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Hey everyone! There are a few formations that I want to be able to dig in and I have found their locations on different mapping services. Now all I need to do is figure out if the land is public or private, and if private, who to contact to ask for permission to hunt on their land. I'm not sure where to start to figure this out. How do you find out if an area is a private land, and if so, their contact number? Any response is appreciated! Thanks!

So i have downloaded some geological maps one that got alot of good feedback is rockd but can i trust any of them? If Not is there any good map that u can just click that shows the bedrocks age and type and if it has fossils?

I found this super useful resource lately and thought you guys would enjoy: https://geologyportal.dnr.wa.gov/ It's an interactive geologic map of Washington state, it records multiple fossil beds and formations as well as old quarries and mines. It may take a little bit of research if you're unfamiliar, but it's an invaluable resource if you're searching for a new spot. Remember to stay safe and avoid trespassing

Does anyone have a map demarcating the different Peabody Coal pits in Illinois (i.e. the pits where Mazon Creek fossils are found)? I can't seem to find one online.

Herein I plan to post pics of my modest collection of Mazon Creek fossils, but first a question. I found this nice little map in a paper by LoBue (2010) of the general Mazon Creek area, showing the location of the numbered mines/pits. Could any of you who know the area and the fossils explain in a nutshell which areas produce the Essex Fauna and which produce the Braidwood Fauna (or flora - maybe I should say 'Biota')? I know Pit 11 is the main source of Essex fauna (Essexella etc.), but is it the only place Essex fauna occur, and those other pits produce only Braidwood biota? Are they relatively exclusive of one another or is there some crossover? I work best with maps, so if anyone can annotate the map to make things clearer, please do. Also I'd like to know where the county lines are on this map. In the following fossil pics, I have incomplete info as they all came from dealers, auctions and such, I've never been able to collect the site myself, so the info I receive is typically incomplete and sometimes wrong. If anyone could narrow down any of the location info for any of the fossils, I'd appreciate it, and please correct anything that is incorrect!

