US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for VIRGINIA

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LocationCountyState/ProvinceDirections,NotesAgeFormationFossilsSite IDCommentsReferenceLat-Long|Spare1Spare2Spare3
Blue Ridge*-VAOn W side of ridge and adjacent hills in often inverted rock sequence dipping to SEClinvertebrates-mollusksVA0106http://books.google.com/books?id=vQwRAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA467&lpg=PA467&source=web&ots=w37S6Uig8T&sig=WtA_spDIAsyuzuPGUT1Ui4o2JRU&hl=en37.4269,-79.7607,,AFf14|$*
Covington(SW7-IslandFord)AlleghanyVA6.5 km SW at Island FordD?Helderberg,Oriskanyinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Gypidula,Rensselaeria,spiriferida-Spirifer;;cnidaria-corals-tabulata-Cladopora,Favosites;;;echinoderms-crinoids(fragments);porifera-stromatoporoidea-Stromatopora;;(others)VA000137.7228,-80.0488,,AHm73?|$*
Hot Springs(US220+VA606)AlleghanyVALoose fossils in roadcut/hillside on W side of US220 and VA606 junction Junction Locality 16. VA606 is very elusiveDlLicking Creekinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Dalmanites;;brachiopoda,bryozoa,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-crinoids,cystoidea;porifera-stromatoporoidea;;plants-algae(calcareous)VA0176Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks37.9049,-79.8985,,AHm73|$*
Rope FerryAmherstVACichnofossils-burrows_invertebrate-SkolithosVA0166An American Geological Railway Guide P36037.6036,-79.4333,,AHm73?|*$VA0103,VA0197
-AugustaVAC?invertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-MicrodiscusVA009937.2689,-81.3908,,AHj44|$*
Mint SpringAugustaVAIn light colored shale on VA654 30m E of on-ramp to I81N at exit 217OLincolnshireinvertebrates-graptolites-Nemograptus,ClimacograptusVA0211101 American Fossil Sites-Dickas38.0767,-79.0847,,AKm72|,
Shenandoah Mountain(SE)AugustaVASE slope in shalesDChemunginvertebrates-brachiopoda-Camarotoechia,Chonetes,Orthothetes,spiriferida-Spirifer;;mollusks-bivalvia-LeptodesmaVA000238.7689,-79.0561,,AHm73|$*
Staunton-Harrisburg*AugustaVAStaunton-Harrisonburg areaOinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita(silicified)-FlexicalymeneVA000338.1717,-79.0100,,AHj43|$*
Stuarts Draft(BoxleyAggregatesQry)AugustaVABoxley Aggregates, Stuarts Draft PlantCAntietamichnofossils-burrows_invertebrate-SkolithosVA0112http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml38.0346,-79.0339,,AHm73|$*
Waynesboro(?)AugustaVAIn quartzite in landfillichnofossils-burrows_invertebrate-Skolithos(burrows)VA0004The original says Wayneville,but there seems to be no such place. Waynesville appears at one time to have been an alternative name for Waynesboro38.0681,-78.8894,,AHm63|$*
Warm Springs(W1-VA39)BathVAIn road cut on N side of VA39 1.6km W of VA220 junction Locality 7OuReedsvilleinvertebrates-brachiopoda,bryozoa,mollusks-gastropodaVA0172Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.0492,-79.7927,,AHm73|$*
Carmel ChurchCarolineVAOff US1 between Richmond and Fredericksburg near Kings Dominion. Exposes about 10m of Paleocene,Eocene,and Miocene marine bedsEP-E-MIAquia,Nanjemoy,Calvert,Choptank,Eastoververtebrates(bones)-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA000537.9306,-77.4806,,AHm73|$*
Caroline Quarry(US1-SoliteQry)CarolineVASolite corporation quarry on W side of US1 1.6km N of South Anna River-Permission RequiredEP-MIAquia,Nanjemoy,Choptank,Eastoverinvertebrates,vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA0134invertebrates(abundant) at some levelshttp://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL33_NO04.pdf38.0020,-77.5294,,AHm73?|$*
Rappahannock RiverCarolineVA2.4km downstream from mouth of Mount CreekENanjemoy-VA0155Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.1869,-77.2469,,AHm73|*$VA0154
Reedys Mill Bridge(MattaponiRiver)*Caroline?VAoccasional exposures downstream along Mattaponi RiverENanjemoy-VA0161Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.9176,-77.317,,AHk33|*$VA0159,VA0160,VA0162
Shirley(N1)CharlesVAIn riverside exposure 1km upstreamEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-TurritellaVA0143Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.3496,-77.2566,,AHm73|$*
ChesapeakeChesapeakeVAin Borrow pitsMIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-decapoda-(crabclaws);;;cnidaria-corals-scleractinia-Astrangia,Septastrea;;;echinoderms-echinoidea-Abertella;;mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Busycon,Crepidula,Ecphora,Oliva,Turritella;scaphopoda-Dentalium;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)-Carcharodon,Odontaspis;;;;worms(tubes)VA0006There is also a Chesapeake in Northampton County36.8189,-76.2753,,AHj43|$*
Portsmouth(GrtDismalSwampCanal)*ChesapeakeVAS in cuts on Great Dismal Swamp CanalPLNorfolkinvertebrates-mollusks?(shells)VA0205The canal is more than 20km long and more than one canal has been dug in the area in the past 220years. It isn't quite clear where the 'deep cut' is. Location is the visitor center in NChttp://books.google.com/books?id=VVg1AAAAIAAJ36.5273,-76.3522,,AHh14|ATLANTIC$*
Chester(HowlettHouseBluff)ChesterfieldVAIn cliffs at Howlett House BluffK-EP,MI,PEPatuxent,Aquia,Calvert,Sunderlandinvertebrates-mollusksVA0142Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.356,-77.388,,AHm73|$*
Clover Hill(Midlothian)ChesterfieldVAClover Hill is a district in Midlothian,VATRplants-gymnospermopsida-SagenopterisVA0198Sagenopteris originally Saginopterishttp://www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/botany/pdf/Lendemer2000.pdf37.4482,-77.6413,,AHm73?|$*
Tomahawk Creek(OldHundredRd)ChesterfieldVAon abandoned portion of Old Hundred Road on Turkey BranchTRuTomahawkvertebrates(teeth)-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii-LissodusVA000737.4634,-77.6822,,AHm73|$*
BerryvilleClarkeVA6.8km SE of US340-VA7/621 junction in filed 91m N of Dog Creek on 1069m hill. In gray limestone interbedded with dolomitesClShady Dolomiteincertidae-SalterellaVA0200http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~ajs/1973/ajs_273A_11.pdf/252.pdf39.1098,-77.9425,,AHm73|$*
Cumberland-Shenandoah Valleys*ClarkeVAIn numerous exposures of Ore Hill Limestone member of Gatesburg Formation. There is a nearly continuous band of Cambrian rock exposed from NorthEast to Southwest across Virginia mostly parallel to and somewhat east of Interstate-81Cu?Gatesburginvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobitaVA0195Often abundantly fossiliferoushttp://www.jstor.org/pss/129990438.074,-78.981,,AGg14|$*
New Castle(GeorgeWashingtonNF)*CraigVAIn area exposures in George Washington National ForestPZinvertebrates(?)(abundant)VA000937.5024,-80.1109,,AHj44|*$VA0008,VA0042
New Castle(S2)CraigVA2 km SSBecraft Limestoneinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Eatonia,Schellwienella,spiriferida-Spirifer;Stropheodonta,UncinulusVA000837.4825,-80.1068,,AHm73|*$VA0009,VA0042
Culpeper Basin*CulpeperVAIn outcrops of Jurassic lacustrine depositsJWaterfallinvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-branchiopoda-conchostraca-CorniaVA0185http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983PhDT........14G38.4389,-77.9153,,AHj34|*$VA0111,VA0184,VA0189,VA0207
Culpeper Basin*CulpeperVAIn outcrops of Triassic lacustrine depositsTRBull Runinvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-branchiopoda-conchostraca,Notostraca;ostracoda;;mollusks-bivalviaVA0184http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1983PhDT........14G38.4389,-77.9153,,AHj34|*$VA0111,VA0185,VA0189,VA0207
Culpeper(CulpeperStoneQry)CulpeperVACulpeper Stone Company Quarry-extensive trackways in two bedsTRBalls Bluffichnofossils,invertebrates-mollusksVA0207http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/commercedocs/PUB_119.pdf p11138.4389,-77.9153,,AHm73|*$VA0111,VA0184,VA0185,VA0189
Culpeper(Martin-MariettaQry)CulpeperVAMartin-Marietta Culpeper QuarryTRBalls BluffichnofossilsVA0111http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml,http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/commercedocs/PUB_119.pdf p11138.4389,-77.9153,,AHm72?|*$VA0184,VA0185,VA0189,VA0207
Stevensburg(CulpeperStoneQry)CulpeperVAAt Culpeper Stone Company Quarry (Now Luck Stone Company?)TRCulpepervertebrates(footprints)VA0189http://www.vacadsci.org/vjsArchives/v43/43-1B/43-73.pdf38.4389,-77.9153,,AHm72|TR*$VA0111,VA0184,VA0185,VA0207
