It's National Fossil Day - Where's your favorite place?

[4runnerguy]

Today (Wednesday) is National Fossil Day. So where's your favorite place to see fossils? Doesn't have to be someplace like Dinosaur NM, Petrified Forest, or Florissant Fossil Beds NM. There are some great museums in this country, too. I've never been to the Chicago or NYC museums and the Smithsonian Natural History Museums had their dinosaur hall closed when we were there this summer. 😞

So far, I think the Utah Field House of Natural History in Vernal is near the top of my list, although the "bone wall" at Dinosaur NM is pretty impressive.

A trip to the Burgess Shale in Canada would make for an interesting day of exploration.

So where's your favorite place to see fossils?

[Bonefish]

My house, DH is a geologist. All sorts of fossils here.

Sharon

[icanon]

the bear II wrote:

RognBon wrote:
Escalon, CA. That's where my mother-in-law lives. :B

You beat me to it.....

Your mother-in-law lives there too? Lol

[rexlion]

Wow, thanks for posting this. I had no idea it was national Fossil Day. I took the opportunity to congratulate all my much-older siblings on this day having been declared their day, nationwide. 😄

[donn0128]

John Day fossil beds between Prineville and John Day,Oregon

[OutdoorPhotogra]

La Brea Tar Pits in L.A. is pretty cool. The tar is still bubbling up by the Museum of Art that is next door and they made a recent discovery when there was construction at a nearby building.

[Drbolasky]

That's a tough one! Our first experience with fossils was Dinosaur State Park outside of Hartford, CT (no, not a typo). Our kids were pretty young then and had an absolute blast making a plaster cast of a dinosaur footprint fossilized in stone.

We "kicked it up a notch" about 7 years later when we visited Fossil, OR and dug up our own fossils behind the (then) high school there. Fossil is near the John Day Fossil Beds which I hope to get to some day.

Neat thread!!

[michigansandzil]

We just visited the museum of natural history in NYC this August. That was impressive. Haven't yet had the opportunity to see any national parks known for fossils. We hope to go to the Badlands next year and maybe see some there.

[ReneeG]

Crowe wrote:
Fossil Beach, Kodiak Island, AK

I lived there for a year but don't remember this. I missed out!

On the other hand, we just returned from a trip to Wyoming and visited Dinosaur Tracks Site near Shell. Fascinating! We had the opportunity to get down on the fossilized ancient sea shore and touch all the tracks. I still can't get over it.

[winnietrey]

Kemmerer Wy

[Crowe]

Fossil Beach, Kodiak Island, AK

[Mr__Camper]

I feel a disturbance in the force. Who is trying to contact me?

[PUCampin]

Though out in the middle of nowhere, Berlin Icthyosaur in Nevada is interesting

[RognBon]

Escalon, CA. That's where my mother-in-law lives. :B