Linked below is a map of dinosaurs discovered in the UK if anyone is interested. It is important to bear in mind that this is not every fossil. Not all fossils discovered are dinosaurs. And these discoveries are almost never full skeletons. They often get reclassified decades later once more data becomes available. I couldn't figure out how to embed the map in this post so posting a link to it instead. The link functionality on this forum created a completely different map showing different information non-dinosaur related. The search bar doesn't work either so ignore that. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Minimalist/index.html?appid=60e54e6f6fa64da8a14a0c5129dd783a The map was created by mapping and analytics company Esri UK . Comments from an individual on this map (not 100% accurate): Sorry, but not a very accurate depiction of Welsh dinosaurs. You've missed off the lovely jaw bone found in 1898 at Stormy Down, and all mention of the footprints which include the most important Late Triassic trackways in Europe. Also, it's very misleading to include the Sphenodontid reptile Clevosaurus which is not anything to do with dinosaurs. Many, many grammatical errors throughout too! The interactive map is fairly poor and misleading. Then to finish, you tempt us with historic Welsh geologists but only mention Dorothea Bate when you could have included so many others. Finally - your list of where to collect dinosaur fossils in the UK includes a lot of places where the rocks are far too young, and you'll never find any dinosaurs, ever! Even your very first sentence is wrong. Dinosaurs died out 66 million years ago, not 65. I'm not just being picky, but if you're going to write something like this, you should try to get more of your facts right, plea Sorry, but not a very accurate depiction of Welsh dinosaurs. You've missed off the lovely jaw bone found in 1898 at Stormy Down, and all mention of the footprints which include the most important Late Triassic trackways in Europe. Also, it's very misleading to include the Sphenodontid reptile Clevosaurus which is not anything to do with dinosaurs. Many, many grammatical errors throughout too! The interactive map is fairly poor and misleading. Then to finish, you tempt us with historic Welsh geologists but only mention Dorothea Bate when you could have included so many others. Finally - your list of where to collect dinosaur fossils in the UK includes a lot of places where the rocks are far too young, and you'll never find any dinosaurs, ever! Even your very first sentence is wrong. Dinosaurs died out 66 million years ago, not 65. I'm not just being picky, but if you're going to write something like this, you should try to get more of your facts right, plea ************************************************************************** A nicer interactive map (but around the world) can be found here: https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/ PBDB Navigator allows users to explore the Paleobiology Database through space, time, and taxonomy. Some engineers have created an interactive map to navigate the overwhelming amount of data created by the Paleobiology Database, a massive collection of information about fossils and related research. The map essentially plots the location of every fossil ever found by scientists, from early mammals to dinosaurs. (Not sure how accurate and up to date it is but still useful). To search the map, you can click on different geologic eras, the strata that the organism was found in, or search the specific taxonomy you're looking for. The map shows the continents as they are today by default, but when you click on a different geological era they rearrange themselves, showing how dramatically tectonic plates have shift over millions of years. If you aren't looking for anything specific, just click around randomly and see what pops up. You can zoom in on any part of the world and see what kinds of fossils have been found there. ____ ___ .-~. /_"-._ `-._~-. / /_ "~o\ :Y \ \ / : \~x. ` ') ] Y / | Y< ~-.__j / ! _.--~T : l l< /.-~ / / ____.--~ . ` l /~\ \<|Y / / .-~~" /| . ',-~\ \L| / / / .^ \ Y~Y \.^>/l_ "--' / Y .-"( . l__ j_j l_/ /~_.-~ . Y l / \ ) ~~~." / `/"~ / \.__/l_ | \ _.-" ~-{__ l : l._Z~-.___.--~ | ~---~ / ~~"---\_ ' __[> l . _.^ ___ _>-y~ \ \ . .-~ .-~ ~>--" / \ ~---" / ./ _.-' "-.,_____.,_ _.--~\ _.