Fossil type
Where to find gastropods
Gastropods (snails) are common throughout the marine fossil record. Mesozoic and Cenozoic gastropods often preserve exceptional shell detail; the Eocene London Clay and the Pliocene of the Atlantic coastal plain are well-known producers.
23 fossil sites
Ait Benhaddou Echinoid Site Ouarzazate Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
Cretaceous echinoids, Brachiopods, Gastropods, bivalves and coral fragments
Andamooka Opal Fossils Fossicking Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Andamooka, Addyman Plesiosaur, Opallionectes andamookaensis, Kakuru kujani
Baggy Point Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Brachiopods, Bivalves, Gastropods, Crinoids
Bakrit Starfish Echinoid Site Ifrane Fossil Hunting Guide
500 to 1
starfish and echinoid fossils, Starfish, Echinoids, Brachiopods
Barton on Sea Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Bartonian Stage, Gastropods, Barton Clay Formation, Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bognor Regis London Clay Fossil Hunting Guide
western end of Bognor Regis
Sharks' teeth, Fish remains, Eocene insects, Molluscs
Bracklesham Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
Bracklesham Bay
Striatolamia macrota, foraminifera, Bracklesham Group, Lutetian Stage of the Middle Eocene
Cayton Bay Yorkshire Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves, Gastropods, Brachiopods
Charmouth Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Charmouth
Ammonites, Belemnites, Bivalves, Crinoid
Coober Pedy Opal Fossils Eric Plesiosaur Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Coober Pedy, Eromanga Sea, Eric, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum
Dalbyover Quarry Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Dalbyover, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
Dinosaur Footprints at Worth Matravers, Dorset: Dinosaur Trackways
England, United Kingdom
not permitted, Sauropod footprints, Theropod tracks, strictly prohibited
Find Fossils on Capitola Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Shark Teeth, Bivalves, Gastropods
Hastings East Sussex Fossil Hunting Guide
Hastings
Dinosaur bones and teeth, Dinosaur footprints, Freshwater molluscs, Plant material
Ilminster Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Strawberry Bank Lagerstätte, Belemnites, brachiopods
Katbjerg Odde Mariager Fjord Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Katbjerg Odde, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
Mons Klint Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Møns Klint, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopods
Montour Preserve Fossil Pit Fossil Hunting Guide
Pennsylvania, United States
Trilobites, Brachiopods, Gastropods, Crinoids
Paleo Site Monument in Arizona Fossil Hunting Guide
Arizona, United States
Brachiopods, Bivalves, Gastropods, Crinoids
Rincon Point Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Gastropods, Mollusks
Timahdite Brachiopod Collecting Site Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
brachiopods, Spiriferid brachiopods, Terebratulid brachiopods, Crinoid columnals
Topanga Canyon Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Gastropods
Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
London Clay, shark teeth, turtle remains, bird bones