Lieutenant RunDinwiddieVAPetersburg, VA in exposures along Lieutenant Run. Miocene? mollusks.MIEastover,Yorktowninvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish-(sharks);;mammalia-cetaceaVA0243Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina,https://forgottengarden.willcoxwatershed.org/fossilrecord.html37.2154,-77.3973,,AKm72? |,
Bowlers Wharf(SE2)EssexVA1.6 to 3.2 km below Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0228Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.7989,-76.7360,,AKm73|,
Bowlers Wharf(SE4)EssexVA4 km below Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0227Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.8160,-76.7474,,AKm73|,
Jones Point(NW)EssexVA400 m above Jones Point. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0229Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.7818,-76.6849,,AKm73|,
Culpeper Basin*FairfaxVATRBull Run Shalevertebrates-fish-actinopterygii-redfieldiidaeVA001038.9039,-77.4733,,AHj34|$*
MidlandFauquierVASite flooded by dam construction in 1980sTRvertebrates-fish-actinopterygii-palaeoniscidae,semionotiformes;sarcopterygii-dipnoi-coelacanthiformesVA0190http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/SE/se_fossils/se_fossils_pdf/brpied_fossils_se.pdf38.6198,-77.7260,,AHm73|TR$*VA0187
MidlandFauquierVAWell Preserved fish fossils found by Baer,Martin,Dunkle,Applegate (1949) in gray shale layer in sandstone sequenceTRBull Run?vertebrates-fish-actinopterygii-PtycholepisVA0187http://www.archive.org/stream/ptycholepismarsh3312scha/ptycholepismarsh3312scha_djvu.txt38.6198,-77.7260,,AHm73|TR$*VA0190
Cedar Creek-Belle Grove Nat Historic ParkFrederickVAOPinesburg Station Dolomiteinvertebrates(rare)VA0123www.nps.gov/nero/science/FINAL/CEBE_data/Geology.pdf38.9920,-78.3099,,AHm73|$*
Gainesboro(US522)FrederickVAAlong median strip of VA522 for about 500m N starting just S of the Isaacs Creek bridge in shales - Locality 28DMahantangoinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Phacops,Trimerus;;brachiopoda,bryozoa,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-crinoids;mollusks-bivalvia,cephalopoda(straight),gastropodaVA0177Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks39.2829,-78.2576,,AHm73|$*VA0011
Gainesboro(W3-US522)FrederickVAin the West bound lane road cut 3.2km WestDinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;echinoderms-crinoids;mollusks-cephalopodaVA001139.2829,-78.2576,,AHm73|$*VA0177
GoreFrederickVAIn concretions in road cut on old road across from Gore Grocery Store 391551N281952WDinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobitaVA001239.2642,-78.3311,,AHm73|*$VA0013,VA0014,VA0107,VA0175
GoreFrederickVAIn roadcut Locality 22Dinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Phacops;;brachiopoda,echinoderms-crinoids;mollusks-bivalvia,cephalopoda,gastropodaVA0175Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks39.2642,-78.3311,,AHm73|*$VA0012,VA0013,VA0014,VA0107
GoreFrederickVAin road cut at Gore,VADinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Phacops;;brachiopoda(abundant)VA001339.2642,-78.3311,,AHm73|*$VA0012,VA0014,VA0107,VA0175
Gore(US50)FrederickVAon US50 20 km W of WinchesterS-Dinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Phacops;;brachiopoda-Tropidoleptus;echinoderms-crinoids-Arthrocantha;;mollusks-bivalvia-ModiomorphaVA001439.265,-78.3311,,AHm73|*$VA0012,VA0013,VA0107,VA0175
Gore(UniminQry)FrederickVAAt Unimin Corp Gore Plant in SandstoneDOriskanyinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;brachiopodaVA0107http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml39.2639,-78.3322,,AHm73|*$VA0012,VA0013,VA0014,VA0175
Hogue CreekFrederickVA6.9km W of US522-VA679 junction of VA679. Park then walk 80m W along RR tracks in shale outcropDMahantangoinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Mucrospirifer(others?)VA0210101 American Fossil Sites-Dickas39.2469,-78.2786,,AKm72|,
Middletown(NW4)FrederickVA4 km NW along roadOBeekmantowninvertebrates-brachiopoda-Finkelnburgia;mollusks-cephalopoda,gastropoda-Lecanospira,OphiletaVA001539.0404,-78.3028,,AHm73|$*
Ware RiverGloucesterVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0236Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.4037,-76.4997,,AKm73? |,
Manakin(BoscobelQry)GoochlandVABoscobel QuarryTRNewarkvertebrates-fish-actinopterygii-redfieldiidaeVA0016Dictyopyge reported. It is a genus within the redfieldiidae, but the nomenclature is confused. Many old mines in Manakin area -- Geology and Energy Resources of theBasins of Northern Virginia. off VA263 37.6057,-77.698937.6078,-77.6852,,AHm73|*$VA0017,VA0036
Vinita(E3)GoochlandVA3.2km ETRNewarkvertebrates-fish-actinopterygii-redfieldiidaeVA0017Dictyopyge reported. It is a genus within the redfieldiidae, but the nomenclature is confused37.5821,-77.6569,,AHm73|*$VA0016,VA0036
HitchcockGreensvilleVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0250Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.1418,-77.3689,,AKm73|,
HamptonHamptonVAin Borrow pitsMIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda(crabs)(claws),cnidaria-corals-scleractinia-Astrangia,Septastrea;;;echinoderms-echinoidea-Abertella;;mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Busycon,Crepidula,Ecphora,Oliva,Turritella;scaphopoda-Dentalium;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)-Carcharodon,Odontaspis;;;;worms(tubes)VA0019Septastrea is Septasbrea in original37.0299,-76.3452,,AHj44|$*
Hampton(RicesPit)HamptonVARice's Fossil Pit at 29 Harris Creek Rd (small fee)MIinvertebrates-mollusksVA0018Filled in the 1990s and now floodedhttp://www.dailypress.com/features/history/our-story/dp-rices-fossil-pit-20130531-post.html37.0609,-76.3253,,AHm73|*$VA0020,VA0068
Hampton(RicesPit)HamptonVAin Rice's Fossil Pit on Harris Creek RoadMIYorktowninvertebrates-cnidaria-corals;;vertebrates-mammals-cetacea(fragments)VA0020Typical Yorktown faunas with large corals and cetacean fragments37.0609,-76.3253,,AHm73|*$VA0018,VA0068
Kenneth Rice fossil Pit and MuseumHamptonVAon Harris Creek Road. Reportedly closed in 1989MIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-decapoda-(crabs)(claws);;;cnidaria-corals-scleractinia-Astrangia,Septastrea;;;echinoderms-echinoidea-Abertella;;mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Busycon,Crepidula,Ecphora,Oliva,Turritella;scaphopoda-Dentalium;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)-Carcharodon,Odontaspis;;;;worms(tubes)VA0068Septastrea is Septasbrea in original37.0609,-76.3253,,AHm73|*$VA0018,VA0020
Hanover Courthouse(SE11-PamunkeyRiver))HanoverVA11.2km SE in exposure in right bank of Pamunkey RiverEPAquiainvertebrates(rare)VA0136Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.7261,-77.2970,,AHm73?|*$VA0135,VA0137,VA0144
Hanover Courthouse(SE2-PamunkeyRiver)HanoverVAIn right bank of Pamunkey River 2km SEEPAquiainvertebrates(rare)VA0144Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.7407,-77.3344,,AHm73?|*$VA0135,VA0136,VA0137
Hanover Courthouse(SE6-RiverRd)HanoverVA6.4km SE in exposure along River RoadEPAquiainvertebrates(rare)VA0135Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.7222,-77.3071,,AHm73|*$VA0136,VA0137,VA0144
Studley(NE8-PamunkeyRiver)HanoverVA8km NE in exposure in right bank of Pamunkey RiverEPAquiainvertebrates(rare)VA0137Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.7327,-77.3214,,AHm73|*$VA0135,VA0136,VA0144
Wickham CrossingHanoverVAIn ravine 100m SEEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-Crassatellites,Ostrea;gastropoda-TurritellaVA0145Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.7785,-77.4066,,AHm73|$*
Curles Neck(JamesRiver)HenricoVAIn James River sedimentsK?plants(petrified wood)VA0110http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml37.3680,-77.2854,,AHj44|$*
RichmondHenricoVAIn area clay deposits--plant material mixed with marine fossilsMI?plants-Pinus(cones),(Walnut),(fruits),(wood);vertebrata-fish-Phyllodus-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks);mammalia-Cetacea;reptiliaVA0212https://acdc.amherst.edu/view/asc:698543/asc:69858437.534,-77.431,,AKm74?|,
Martinsville(VaMusNatHis)HenryVAVirginia Museum of Natural History. 21 Starling Ave, Martinsville, VA 24112. (276)634-4141. Paleo research collections. Admission FeeVA0215https://www.vmnh.net/36.6866,-79.8634,,AKm72|,
Blue Grass(N3)HighlandVA3.2km NOLincolnshireinvertebrates-bryozoaVA0121http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/statemap/statemap01.htm38.5256,-79.5386,,AHm73|$*
