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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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83 fossils destinations in Ohio.
Rockhounding sites in Ohio — fossils: 83 spots in our directory. Sort live from your phone with near me, or browse all U.S. fossils rockhounding sites and the Ohio state page.
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Trilobites, brachiopods, petrified wood, and other paleontological collecting on public land.
We currently document 83 fossils collecting sites in Ohio. Each listing includes original descriptions, visitor notes, and last-updated dates when available.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Hamilton County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Sunset, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: offshore ramp. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Hamilton County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Glenshaw, Athens County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Brown County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Summit County, Ohio. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Plum Brook Shale, Erie County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Cleveland Shale, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Clermont County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Glenshaw, Harrison County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Maxville Limestone, Muskingum County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Adams County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Jackson County, Ohio. Environment: cave. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal shelf. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Washingtonville, Caroll County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Columbiana County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Olentangy, Franklin County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Cuyahoga, Richland County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Columbiana County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Brown County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pottsville, Muskingham County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Hamilton County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Tymochtee, Fayette County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Cuyahoga, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Maxville Limestone, Muskingham County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Hamilton County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Scioto County, Ohio. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Brown County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Logan, Scioto County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Cuyahoga, Medina County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Putnam Hill, Holmes County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pottsville, Hocking County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Brassfield, Montgomery County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Liberty, Warren County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pottsville, Licking County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pottsville, Licking County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Maxville Limestone, Perry County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Noble County, Ohio. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Whitewater, Highland County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Logan, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Medusa Quarry in Sylvania is a documented mineral occurrence near OH. Reported specimens include Fossils. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Fossil collection site in the Kope, Clermont County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal shelf. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Mahoning County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Putnam Hill, Mahoning County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Fairview, Clermont County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Hamilton County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Conemaugh, Muskingham County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Butler County, Ohio. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Muskingum County, Ohio. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Putnam Hill, Perry County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the McMillan, Hamilton County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Greene County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal shelf. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pottsville, Muskingham County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Maxville Limestone, Perry County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Maxville Limestone, Hocking County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Maxville Limestone, Perry County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Waynesville, Clinton County, Ohio. Environment: deep subtidal shelf. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Conemaugh, Columbiana County, Ohio. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site, Summit County, Ohio. Environment: cave. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Putnam Hill, Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Putnam Hill, Vinton County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Allegheny, Vinton County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Putnam Hill, Vinton County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Pottsville, Vinton County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Vanport, Vinton County, Ohio. Environment: shallow subtidal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Whitewater, Clinton County, Ohio. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Columbus Limestone, Union County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Fossil collection site in the Delaware Limestone, Erie County, Ohio. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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