-~ ~~ ( _} `. ~( ) \ /,`--'~\--'~\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dinosaurs in the UK Baryonyx Becklespinax Camptosaurus Cetiosauriscus Cetiosaurus Dacentrurus Eotyrannus Eustrepto-spondylus Hylaeosaurus Hypsilophodon Iguanodon Lexovisaurus Megalosaurus Metriacantho-saurus Neovenator Pantydraco Pelorosaurus Polacanthus Proceratosaurus Saltopus Sarcosaurus Scelidosaurus Thecodonto-saurus Valdosaurus I was bored so added pics of all dinosaurs from around the world below: Aardonyx Abelisaurus Achelousaurus Achillobator Acrocantho-saurus Aegyptosaurus Afrovenator Agilisaurus Alamosaurus Albertaceratops Albertosaurus Alectrosaurus Alioramus Allosaurus Alvarezsaurus Amargasaurus Ammosaurus Ampelosaurus Amygdalodon Anatotitan Anchiceratops Anchisaurus Ankylosaurus Anserimimus Antarctopelta Antarctosaurus Apatosaurus Aragosaurus Aralosaurus Archaeoceratops Archaeopteryx Archaeornitho-mimus Argentinosaurus Arrhinoceratops Atlascopco-saurus Aucasaurus Austrosaurus Avaceratops Avimimus Azendohsaurus Bactrosaurus Bagaceratops Bambiraptor Barapasaurus Barosaurus Baryonyx Becklespinax Beipiaosaurus Bellusaurus Borogovia Brachiosaurus Brachyceratops Brachylophosaurus Brachytrachelopan Bugenasaura Buitreraptor Camarasaurus Camptosaurus Carcharodonto-saurus Carnotaurus Caudipteryx Cedarpelta Centrosaurus Ceratosaurus Cetiosauriscus Cetiosaurus Chaoyangsaurus Chasmosaurus Chialingosaurus Chindesaurus Chinshakiango-saurus Chirostenotes Chubutisaurus Chungkingo-saurus Citipati Coelophysis Coelurus Coloradisaurus Compsognathus Conchoraptor Confuciusornis Corythosaurus Cryolophosaurus Dacentrurus Daspletosaurus Datousaurus Deinocheirus Deinonychus Deltadromeus Diceratops Dicraeosaurus Dilophosaurus Diplodocus Dracorex Dravidosaurus Dromaeosaurus Dromiceiomimus Dryosaurus Dryptosaurus Dubreuillosaurus Edmontonia Edmontosaurus Einiosaurus Elaphrosaurus Emausaurus Eolambia Eoraptor Eotyrannus Equijubus Erketu Erlikosaurus Euhelopus Euoplocephalus Europasaurus Euskelosaurus Eustrepto-spondylus Fukuiraptor Fukuisaurus Gallimimus Gargoyleosaurus Garudimimus Gasosaurus Gasparinisaura Gastonia Giganotosaurus Gilmoreosaurus Giraffatitan Gobisaurus Gorgosaurus Goyocephale Graciliceratops Gryposaurus Guaibasaurus Guanlong Hadrosaurus Hagryphus Haplocantho-saurus Harpymimus Herrerasaurus Hesperosaurus Heterodonto-saurus Homalocephale Huayangosaurus Hylaeosaurus Hypacrosaurus Hypselosaurus Hypsilophodon Iguanodon Indosuchus Ingenia Irritator Isisaurus Janenschia Jaxartosaurus Jingshanosaurus Jinzhousaurus Jobaria Juravenator Kentrosaurus Khaan Kotasaurus Kritosaurus Lamaceratops Lambeosaurus Lapparento-saurus Leaellynasaura Leptoceratops Lesothosaurus Lexovisaurus Liaoceratops Liaoxiornis Ligabuesaurus Liliensternus Lophorhothon Lophostropheus Lufengosaurus Lurdusaurus Lycorhinus Magyarosaurus Maiasaura Majungatholus Malawisaurus Mamenchisaurus Mapusaurus Marshosaurus Masiakasaurus Massospondylus Maxakalisaurus Megalosaurus Melanorosaurus Metriacantho-saurus Microceratops Micropachy-cephalosaurus Microraptor Minmi Monolopho-saurus Mononykus Mussaurus Muttaburra-saurus Nanotyrannus Nanshiungo-saurus Nemegtosaurus Neovenator Neuquenosaurus Nigersaurus Nipponosaurus Noasaurus Nodosaurus Nomingia Nothronychus Nqwebasaurus Omeisaurus Opisthocoeli-caudia Ornitholestes Ornithomimus Orodromeus Oryctodromeus Othnielia Ouranosaurus Oviraptor Pachycephalo-saurus Pachyrhino-saurus Panoplosaurus Pantydraco Paralititan Parasaurolophus Parksosaurus Patagosaurus Pelicanimimus Pelorosaurus Pentaceratops Piatnitzkysaurus Pinacosaurus Pisanosaurus Plateosaurus Platyceratops Pleurocoelus Podokesaurus Poekilopleuron Polacanthus Prenocephale Probactrosaurus Proceratosaurus Pro-compsognathus Prosaurolophus Prot-archaeopteryx Protoceratops Protohadros Psittacosaurus Quaesitosaurus Rebbachisaurus Rhabdodon Rhoetosaurus Rinchenia Riojasaurus Rugops Saichania Saltasaurus Saltopus Sarcosaurus Saurolophus Sauropelta Saurophaganax Saurornithoides Scelidosaurus Scutellosaurus Secernosaurus Segisaurus Segnosaurus Seismosaurus Shamosaurus Shanag Shantungo-saurus Shunosaurus Shuvuuia Silvisaurus Sinocalliopteryx Sinornithosaurus Sinosauropteryx Sinraptor Sinvenator Sonidosaurus Spinosaurus Staurikosaurus Stegoceras Stegosaurus Stenopelix Struthiomimus Struthiosaurus Stygimoloch Styracosaurus Suchomimus Supersaurus Syntarsus Talarurus Tanius Tarbosaurus Tarchia Telmatosaurus Tenontosaurus Thecodonto-saurus Therizinosaurus Thescelosaurus Torosaurus Torvosaurus Triceratops Troodon Tsagantegia Tsintaosaurus Tuojiangosaurus Tylocephale Tyrannosaurus Udanoceratops Unenlagia Urbacodon Utahraptor Valdosaurus Velociraptor Vulcanodon Wuerhosaurus Yandusaurus Yangchuano-saurus Yimenosaurus Yingshanosaurus Yinlong Yuanmousaurus Yunnanosaurus Zalmoxes Zephyrosaurus Zuniceratops