Blue Grass(S8)HighlandVA8km S in quarryOlBeekmantownmicrofossils-stromatolitesVA0120http://www.wvgs.wvnet.edu/www/statemap/statemap01.htm38.4346,-79.5784,,AHm73?|*$VA0021,VA0108,VA0196
Bullpasture MountainHighlandVA6.4km W from Cowpasture River crossing on US250. Locality 14DlCorriganvilleinvertebrates-brachiopoda,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-crinoids(fragments);mollusks-gastropodaVA0174Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.3194,-79.4609,,AHm73|$*
Monterey(?)HighlandVAIn Monterey River(There is no Monterey River?)Oinvertebrates-echinoderms-crinoidsVA0021http://www.geo.vu.nl/~smit/fossielen/fossils.htm38.4133,-79.5815,,AHm73|*$VA0108,VA0120,VA0196
Monterey(MiracleRidgeQry)HighlandVAAt Miracle Ridge Limestone QuarrySTonolowayinvertebrates-bryozoa,porifera-stromatoporoideaVA0108http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml38.4123,-79.5806,,AHm73?|*$VA0021,VA0120,VA0196
Monterey*HighlandVAIn belt from Monterey to Harpers Ferry and beyond to Front RoyalClAntietaminvertebrates-mollusksVA0196invertebrates(?)(abundant)Google Books Geology of the Catoctin belt By Arthur Keith38.4123, -79.5806,,AGg14|*$VA0021,VA0108,VA0120
Benns ChurchIsle of WightVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0248Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9375,-76.5953,,AKm73|,
Chuckatuck QuarriesIsle of WightVASouth of Smithfieldinvertebrates(abundant)(diverse)VA002236.8618,-76.5802,,AHm73?|$*
Mogarts Beach(HuntClub)Isle of WightVAAt Hunt Club 1 km ESE of FHA-AFF girls camp on South Bank of James River along base of cliffs and in ravinesMIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-cirripedia(barnacles);;cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-echinoidea;mollusks,;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA002437.0321,-76.6008,,AHm73|$*VA0023
Mogarts Beach(JamesRiver)Isle of WightVAAt FHA-AFF girls camp 5 km NNE of Smithfield on South Bank of James River along base of cliffs and in ravinesMIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-cirripedia(barnacles);;cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-echinoidea;mollusks,;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA002337.0321,-76.6008,,AHm73|$*VA0024
Smithfield(NE1)Isle of WightVANE 1km. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0246Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9954,-76.5841,,AKm73|,
Smithfield(NE8)Isle of WightVANE 8km. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0247Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9911,-76.5451,,AKm73|,
Smithfield(NW3)Isle of WightVANW 3.2 km. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0244Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9947,-76.6651,,AKm73|,
Smithfield(W2)Isle of WightVAW 2.4 km. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0245Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9807,-76.6691,,AKm73|,
Zuni(area)Isle of WightVAMultiple localities cited but not easily related to modern maps. 2km above 4.2-4.8km NW, 10.4-11.2km below, 11.2-12km below. 12.8-13.6km below Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0249Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9375,-76.5953,,AKm73|,
Carter's Grove-York Peninsula(JamesRiver)James CityVAon James River in bluffsMIYorktowninvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-Chama,Crassatellites,pectinidae-Pecten;VenusVA002537.209,-76.6304,,AHm73|$*VA0026
Kings Mill WharfJames CityVAIn cliffs below Kings Mill Wharf. Miocene mollusksMIYorktowninvertebrates-mollusksVA0219Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.2224,-76.6568,,AKm73?|,
KingsmillJames CityVAS of old wharf on James Riverinvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-pectinidae-Pecten;pholadidae-Pholas;;;;protists-foramsVA0026protists-forams,Pectens,Pholas - 75 species37.2230,-76.6588,,AHm73|*$VA0025
WilliamsburgJames CityVAAcross James River near Ferry landing-Access to lower bench is W of pierinvertebrates(rare)VA002737.1652,-76.7058,,AHm73?|$*
Belvedere BeachKing GeorgeVAAquiaEvertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)-Heterodontus,SynechodusVA002938.3350,-77.2714,,AHm73|*$VA0028,VA0060,VA0115,VA0182,VA0183
Belvedere BeachKing GeorgeVAEPAquiainvertebrates-brachiopoda,mollusksVA002838.3350,-77.2714,,AHm73|*$VA0029,VA0060,VA0115,VA0182,VA0183
Belvedere Beach(PotomacRiver)King GeorgeVAAlong bank of the the Potomac River (all private property) - Locality 43EAquiainvertebrates-cnidaria-corals;mollusks-bivalvia,gastropoda;;plants-(petrified_wood),(seeds);vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-batoidea(rays)(dentalplates),selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth),turtles(fragments)VA0182Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.3350,-77.2714,,AHm73|*$VA0028,VA0029,VA0060,VA0115,VA0183
Fairview BeachKing GeorgeVAEnquire at crab house about access. May be a fee - Locality 43EAquiainvertebrates-cnidaria-corals;mollusks-bivalvia,gastropoda;;plants-(petrifiedwood),(seeds);vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-batoidea(rays)(dentalplates),selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth),turtles(fragments)VA0183Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.331,-77.2471,,AHm73|*$VA0028,VA0029,VA0060,VA0115,VA0182
Fairview BeachKing GeorgeVAEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-TurritellaVA0115Exposure reportedly buried by developer around 2008 -- http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/NEPaleo/message/2580http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml38.331,-77.2471,,AHm73|*$VA0028,VA0029,VA0060,VA0182,VA0183
Hop Yard(RappahannockRiver)King GeorgeVAin bluff on Rappahannock RiverENanjemoyinvertebrates-mollusksVA0151Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.2465,-77.2252,,AHm73|$*VA0154
Hop Yard(S4-RappahannockRiver)King George?VA4km downstream in bluff on Rappahannock RiverENanjemoyinvertebrates-mollusksVA0154Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.2153,-77.2405,,AHm73|*$VA0151,VA0155
Passapatanzy(W3)King GeorgeVA3.2 km W in hillside exposureENanjemoyinvertebrates-mollusksVA0150Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.2996,-77.3623,,AHm73?|*$VA0059,VA0061,VA0128
Port Conway(E3)King GeorgeVA3.1km downstreamENanjemoy-VA0157Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.1683,-77.1626,,AHm73|*$VA0153,VA0156
Port Conway*King GeorgeVA2.4km up stream and in lengthy exposure upstream from Port Conway for about a kilometer on Rappahannock River in bluff exposuresENanjemoy-VA0156Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.1785,-77.1888,,AHm73|*$VA0153,VA0157
Potomac CreekKing GeorgeVABluffs on S side of Potomac Creek 2km E of the RRENanjemoyinvertebrates-mollusksVA0147Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.3349,-77.3679,,AHm73|$*VA0148
Rappahannock River(JettsCk-E1)King GeorgeVA1.2km E of the mouth of Jetts CreekENanjemoyinvertebrates(uncommon)VA0158Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.1634,-77.0942,,AHm73|$*VA0153
Woodstock(PotomacRiver)King George?VABluffs on Potomac River. There is no Woodstock on the lower Potomac River?. Loc set to Woodstock RdEP,MINanjemoy,Calvert?invertebrates-mollusksVA0149Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.3850,-77.0550,,AHm73|$*
Burkes Bridge(MattaponiRiver)King and QueenVAoccasional exposures for as many as 16km downstream along Mattaponi RiverENanjemoy-VA0160Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.9248,-77.2979,,AHi34|*$VA0159,VA0161,VA0162
Marricossick Creek(SE-MattaponiRiver)King and Queen?VAdownstream from mouth in banks of Mattaponi River for up to 8kmENanjemoy-VA0162Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.9344,-77.3103,,AHj34?|*$VA0159,VA0160,VA0161
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 downstreamE-MINanjemoy,Calvert-VA0159Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.9359,-77.3209,,AHl53|*$VA0160,VA0161,VA0162
Walkerton(NE3)King and QueenVA4,8 km NE of Walkerton. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0232Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.7591,-76.9827,,AKm73?|,
Rose Hill(SE9-YellowCrk)LeeVA9 km SE on Yellow BranchOStones River Limestoneinvertebrates-bryozoa-Batostoma,Crepipora,Dekayella,Monotrypa;echinoderms-crinoids-Archaeocrinus,Carabocrinus;;porifera(sponges)-Hindia,stromatoporoidea-Cryptophragmus;;(others)VA0030[Archaeocrinus originally Archeocrinus36.6208,-83.2959,,AHm73?|$*
