Quaternary · 2.58 Ma – present
Quaternary fossil sites
The current period — defined by repeated ice ages, the rise of modern human evolution, and the late Pleistocene megafauna extinctions. Quaternary fossil sites include cave deposits, tar pits, river gravels, and permafrost-preserved Ice Age remains.
Fossils typical of this period: mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths, sabre-toothed cats, dire wolves, La Brea biota, cave-bear remains.
39 fossil sites
Beachy Head Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Echinoids (sea urchins), Flint sponges, Bivalves, Brachiopods
Capitola, CA Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Chorro Grande Trailhead Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Fossil, Location, Submitted
Elk Grove Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Elk Head Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Trace Fossils
Find Diverse Marine Fossils in Yuha Basin Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Resource 1
Find Fossils at Centerville Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Fossils at Coal Point, Isla Vista Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Fossils at Portola Hills, Lake Forest Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Fossils at Surfer's Knoll Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Fossils in Jack's Peak County Park Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Marine Fauna Fossils near Coalinga, CA Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Oyster Fossils at Santa Margarita Ranch Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Fort Clinch State Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth, Mollusks
Half Moon Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
John Muir National Historic Site Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
La Brea Tar Pits Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Ground Sloth
La Jolla Shores Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Directions
Lake Clifton Thrombolites Yalgorup National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Lake Clifton, thrombolites, Yalgorup National Park, living organisms
Liselund Park Mons Klint Beach Access Fossil Hunting Guide
4791 Borre
Liselund Park, Maastricht Formation, Belemnites, Sea urchin
Matilija Creek Bed Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Location, Submitted, Fossil
Mazourka Canyon Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Mons Klint Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Møns Klint, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopods
Moonstone Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Mountain View Park Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Mungo National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Mungo Lady, Mungo Man, Zygomaturus trilobus, Genyornis newtoni
Ocotillo, CA Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Pigeon Point Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Submitted, Fossil
Pilbara Stromatolites Fossil Hunting Guide
Western Australia, Australia
Geological Setting, Fossil Collecting Rules and Regulations, Stromatolites
Reighton Sands Yorkshire Fossil Hunting Guide
near Reighton
Erratic boulders, Kimmeridge Clay, Ammonites, Belemnites
Runswick Bay Yorkshire Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Jet, Bivalves, Belemnite guards
Scotia Bluffs Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Mollusks
Speeton Cliffs Yorkshire Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Belemnites, The Speeton Shrimp, Echinoids
Store Klint Mons Klint Tallest Cliffs Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Store Klint, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopods
Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Fossil Hunting Guide
Nevada, United States
Mammoth, Ground Sloth
Weathered Gastropod Found by Surfer's Knoll Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Location, Submitted, Fossil
Wellington Caves Fossil Hunting Guide
Wellington
Diprotodon, Thylacoleo carnifex, Procoptodon, Diprotodon optatum
West Runton Fossil Hunting Guide
West Runton
Mammal remains, Freshwater shells, Plant material, Echinoids and sponges
White Sands National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
New Mexico, United States
Various fossils