I liked the uncluttered format of this pic,decided to post it

(Posted in SD forum as well, feel free to move) I thought this would be an appropriate addition- my hope is that this map will allow forum users to plan trips to SD! Threw this thing together for you guys in some spare time at work. The map shows the extent of common fossil bearing strata in the state of South Dakota, as well as some "no-go" areas- reservations and the like. If you guys want a certain area zoomed in on let me know! FossilsSD.pdf

Threw this thing together for you guys in some spare time at work. The map shows the extent of common fossil bearing strata in the state of South Dakota, as well as some "no-go" areas- reservations and the like. If you guys want a certain area zoomed in on let me know! FossilsSD.pdf

Wanted to share a map of potential spots to hunt for fossils in the US. Not complete by any means but it's a start! Just planning our fossil hunting road trip this summer and though others might be doing the same Happy hunting!

Great interactive map of worldwide taxa from the Paleobiology Database, a massive collection of information about fossils and related research. https://paleobiodb.org/navigator/

I have a question. So I live in Florida, and looking a the map I am attaching I live in the Hawthorne Group. So.... if I dig in a creek am I likely to find fossils? I'm trying to look at these geological maps and distinguish areas which are likely to yield fossils. Particularly shark teeth. Can anyone school me up in this department? Thank you!!

Anyone got a good online resource for data in the Hilton Head area? All the maps I find are not viewable because of file type or too small to be useful (700px x 600px). Thanks

I did post this a while ago on another forum but it might be useful here. Someone (I have no idea who) has spent time and effort to make this map of uk locations and put it up on Google maps. It's been useful for me. Wouldn't it be cool if the map was expanded worldwide! https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=zKkgpgmdqasY.kL_ZtZbMvmag

Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a decent stratigraphic wall map of North America? Or a stratigraphic atlas of the United States? I've seen very pretty ones, but I can't find one that is commercially available. Thanks in advance!

This is a great resource to see where "scientifically" document fossils have been located, with documentation. Just click on launch navigator,you can filter over the map by any search term or by time! https://paleobiodb.org/#/

Here's the latest on molecular biology / biotechnology advances and our furry friend, the Woolly Mammoth. Unlike most dinosaur fossils, Woolly Mammoth remains are often found in frozen, less-deteriorated states in Siberia; and often contain viable proteins such as collagen, from which genetic sequences can be produced. In ice condition: Amazingly preserved woolly mammoth found frozen in Siberia after 39,000 YEARS goes on display in Tokyo http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2358695/Woolly-mammoth-frozen-Siberia-39-000-YEARS-goes-display-Tokyo-woolly.html Woolly mammoth discovery raises exciting possibilities http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/woolly-mammoth-discovery-raises-exciting-possibilities-1.1386398 The quest is to clone a mammoth. The question is: should we do it? http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/jul/14/wooly-mammoth-extinct-cloning-dna De-extinction: Mammoth prospect, or just woolly? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23602142 DNA study suggests hunting did not kill off mammoth http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24034954 Russian and Korean Researchers Will Inject Mammoth DNA Into Elephant Eggs, Resurrecting 10,000-Year-Old Beast http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-03/russian-and-korean-researchers-will-inject-mammoth-dna-elephant-eggs-resurrecting-10000-year-old-beast Resurrection Researchers Recreate Woolly Mammoth Protein in Living Cell http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-05/researchers-resurrect-mammoth-blood

I just found a new iPhone app I thought people might could make use of. It's called iGeoLog, and it allows you to build cutaways and make notes in just a few minutes. You can also use location services to mark the exact spot the log was built. The app allows you to email and save the logs. Great tool if you ask me. Here's a very simple example that I just made up to illustrate.....you can change the dimensions and contours to whatever fits your needs.