Stickleyville(E3)LeeVA3.5 km EOSequatchie Sandstone, shaleinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Byssonychia,Dalmanella,Hebertella,Lingula,ZygospiraVA003136.7116,-82.8807,,AHm73|$*
Aldie(JamesMadisonHome)LoudounVAQuarry at James Madison home-Oak Hill in 1920TRNewarkichnofossils-tracks-reptilipedia-dinosauropedidia-Eubrontes,theropodipedia-GrallatorVA0032Also in exposures to E?http://www.jhu.edu/~jhumag/696web/dinosaur.html38.9748,-77.6369,,AHm73|*$VA0164,VA0165
Dover(AspinwallShaft)LoudounVANearby at Mankin at the bottom of the Aspinwall ShaftplantsVA016542 taxa of plantshttp://www.jstor.org/pss/98326838.9765,-77.6744,,AHm73?|*$VA0032,VA0164
Dover*LoudounVAIn debris from coal minesinvertebrates-mollusksVA0164An American Geological Railway Guide P35938.9765,-77.6744,,AHm73|*$VA0032,VA0165
Burhans WharfMiddlesexVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0231Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.6113,-76.5202,,AKm72?|,
Rappahannock RiverMiddlesexVAIn cliffs along riverEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth)VA0131http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=paleo/fauna/va_eoc.html&menu=bin/menu_fauna-alt.html37.5680,-76.5454,,AHh34|$*
SaludaMiddlesexVAIn Dragon Run near the VA17 bridge over the stream. Miocene marine fossils (Brent Heath Vein)MIinvertebratesVA0270https://www.cbf.org/news-media/multimedia/podcasts/chesapeake-almanac/podcast-december-miocene-fossils-transcript.html37.5856,-76.6033,,AKm73|,
UrbannaMiddlesexVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0230Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.6398,-76.5823,,AKm73|,
WiltonMiddlesexVAIn outcrops along Wilton Creek. Miocene marine fossilsMIinvertebratesVA0271https://www.cbf.org/news-media/multimedia/podcasts/chesapeake-almanac/podcast-december-miocene-fossils-transcript.html37.5551,-76.4188,,AKm73|,
Blacksburg(MusGeosciences)MontgomeryVAVirginia tech Museum of Geosciences, Derring Hall, 2062, 926 W Campus Dr, Blacksburg, VA 24061. (540)231-6894.VA0216https://geos.vt.edu/museum-of-geosciences.html37.2291,-80.4279,,AKm72|,
Lusters Gate(VA785)MontgomeryVA800mE on VA785 in small road cuts occasional fossils. Locality 2OmLiberty Hallinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Ampyxina,Dionide;;graptolites-ClimacograptusVA0170Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks37.2449,-80.3586,,AHm73|$*VA0037
LanexaNew KentVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0233Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.4238,-76.9361,,AKm73|,
New KentNew KentVAPhilbates Auto WreckingMIYorktowninvertebrates-mollusksVA0113http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml37.5152,-76.9846,,AHm73|$*
Pamunkey RiverNew KentVAAlong River in riverside exposuresE-MINanjemoy,Piney Point,Old Church,Calvert,Choptank,Eastoverinvertebrates-mollusksVA0132http://www.fossilandnaturetrips.com/calendar.html37.5399,-76.9702,,AHj34|$*VA0130
Pamunkey RiverNew KentVAIn cliffs along riverEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth)VA0130http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=paleo/fauna/va_eoc.html&menu=bin/menu_fauna-alt.html37.5399,-76.9702,,AHj34|$*VA0132
Hull CreekNorthumberlandVAE bank. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0223Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.9513,-76.3967,,AKm72?|,
LurayPageVAIn cherty layers in limestonesOChazyinvertebrates-mollusksVA0167An American Geological Railway Guide P36238.6654,-78.4595,,AHm73|$*
DanvillePittsylvaniaVAOriginal says Danville, KYTR(petrified wood),plantsVA0191http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/SE/se_fossils/se_fossils_pdf/brpied_fossils_se.pdf36.5772,-79.5253,,AHm73|TR$*VA0194
Danville(US58)PittsylvaniaVAIn ramps of Oak Ridge Farms Road-US58 interchange 36.61916N 79.50151WTRDry Forkplants(petrified wood)VA0194http://people.uncw.edu/thayer/Gly394/GLY 394 FIELD TRIP-SEDIMENTOLOGY OF TRIASSIC DAN RIVER GROUP.pdf36.5772,-79.5253,,AHm73|TR$*VA0191
Martinsville(SoliteQry)PittsylvaniaVAnearby at Solite Quarry on VA-NC borderTRNewarkinvertebrates-arthropoda-insecta,(others);;plants,vertebrates-fish,reptiliaVA0033well preserved insecta and other fossils. Fossiliferous beds scheduled to be quarried out in 2016. Fossils at Va Museum of Natural History in Martinsville.http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/news/solite-quarry-still-yields-fossils/article_d6070abe-3f06-11e5-b694-9323a76e7ef6.html36.5396,-79.6727,,AHm72|*$VA0097,VA0188
Solite QuarryPittsylvaniaVAQuarry is in Dan River Basin straddling NC-VA lineTRCow Branchinvertebrates-arthropoda-insecta(diverse);;plants(leaves)VA0188plant leaves at two different levels;diverse insectahttp://www.sunstar-solutions.com/sunstar/Conanthus/conanthus.htm36.5396,-79.6727,,AHm72|TR*$VA0033,VA0097
Solite QuarryPittsylvaniaVASouthern VATRinvertebrates-arthropoda-insectaVA0097well preserved Triassic insecta in lacustrian sediments36.5396,-79.6727,,AHm72|*$VA0033,VA0188
Sandy River(VA863)Prince EdwardVAOn N bank of river W of bridge on VA863 in conglomerates 36.61916N 79.50151WTRDry Forkplants(petrified wood)VA0193http://people.uncw.edu/thayer/Gly394/GLY 394 FIELD TRIP-SEDIMENTOLOGY OF TRIASSIC DAN RIVER GROUP.pdf36.6192,-79.5015,,AHm73|TR$*
Baileys CreekPrince GeorgeVANear mouth of Baileys Creek. Not clear where Bailey Creek ends and the Elizabeth River starts. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0237Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.8155,-76.4375,,AKm73?|,
City Point*Prince GeorgeVAin occasional exposures between City Point and RichmondEPAquiainvertebrates(rare)VA0138Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.317,-77.2751,,AHm73|$*
Hopewell(SW9-PuddlerockLocality)Prince GeorgeVA9km SW in clay and sand layers in gravel pit of Tarmac Lone Star Industries-'Puddlerock Locality'KPotomacplantsVA0100http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9122(199507)82:7%3C933:AAGESN%3E2.0.CO;2-Z37.2675,-77.3609,,AHm73|$*
James RiverPrince GeorgeVAWest Tidewater area E of Hopewell,VA,in bluffs along James RiverMIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-decapoda-(crabs)(claws);;;cnidaria-corals-scleractinia-Astrangia,Septastrea;;;echinoderms-echinoidea-Abertella;;mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Busycon,Crepidula,Ecphora,Oliva,Turritella;scaphopoda-Dentalium;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)-Carcharodon,Odontaspis;;;;worms(tubes)VA0034Septastrea is Septasbrea in original37.2891,-77.1992,,AHj34?|$*
HaymarketPrince WilliamVAWell Preserved fish fossils found by Baer,Martin,Dunkle,Applegate (1949) in a buff colored siltstoneTRBull Run?vertebrates-fish-actinopterygii-PtycholepisVA0186http://www.archive.org/stream/ptycholepismarsh3312scha/ptycholepismarsh3312scha_djvu.txt38.8122,-77.6364,,AHm53|TR$*
-PulaskiVAsandstones inMPriceplants-pteridophyta-TriphyllopterisVA003537.0639,-80.6781,,AHh24|$*
Carters Wharf(W2)RichmondVA2.4km W of Carter's Wharf. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0224Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina38.0886,-76.9627,,AKm73|,
Farnham(S4)RichmondVA4km S of Farnham. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0225Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.8555,-76.6243,,AKm73|,
Farnham(UnionMill?)RichmondVALoc used is end of Union Mill Rd-- assuming that the mill was likely on Farnham Creek just beyond modern end of road. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0226Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.8708,-76.6252,,AKm73?|,
Richmond(GilliesCrk)RichmondVAAlong Gillis(Gillie?) CreekEPAquiavertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia(bones)VA0140Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.5227,-77.4092,,AHm73|*$VA0139,VA0141,VA0192
Richmond(LocomotiveWorks)RichmondVANear the locomotive worksEPAquiavertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia(bones)VA0141Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.5671,-77.4670,,AHm73|*$VA0139,VA0140,VA0192
Richmond(ShockoeCrk)RichmondVAAlong Shockoe CreekEPAquiavertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia(bones)VA0139Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province37.5475,-77.4274,,AHm73?|*$VA0140,VA0141,VA0192
Richmond(W)RichmondVAWest ofTRplants(petrifiedwood)VA0192http://www.priweb.org/ed/TFGuide/SE/se_fossils/se_fossils_pdf/brpied_fossils_se.pdf37.5397,-77.4323,,AHj44|TR*$VA0139,VA0140,VA0141
