limestone, Washington County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Venice Beach on the Gulf Coast is known as the Shark Tooth Capital where wave action concentrates fossil teeth on the sand.
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Fossil collection site in the Fort Thompson, Sarasota County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Washington County Area is a documented mineral occurrence near FL. Reported specimens include Chert, Flint. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site, Levy County, Florida. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Lee County, Florida. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Eocene coral heads silicified to agate occur in Withlacoochee River gravels of north-central Florida.
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Fossil collection site, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Environment: reef, buildup or bioherm. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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