Richmond(W-Richmond Basin)RichmondVAplants have been found in Triassic-Jurassic coal bedsTR-JNewark?VA003637.6057,-77.6989,,AHh44|*$VA0016,VA0017
Blacksburg(NE5)*RoanokeVA5 km NE area exposuresOAthens Shaleinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Dionide,Triarthrus,TrinucleusVA003737.245,-80.3803,,AHm73|*$VA0038,VA0170
Blacksburg(ThomasFarm)RoanokeVAat Thomas FarmOWhitesburginvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Ampyx,Arthrorhachis,Bronteopsis,Eoharpes,Homotelus,NileusVA003837.2294,-80.4142,,AHm53?|*$VA0037
Catawba Mountain(VA311)RoanokeVAalong Salem-Newcastle Hwy(VA311) in calcareous shales and sandy limestonesOTrentoninvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Cryptolithus;;brachiopoda-Dalmanella,Hebertella,Pholidops,Plectambonites,Rafinesquina,Zygospira;bryozoa-Prasopora;graptolites-Lasiograptus;mollusks-cephalopoda-orthocerida-Orthoceras;;monoplacophora-Sinuites;;(others)VA004037.3808,-80.0879,,AHm73|*$VA0039,VA0041,VA0044,VA0045,VA0204
Catawba Valley(VA311)RoanokeVAalong Salem-Newcastle Hwy in thin limestonesOLenoirinvertebrates(shells)(abundant)-arthropoda-trilobita-Acrolichas,Bumastus,Ceraurus,Glaphurus,Homotelus,Illaenus,Nieszkowskia,Pterygometopus,Remopleurides;;bryozoaVA004137.3808,-80.0879,,AHm73|*$VA0039,VA0040,VA0044,VA0045,VA0204
Catawba(E)RoanokeVAE along roadOAthens Shaleinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Cryptolithus,Raphiophorus,Robergia,Triarthrus;;graptolites?VA003937.3828,-80.1098,,AHm73?|*$VA0040,VA0041,VA0045,VA0204
Mason Creek*RoanokeVAbetween Fort Lewis Mountain and Green RidgeDChemunginvertebrates-brachiopoda-Ambocoelia,Chonetes,spiriferida-Spirifer;;echinoderms-crinoids(columnals);mollusks-bivalvia-Sphenotus;;;plantsVA020437.3719,-80.0877,,AHm73|*$VA0039,VA0040,VA0041,VA0044,VA0045
New Castle(S1)RoanokeVA1 km S in massive dark blue Limestone in ledgesDinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Eatonia,Leptaena,Meristella,spiriferida-Spirifer;Strophonella,UncinulusVA004237.4913,-80.1055,,AHm73?|*$VA0008,VA0009
RoanokeRoanokeVAIn small shale exposure in pasture on private land--Permission required (and not guaranteed to be granted)OLiberty Hallichnofossils,invertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Ampyxina,Calliops(fragments),Dionide,Edmundsonia,Porterfieldia,Robergia(fragments);;brachiopoda,graptolites,mollusks-cephalopoda,gastropodaVA004337.2661,-79.9397,,AHm53|$*
Salem(CatabwaValley)RoanokeVAIn Catawba ValleyOAthens Shaleinvertebrates-graptolites-DiplograptusVA004537.3828,-80.1098,,AHm73?|*$VA0039,VA0040,VA0041,VA0204
Salem(N13)RoanokeVA13 km NOAthens Shaleinvertebrates-graptolites-Climacograptus,Corynoides,Cryptograptus,Dicellograptus,Dicranograptus,(others)VA004437.4097,-80.0464,,AHk63?|*$VA0040,VA0041,VA0204
Balcony FallsRockbridgeVAIn massive quartzite below shales at W end of gorgeCichnofossils-burrows_invertebrate-SkolithosVA0103http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL37_NO04.PDF37.622,-79.4386,,AHm73|*$VA0166,VA0197
Balcony FallsRockbridgeVAClAntietaminvertebrates-mollusksVA0197invertebrates(?)(abundant)Google Books Geology of the Catoctin belt By Arthur Keith37.622,-79.4386,,AHm73|*$VA0103,VA0166
Effinger(VA251)RockbridgeVAIn large roadcut overlooking Buffalo Creek on SW side of VA251 just E of Effinger, Locality 1OmLincolnshireinvertebrates-brachiopoda,bryozoa,echinoderms-crinoids;mollusks-gastropodaVA0169Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks37.7533,-79.5418,,AHm72|$*
Gilmore MillsRockbridgeVAIn roadside outcrop 1.6km N about half way to Natural Bridge-well preserved trilobitesCu?invertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-PtychopariaVA0104Gilmore Mills=Gilmore?http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL37_NO04.PDF37.6058,-79.5212,,AHm73?|*$VA0105,VA0122
Gilmore Mills(S1)RockbridgeVA1.1km up stream entering James River opposite Gilmore in sandstones above limestones in 6m bank on E side of streamClinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-olenellidae-Olenellus(cephalons);;;echinoderms-blastoidea;hyolitha-HyolithesVA0105http://www.dmme.virginia.gov/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL37_NO04.PDF37.6007,-79.5471,,AHm73?|*$VA0104,VA0122
Glasgow(RockbridgeStoneQry)RockbridgeVARockbridge Stone Products Glasgow QuarryCRomeichnofossilsVA0109http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml37.6584,-79.4468,,AHm73|$*
Lexington(NW4-WhistleCrk)RockbridgeVA4 km NW at Whistle Creek in LimestoneO-VA004637.8072,-79.4723,,AHm73|$*VA0171
Lexington(US60)RockbridgeVAIn road cuts on US60 1.2km W of I81, Locality 6OuReedsvilleinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Ceraurus,Cryptolithus;;brachiopoda,bryozoaVA0171Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks37.8072,-79.4723,,AHm73|$*VA0046
Natural BridgeRockbridgeVANearby beach and shallow water sandstonesCichnofossils-burrows_invertebrate-Monocraterion,SkolithosVA0122http://www.pageology.info/scenic/counties/cumberland.html37.6301,-79.5432,,AHm73|*$VA0104,VA0105
Broadway(VA259)RockinghamVARoadcut on VA259 900m NW of VA613(?) in wedge of Martinsburg Formation between two faultsOMartinsburginvertebrates-mollusksVA0118VA613 is presumably one of the several NW-SE trending roads in the 8km or so between Broadway and Fulks Runhttp://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF38.642601, -78.8617,,AHm72|$*VA0119
Broadway(VA612+VA259)RockinghamVARoadcut at Jct VA259 and VA612 in float.SMartinsburginvertebrates-brachiopoda-Costispirifer;mollusks-gastropoda-PlatycerasVA0119http://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF38.6462,-78.8679,,AHm73|$*VA0118
Fulks Run(N1-VA259)RockinghamVA1.1km N in Road Cut and natural exposure on VA259. Locality 13DlNew Creekinvertebrates-brachiopoda,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-crinoids(fragments)VA0173Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.6663,-78.9237,,AHm72|$*
McGaheysville(US33)RockinghamVA2.6km W of RT 991 on Hwy 33 in black shalesOEdinburginvertebrates-graptolitesVA0126http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/vageol/outreach/fieldtrips/guide1/stops1to3.html38.3709,-78.7624,,AHm72|$*
McGaheysville(US33)RockinghamVA3.2km E of RT 991 on Hwy 33 in black shalesOEdinburginvertebrates-graptolitesVA0125http://csmres.jmu.edu/geollab/vageol/outreach/fieldtrips/guide1/stops1to3.html38.3897,-78.6973,,AHm73|$*VA0124
Brookside InnRussellVAS along VA71 in shale and LimestoneCRomeinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Anoria,Elrathiella,Glossopleura,Periommella,SolenopleurellaVA0048This 'Brookside Inn' doesn't come up in Internet searches but it is known to be on VA71 somewhere near (probably East of) Bolton36.8092,-82.169,,AHm73?|$*VA0047
Brookside Inn(VA71)RussellVA2 km SE along VA71 in Limestone and shale. Lat long is midpoint of VA71 between Gate City and LebanonCNolichuckyinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-agnostida-Agnostus;Aphelaspis,Coosia,Norwoodella,Oedorhachis,Tricrepicephalus;;brachiopoda-Lingulepis;echinoderms-cystoidea(plates)VA0047This 'Brookside Inn' doesn't come up in Internet searches. Locating it may be a challenge36.8092,-82.169,,AHm73?|$*VA0048
ColeRussellVACElbrook dolomiteinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Blountia,Coosia,Crepicephalus,Kingstonia;;;plants-algae-CryptozoonVA0049Cole is extinct? Lat Lon is near Cole Cemetery37.2731,-81.8086,,AHm73|$*
Hayter Wind GapRussellVAon VA40OMartinsburginvertebrates(diverse)VA0050Hayter Wind Gap=Hayters Gap?36.8648,-81.9462,,AHm73|$*
Gate City(NW13-RyeCove)ScottVA13 km NW at Rye Cove in area exposuresOOttoseeinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;brachiopoda,bryozoa,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-crinoids,cystoidea(plates);mollusks-cephalopoda,gastropoda;porifera(sponges),;plants-algaeVA005136.7254,-82.6963,,AHm73?|$*
Gate City(W8-Marcem Qry)ScottVA8 km W in Marcem quarryO-VA005236.6344,-82.6077,,AHm73?|$*
Detrick(N6-VA678+VA771)ShenandoahVA6.4km N at Massanutten Mountain in roadcuts at junctions VA678 and VA771 and adjacent outcrops in distorted shales - Locality 30DMahantangoinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Greenops;;brachiopoda,cnidaria-corals;mollusks-gastropoda-pteropoda-tentaculitidaVA0178Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.8898,-78.3775,,AHm73|$*
Edinburg?(VA601+US11)ShenandoahVA400 meters W of intersection of VA601 and US11. There is no VA601 intersecting US11? Lat long is US11 in Edinburg, VAOEdinburginvertebrates-brachiopoda,bryozoa-Rhinidictya;echinoderms-crinoidsVA0055VA601 is far to the SW in the vicinity of Newport in Giles County38.8210,-78.5663,,AHj54?|$*VA0117
Edinburg(VA675)?ShenandoahVARoadcut on VA675 3.4km NW of VA678OMartinsburginvertebrates-mollusksVA0117There are two VA675+VA678 junctions. Loc is relative to the more northerly junction.http://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF38.7843,-78.5166,,AHm73?|*$VA0055
Edinburg(W13-VA675+VA717)?ShenandoahVA12.8km W in roadcuts on VA675 E of junction with VA717 in shales- Locality 31DMahantangoinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Phacops,Trimerus;;brachiopoda,bryozoa,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-crinoids;mollusks-bivalvia,gastropoda-pteropodaVA0179VA717 seems to be somewhere else. Loc used is junction of VA675 and VA730.Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.7335,-78.5182,,AHm73?|$*
Fishers Hill(US11)*ShenandoahVARoadcut on US11 275m N of Tumbling Run other fossiliferous exposures along US11 to VA601 and NW on VA601OOrandainvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;brachiopodaVA0116http://www.mme.state.va.us/DMR3/dmrpdfs/vamin/VAMIN_VOL22_NO02.PDF38.9814,-78.3881,,AHm73|*$VA0053,VA0054,VA0206
StrasburgShenandoahVAOinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-CryptolithusVA005338.9886,-78.3589,,AHl53|*$VA0054,VA0116,VA0206
Strasburg Junction(E)ShenandoahVA300m E on S side of roadOmBotetourtinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita(19taxa);(others)VA0206Paleodb 7334238.998,-78.3741,,AHm72?|*$VA0053,VA0054,VA0116
Strasburg(GreenMtn)ShenandoahVAOn slopes of Green Mountain in shale and siltstone partings in hard sandstoneSMassanutten Sandstoneinvertebrates(microfossils),plantsVA0101(Earliest known terrestrial plants)http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?ohiou110847941838.949,-78.3361,,AHm73|$*VA0102
Strasburg(SE6-PassageCrk)ShenandoahVA6km SE along Route 687 at Passage Creek gap in shale and siltstone partings in hard sandstoneSMassanutten Sandstoneinvertebrates(microfossils),plantsVA0102(Earliest known terrestrial plants)http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/send-pdf.cgi?ohiou110847941838.9465,-78.3026,,AHm73|*$VA0101
Strasburg(SW2-TumblingRun)ShenandoahVA2 km SW on Tumbling RunOChambersburg Limestoneinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;brachiopoda-Sowerbyites;bryozoa,cnidaria-corals;echinoderms-cystoidea(plates);graptolites-Dendrograptus;mollusks-bivalvia,cephalopoda,gastropoda;;plants-algae-Nidulites,ReceptaculitesVA005438.9814,-78.3881,,AHm72|*$VA0053,VA0116,VA0206
Marion(SW10-HolstonHill-NW)SmythVA10 km SW to the NW of Holston MillCElbrook dolomiteinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-TerranovellaVA005636.7748,-81.5993,,AHm73|$*
Saltville(MidApplchnMus)SmythVAMuseum Of The Middle Appalachians, 123 Palmer Ave, Saltville, VA 24370. (276)496-3633. Historical museum with Pleistocene fossils and more modern history exhibits. Admission FeeVA0217https://museumofthemiddleappalachians.org/36.8800,-81.7662,,AKm72|,
Saltville(SE7)SmythVA7km SW(SE?) at abandoned Porterfield Quarry in boulders left from quarrying operations accessible from unnamed service road off VA610.Ou?Effna Limestoneinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Probolichas?,AmphilichasVA0214https://www.jstor.org/stable/40925986?seq=136.8518,-81.74190,,AKm73?|,
Saltville(W6)?SmythVA6.5 km WSinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Anoplia,Anoplotheca,spiriferida-Spirifer;;cnidaria-corals-rugosa-HeliophyllumVA0057Original says 'Anadaga' formation. Anadaga is an occasional misspelling of Onondaga,but the Onondaga formation is Devonian,not Silurian36.8823,-81.7930,,AHm73|$*
Sugar Grove(Shady-UmbargerMine)SmythVAat Shady Umbarger MineClShady Dolomiteincertidae-SalterellaVA0199http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~ajs/1973/ajs_273A_11.pdf/252.pdf36.7803,-81.4188,,AHm73?|$*
Delaware ParkSouthamptonVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0252Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.6627,-77.0424,,AKm72?|,
Franklin(BiggsFarm)SouthamptonVAAt Biggs Farm 4.8 km SW of Franklin Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0251Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.6326,-76.9845,,AKm73?|,
Meherrin RiverSouthamptonVA1.6km above Seaboard Air Line RR bridge between Margerettsville,NC and Branchville, VA, mollusk molds and fish vertebrae in blue-green clay. There are reportedly other similar exposures of the St Marys formationboth up and downstream from the RR bridgeMISt Marysinvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish(vertebrae)VA0272Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina,Mesozoic Fauna of the Coastal Plain-Berry36.5499,-77.3123,,AKm73?|,
Sycamore ChurchSouthamptonVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0253Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.6354,-76.9859,,AKm72?|,
Aquia CreekStaffordVAEPAquia?VA005838.3922,-77.3158,,AHm73|$*VA0129
Fisher BranchStaffordVAbone bed in creek bedvertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);(others)VA005938.2845,-77.3677,,AHm72|*$VA0061,VA0128,VA0150
Fredericksburg(Fisher Lane)StaffordVAvertebrates-fisher Lane Bone Bed,Fisher Branch of Muddy Creek,Exposure of the Ypresian Nanjemoy Formation,Potapaco Member,Bed B. extensive faunaENanjemoyvertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-batoidea(rays)(teeth),selachii(sharks)(teeth);;mammals,reptilia-crocodilia-gavialidaeVA006138.2845,-77.3677,,AHm72|*$VA0059,VA0128,VA0150
FredricksburgStaffordVAENanjemoyvertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-batoidea-Archaeomanta,Coupatezia,Myliobatis;selachii(sharks)(teeth)-Anomotodon,Carcharias,Echinorhinus,Nebrius,Odontaspis,Pachygaleus,Physogaleus,Serratolamna,Squatina,StriatolamiaVA0127http://www.fossiliferous.co.uk/raysusa.htm38.3226,-77.4728,,AHm73|$*
Fredricksburg(N6-RR)StaffordVA5.6km N in RR cut between Potomac Creek and Rappahannock RiverEPAquia,Nanjemoy-VA0152Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.3495,-77.4209,,AHm73|$*
Marlboro PointStaffordVAalong beach at mouth of Potomac CreekEP-EAquiainvertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-Turritella;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-batoidea(rays)-Myliobatis;selachii(sharks)-Odontaspis,Otodus;;;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth)VA006038.3514,-77.2878,,AHm73|*$VA0028,VA0029,VA0115,VA0129,VA0182,VA0183
Muddy Creek(FisherLaneBoneBed)StaffordVAIn Fisher Lane bone bed in Fisher Branch of Muddy CreekENanjemoyvertebrates-fish(teeth)-actinopterygii-Phyllodus;chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)-Hexanchus,Odontaspis,StriatolamiaVA0128http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/mcreek/mc_col.htm38.2845,-77.3677,,AHm72|*$VA0059,VA0061,VA0150
Potomac Creek(S5)Stafford?VABluffs on Potomac River 4.8km S of Potomac CreekENanjemoyinvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-VenericardiaVA0148Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.3521,-77.3456,,AHm73|$*VA0147
Potomac River*StaffordVAIn cliffs along riverEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth)VA0129http://www.elasmo.com/frameMe.html?file=paleo/fauna/va_eoc.html&menu=bin/menu_fauna-alt.html38.3729,-77.3015,,AHm73|*$VA0058,VA0060
Rappahannock River*StaffordVAin bluffs where river undercuts banksENanjemoy-VA0153Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province38.1618,-77.0844,,AHm72?|*$VA0156,VA0157,VA0158
ChuckatuckSuffolkVA400m N of Chuckatuck. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0254Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.8649,-76.9824,,AKm72?|,
EveretsSuffolkVA400m E of Everets. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0255Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.8392,-76.6344,,AKm73|,
ExitSuffolkVAExit=Exeter=Exchange is extinct, but may well have been located at the LatLon specified? Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0256Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.8278,-76.5304,,AKm73|,
Jericho DitchSuffolkVANorfolk+Western RR drainage ditch just E of Jerico Ditch. Note: Lat Lon is a pure guess. It is where a railroad(?) cut crosses Lamb Ave which looks to run along the trend of the Jericho Ditch which runs SW from the end of Lamb Ave through the Great Dismal Swamp. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0267Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7297,-76.5424,,AKm73?|,
Nansemond RiverSuffolkVASE VAinvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-OstreaVA006236.8166,-76.5581,,AHj43|$*
Reids Ferry(SE2)SuffolkVA2.2km SE of Reids Ferry. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0257Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7826,-76.5488,,AKm73|,
SuffolkSuffolkVAinvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-DosiniaVA006336.7269,-76.5636,,AHj44|$*
Suffolk(N2)SuffolkVA2km N of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0261Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7613,-76.5854,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(NE2)SuffolkVA1.6km NE of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0264Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7563,-76.5718,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(NW2)SuffolkVA2.4km NE of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0265Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7539,-76.5591,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(NW2)SuffolkVA2.4km NW of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0260Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7499,-76.5974,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(NW4)SuffolkVA4km NW of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0259Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7601,-76.6148,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(NW9)SuffolkVA8.8km NW of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0258Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.8103,-76.6603,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(SE2)SuffolkVA2.4km SE of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0266Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7099,-76.5676,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(W2)SuffolkVA1.6km W of Suffolk. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0262Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7360,-76.6311,,AKm73|,
Suffolk(waterworks)SuffolkVA800m below Suffolk waterworks dam. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0263Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina36.7338,-76.6090,,AKm73?|,
Chippokes Plantation SPSurryVAFossils in beach exposuresMI?Yorktown?invertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Ecphora;;vertebrates-fish-(Sturgeon-scales)(sharks-teeth);mammalia(bones,teeth);reptilia-turtles(bones)VA0209101 American Fossil Sites-Dickas37.1458,-76.7392,,AKm72|,
Chippokes Plantation State ParkSurryVAinvertebrates-mollusksVA006437.1361,-76.7256,,AHm73|$*
ClaremontSurryVAAt Claremont Wharf. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0238Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.2321,-76.9552,,AKm72? |,
Claremont(ESE11)SurryVA10.8km below Claremont. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0239Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.7066,-76.8700,,AKm73|,
Clermont(NW2)SurryVAIn high bluff on South Bank of James River 1.5 km NW. In shell bed about 3 meters above base of bluffinvertebrates-cnidaria-corals;mollusks-bivalvia-(large),pectinidae-Pecten;;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;mammals(bones)VA006537.16,-76.7557,,AHm73|$*VA0066
Cobbam WharfSurryVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0242Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.1701,-76.7674,,AKm73?|,
Cobham Wharf?SurryVA40.8km below(makes no sense. Ignored)invertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-EcphoraVA006637.1717,-76.7706,,AHm73|*$VA0065,VA0163,VA0168
James RiverSurryVALat Lon arbitrary in town of Claremont where the Eastover Fm is known to be exposedMIEastoverinvertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-EcphoraVA0268http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/collections-database/molluscs/gastropods/37.2313,-76.9575,,AKm73?|,
Mount PleasantSurryVA1.3km below mouth of Sunken Meadow Creekinvertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-EcphoraVA006737.2027,-76.9092,,AHm73?|$*
Schmidt's BluffSurryVA13.6km below Claremont. At Schmidt's Bluff? Separate reference to Schmidt's Bluff. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0240Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.2050,-76.8263,,AKm73?|,
Scotland WharfSurryVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0241Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.1844,-76.7859,,AKm72|,
Surry(ChippokesPlantnStPkSurryVAChippokes Plantation State Park,695 Chippokes Park Rd, Surry, VA 23883. (757)294-3728. Historic farm with camping facilities and agricultural museum. Invertebrate fossils and some vertebrate teeth are found on beach. Doubt collecting is permitted. Admission feeVA0218https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/chippokes-plantation37.1463,-76.7427,,AKm72|,
Surry(JamesRiver)SurryVAOn James RiverMI?invertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)(abundant);;mammals(bones)VA0163http://mindat.org/moog-5-30289.html37.1844,-76.7860,,AHm73|*$VA0066,VA0168
Surry(JamesRiver)SurryVAOn James RiverMI?invertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)(abundant);;mammals(bones)VA0168http://mindat.org/moog-5-30289.html37.1844,-76.7860,,AHm73|*$VA0066,VA0163
Bolling Bridge(NottowayRiver)SussexVAOn Nottoway River in small exposureEPAquiainvertebrates-mollusksVA0146Virginia Geological Survey Bulletin No. IV, Physiography and Geology of the Coastal Plain Province36.9335,-77.3864,,AHm73?|$*
BluefieldTazewellVAPennsylvanian brittle_stars in Estuary shalesPNinvertebrates-echinoderms-ophiuridea(brittle_stars)VA006937.2525,-81.2714,,AHm73|$*
Bluefield(fiargrounds)TazewellVAat entrance to fairgrounds-airportSBecraftinvertebrates-brachiopoda-Atrypa,Leptaena,Meristella,Nucleospira,spiriferida-Spirifer;Stenoscisma,Stropheodonta;bryozoa-fenestellida-Fenestella;;cnidaria-corals-tabulata-FavositesVA0070invertebrates-brachiopoda-Stenoscisma originally Stenochisma. Loc used is Tazewell county fairgrounds. The airport is about 20km NE in Bluefield WV.37.1204,-81.5417,,AHm73?|$*
Virginia BeachVirginia BeachVAin Borrow pitsMIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-decapoda-(crabs)(claws);;;cnidaria-corals-scleractinia-Astrangia,Septastrea;;;echinoderms-echinoidea-Abertella;;mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Busycon,Crepidula,Ecphora,Oliva,Turritella;scaphopoda-Dentalium;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)-Carcharodon,Odontaspis;;;;worms(tubes)VA0072Septastrea is Septasbrea in original36.8053,-76.1700,,AHj24?|$*VA0071
Virginia Beach(WomackPit)Virginia BeachVAWomack Pit 500 meters SE of intersection of Kempsville and Indian River roadsPEKempsvilleinvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish(fragments)-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;mammals(marine)VA007136.7916,-76.1772,,AHm73?|$*VA0072
Bristol(N5-BristolWaterworks)?WashingtonVA5 km N at Bristol waterworks reservoir along Mumpower CreekCNolichuckyinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-agnostida-Agnostus;Aphelaspis,Blountia,Coosia,Crepicephalus,Maryvillia,Tricrepicephalus;;brachiopoda-DicellomusVA007336.6448,-82.1812,,AHm73?|$*
Greendale(US19)WashingtonVA300 meters SW(SE?) on US19 in shales and limestonesCNolichuckyinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;brachiopoda(uncommon)VA007436.7445,-82.0498,,AHm73?|$*
Holston(N2)WashingtonVA2 km N in sandstoneSOnondagainvertebrates(abundant)-brachiopoda-Amphigenia,Anoplia,Anoplotheca;bryozoa-Cystodictya,fenestellida-FenestrellinaVA0075The Onondaga ls is basal Middle Devonian36.7906,-82.0886,,AHm73|$*
Mendota(LittleWolfRun)WashingtonVAroadcut in valley of Little Wolf runMGasperinvertebrates-echinoderms-crinoids(calices)VA007636.6937,-82.2759,,AHm73|$*
Church PointWestmorelandVAMICalvertvertebrates-mammals-artiodactyla-tayassuidae-CynorcaVA0203http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=1851738.1172,-76.6397,,AHm73|$*
Horsehead CliffsWestmorelandVAOn Potomac River. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0220Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina38.1707,-76.8973,,AKm72|,
Montross(beach)WestmorelandVAAt Washington's birthplace in float along beachvertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA007738.1913,-76.9139,,AHm73|$*
Nomini CliffsWestmorelandVAOn Potomac River. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0222Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina38.1663,-76.8201,,AKm72|,
Shark Tooth IslandWestmorelandVAThis is a small island in Nomini Bay on the Potomac River where Miocene(?) fossils are found along the beach. Only access by boat(BYOBoat). There's probably a fee to collect there. Check the Internet for detailsMI?Calvert?vertebrates-fish(shark teeth),mammals-cetacea(porpoise teeth)VA0269https://colonial-beach-virginia-attractions.com'sharks-tooth-island.html38.1470,-76.9400,,AKm72|,
Stratford HallWestmorelandVAMiocene marine fossils weathered from high cliffs. Fee. Collecting limited to small collecting area. Optional guided collecting tours. Reservations recommended.MICalvert?invertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-fish(teeth)VA0213https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/five-places-where-you-can-collect-fossils-around-dc-180975596/38.1628,-76.8320,,AKm73|,
Stratford Hall(beach)WestmorelandVAOn Beach -- closed to collectingMI?invertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-Chesapecten;gastropoda-Ecphora;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA0133http://www.fossilandnaturetrips.com/calendar.html38.1629,-76.8323,,AHm73|$*
Stratfort CliffsWestmorelandVAOn Potomac River. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0221Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina38.1635,-76.8332,,AKm72|,
Westmoreland Cliffs-Potomac RiverWestmorelandVAMICalvertvertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)VA007838.171,-76.8644,,AHm73|*$VA0079,VA0080,VA0081,VA0181
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAAlong S bank of the the Potomac River eroded from cliff - Locality 45, Crabs in concretionsMICalvertinvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-cirripedia-Balanus;decapoda(crabs)(articulated);;cnidaria-corals;mollusks-bivalvia,gastropoda;;vertebrates-fish(teeth)-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;mammals(marine)(bones),reptilia-crocodilia(scutes)VA0181Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks38.171,-76.8644,,AHm73|*$VA0078,VA0079,VA0080,VA0081
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAExposures of Serravallian Calvert and Choptank Fms.,and Tortonian Eastover FmMIinvertebrates(shells),vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-batoidea(rays),selachii(sharks);;mammals-cetacea-(whales)(bones);;reptilia-crocodilia(teeth),turtlesVA007938.171,-76.8644,,AHm73|*$VA0078,VA0080,VA0081,VA0181
Westmoreland State ParkWestmorelandVAOn Potomac River;collecting permittedMICalvertinvertebrates-mollusksVA008038.171,-76.8644,,AHm73|*$VA0078,VA0079,VA0081,VA0181
Westmoreland State Park(VA3)?WestmorelandVAon VA3 70 km E of FredricksburgMIinvertebrates,vertebrates-(bones),fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth)-Carcharodon,Isurus;;(others)VA008138.171,-76.8644,,AHm73|*$VA0078,VA0079,VA0080,VA0181
-(CoastalCoalQry)?WiseVACoastal Coal Company--may have several mines in the countyPNWiseplants-gymnospermopsida-Sigillaria;lycopodiophyta-LepidodendronVA0114http://www.varockhound.com/rs/dm/dm-rocks.shtml36.9581,-82.7097,,AHj44|$*
Big Stone GapWiseVAa wide variety of invertebratesOTrentoninvertebrates-brachiopoda-Hebertella,Rhynchotrema;bryozoa-Constellaria;mollusks-bivalvia-CyrtodontaVA008236.8817,-82.7472,,AHm63|$*
AustinvilleWytheVAIn carbonate bedsClShadyincertidae-Coleoloides,Salterella;invertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Antagmus,Bonnia,Eoptychoparia,Kootenia,olenellidae-Olenellus;Prozacanthoides;;brachiopoda-acrotretida,Kutorgina,Nisusia,;hyolitha-Hyolithellus;mollusks-helcionelloida-HelcionellaVA008436.8511,-80.9122,,AHm73|*$VA0083,VA0085,VA0202
AustinvilleWytheVAIn carbonate bedsCmShadyinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Amecephalina,Caborcella,Eoptychoparia,Kootenia,Mexicaspis,Olenoides,Onchocephalites,Onchocephalus,Pagetia,Poliella,Prozacanthoides,Spencella;;brachiopoda-Nisusia,Paterina;hyolitha-Hyolithellus;mollusks-helcionelloida-LatouchellaVA008536.8511,-80.9122,,AHm73|*$VA0083,VA0084,VA0202
Austinville(E2-ClearCrk)WytheVA2 km E along Clear CreekCShady dolomiteinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Amecephalina,Prozacanthoides,Ptychoparella;;brachiopoda-Kutorgina,Nisusia;cnidaria-corals;hyolitha-Stenotheca;mollusks-helcionelloida-Helcionella;;porifera?-archaeocyatha-Archaeocyathus;;porifera(sponges)VA008336.8488,-80.8977,,AHm73?|*$VA0084,VA0085,VA0202
Austinville(Fossil Point)WytheVAS of Austinville in white,crystaline limestoneCl?Kinzers?invertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita;brachiopoda,porifera-archaeocyathaVA0208https://books.google.com/books?id=JbCOB9rqAyoC&pg36.5043,-80.5422,,AKm73|$*
Austinville(VA619)WytheVAIn limestones along VA619ClShady Dolomiteinvertebrates-echinoderms(fragments)VA0202Isolated echinoderm fragmentshttp://earth.geology.yale.edu/~ajs/1973/ajs_273A_11.pdf/252.pdf36.8551,-80.9198,,AHm73|*$VA0083,VA0084,VA0085
Fort Chiswell(S5-VA121)WytheVA5 km S on VA121(US52?) in thin-bedded shale-LimestoneCRome?invertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Amecephalina,Prozacanthoides,Syspacephalus?(Ptychoparella);;brachiopoda-Kutorgina,Nisusia;cnidaria-corals;hyolitha-Stenotheca;mollusks-helcionelloida-Helcionella;;porifera?-archaeocyatha-Archaeocyathus;(sponges)VA008636.917,-80.9318,,AHm73?|$*
Fosters Falls(rr)WytheVAIn limestone in RR cutClShady Dolomiteincertidae-SalterellaVA0201http://earth.geology.yale.edu/~ajs/1973/ajs_273A_11.pdf/252.pdf36.8929,-80.8539,,AHm73|$*
Wytheville(E5-rr)WytheVA5 km E in RR cutinvertebrates-arthropoda-trilobita-Amecephalina,Prozacanthoides,Ptychoparella;;brachiopoda-Kutorgina,Nisusia;cnidaria-corals;hyolitha-Stenotheca;mollusks-helcionelloida-Helcionella;;porifera?-archaeocyatha-Archaeocyathus;(sponges)?VA008736.9473,-81.028,,AHm73|$*
BellefieldYorkVAMiocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0234Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.2685,-76.5550,,AKm72?|,
Bellefield-York Peninsula(YorkRiver)YorkVAalong York RiverMIYorktowninvertebratesVA008837.2688,-76.5705,,AHm73|*$VA0093,VA0180
Indian Field CreekYorkVAAlong S bank of the the York River E and W of mouth of Indian Field Creek as well as along the creek and at other access points to York River from National Colonial Parkway - Locality 46MIYorktowninvertebrates-arthropoda-crustacea-cirripedia-Balanus;;;cnidaria-corals;mollusks-bivalvia,gastropoda;;vertebrates-fish(teeth)-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;mammals(marine)(bones),reptilia-crocodilia(scutes)VA0180Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States, Jasper Burns available via Googlebooks37.2688,-76.5575,,AHm73|SITES/VAYORKTOWN*$VA0088,VA0093
Old Camp Penniman-York PeninsulaYorkVAon York River 10 km NE of Williamsburg within Naval Supply Center Cheatam AnnexMIYorktowninvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-Arca,pectinidae-Pecten;;;;vertebrates-fish-chondrichthyes-selachii(sharks)(teeth);;mammals-cetacea(whales)(bones)(vertebrae)VA008937.29,-76.6214,,AHm73|$*
Old Moore House?York?VAThere are probably a lot of Old Moore Houses in VA. Lat Lon is for Surrendur Field near an Old Moore House at Yorktowninvertebrates-mollusks-gastropoda-CalliostomaVA009637.2099,-76.5061,,AKm73?|*$VA0090,VA0091,VA0092,VA0094,VA0095
YorktownYorkVAinvertebrates-mollusks-bivalvia-MercenariaVA009037.2364,-76.5100,,AHm73|*$VA0091,VA0092,VA0094,VA0095,VA0096
Yorktown(IndianFieldCrk)YorkVAalong National Colonial Parkway at mouth of Indian Field CreekMIuinvertebrates-mollusks;vertebrates-mammals(bones)VA009337.2688,-76.5575,,AHm73|*$VA0088,VA0180
Yorktown(NW1)YorkVA1km above Yorktown. Miocene? mollusks.MI?invertebrates-mollusksVA0235Mollusks from Miocene and Lower Pliocene of Virginia and North Carolina37.2427,-76.5279,,AKm73|,
Yorktown(SE2-YorkRiver)YorkVA2 km SE on S bank of York Riverinvertebrates(shells)(coquina)VA009137.2283,-76.4964,,AHm73|*$VA0090,VA0092,VA0094,VA0095,VA0096
Yorktown(SE4)YorkVA3.5 km SEMIYorktown-VA009212 species37.2226,-76.4844,,AHm73|*$VA0090,VA0091,VA0094,VA0095,VA0096
Yorktown(W1-ZooksPit)YorkVAin Zook's Pit on NW side of VA238 1 km W of YorktownMIYorktown?VA009437.2274,-76.5177,,AHm73?|*$VA0090,VA0091,VA0092,VA0095,VA0096
Yorktown(ZooksPit)YorkVAon NW side of VA238 400 meters NE of VA638 (VA637?) turn off at Zook's fossil pit (small fee)invertebrates-mollusksVA009537.2274,-76.5177,,AHm73?|*$VA0090,VA0091,VA0092,VA0094,VA0096

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