Fossil type
Where to find bivalves
Bivalves — clams, oysters, mussels — appear in marine sediments of every period from the Cambrian onward. They're particularly common in the Mesozoic chalks and the Cenozoic of the US Atlantic coast.
58 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
Antelope Creek Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Ammonites, Bivalves, Mollusks
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
Beachy Head Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Echinoids (sea urchins), Flint sponges, Bivalves, Brachiopods
Bearreraig Bay Isle of Skye Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
ammonites, Tmetoceras, bivalves, brachiopods
Beer Head Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Echinoids, Brachiopods, Bivalves
Black Head Osmington Fossil Hunting Guide
near Weymouth
Ammonites, Belemnites, Bivalves, Marine reptile fragments
Boesdal Beach Stevns Klint Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Boesdal beach, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopod
Boggle Hole Fossil Hunting Guide
near Whitby
Trace fossils, Ammonites, Bivalves, Belemnites
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
Brighstone Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
plant debris bed, dinosaur teeth, Dinosaur bones, Crocodile remains
Caim Anglesey Carboniferous Corals Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Corals, Brachiopods, Bivalves
Calvert Cliffs Fossil Hunting Guide
Maryland, United States
Shark Teeth, Bivalves, Megalodon, Whale Teeth
Cayton Bay Yorkshire Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves, Gastropods, Brachiopods
Charmouth Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Charmouth
Ammonites, Belemnites, Bivalves, Crinoid
Charmouth Fossil Hunting Guide
Charmouth
Black Ven cliffs, Ammonites, Charmouth Mudstone Formation, Blue Lias Formation
Chivo Canyon Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Submitted, Fossil, Bivalves
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 Campanian Fossils at Arnager Beach Bornholm Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Geological Setting, Ancient Climate, Discovery and Research History, Visiting Information
Find Fossils on Capitola Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Shark Teeth, Bivalves, Gastropods
Fossiliensammelstelle Titting Free Fossil Hunting Guide
85125 Titting
Ammonites, Crinoid fragments, Belemnites and bivalves, Plant fossils
Fossiliensteinbruch Blumenberg Eichstatt Fossil Hunting Guide
Germany
Ammonites, Fish fossils, Shrimp, Crinoids and belemnites
Fossils of Aust Cliff Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Shark teeth, Fish scales and teeth, Reptile remains, The Blue Lias
Hastings East Sussex Fossil Hunting Guide
Hastings
Dinosaur bones and teeth, Dinosaur footprints, Freshwater molluscs, Plant material
Hobbysteinbruch Solnhofen Fossil Hunting Guide
91807 Solnhofen
Ammonites, Fish fossils, Shrimp, Crinoids, belemnites, and bivalves
Ilminster Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Strawberry Bank Lagerstätte, Belemnites, brachiopods
Isle of Portland: Dinosaur Trackways
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves, Dinosaur footprints, The Fossil Forest
Katbjerg Odde Mariager Fjord Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Katbjerg Odde, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
Kimmeridge Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
Wareham
Etches Collection Museum, Ammonites, Belemnites, Bivalves
Lady Burn Fossil Hunting Guide
near Drummuck
Starfish, Trilobites, Brachiopods and bivalves, Orthocones and cephalopods
Lavernock Fossil Hunting Guide
Wales, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Brachiopods, Bivalves, Marine Reptiles
Liselund Park Mons Klint Beach Access Fossil Hunting Guide
4791 Borre
Liselund Park, Maastricht Formation, Belemnites, Sea urchin
Los Padres Wilderness Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Bivalves
Lyme Regis Church Cliffs Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Cobb Gate Car Park, Monmouth Beach Car Park, Holmbush Car Park, Charmouth Road Car Park
Maylandsea Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Shark Teeth, Bivalves
Mons Klint Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Møns Klint, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopods
Paleo Site Monument in Arizona Fossil Hunting Guide
Arizona, United States
Brachiopods, Bivalves, Gastropods, Crinoids
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
Santa Paula Creek Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Submitted, Location, Fossils Found, Directions
Schieferbruch Kromer Ohmden Posidonia Shale Fossil Hunting Guide
73099 Ohmden
Ammonites, Belemnites, Bivalves, Crinoid fragments
Seaton Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Echinoids, Brachiopods, Bivalves
Seaton Sluice Northumberland Fossil Hunting Guide
Seaton Sluice
Plant remains, Coal, Corals, Bivalves
Seatown and Golden Cap Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Ammonites, Androgynoceras, Amaltheus, Tropideroceras
Seven Sisters Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Seaford Chalk Formation, Echinoids, Seven Sisters Flint Band, Shark Teeth
Staithes Yorkshire Guide Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves and brachiopods, Trace fossils, Ichthyosaur and plesiosaur remains
Stevns Klint Hoejerup k pg Boundary Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
4660 Store Heddinge
Højerup Church, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Bryozoan
Watchet Somerset Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Blue Lias Formation, Ammonites, Blue Anchor Formation, Triassic-Jurassic boundary
Werkforum Dotternhausen Fossil Hunting Guide
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Safety Guidelines, Sources, Ammonites, Belemnites
White Cliffs Opal Fossicking Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Bivalve shells, Belemnites, Ammonites, NSW Fossicking Licence
Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
London Clay, shark teeth, turtle remains, bird bones
Ziz Gorge Echinoid Site Errachidia Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
Micraster echinoids, irregular echinoids, Bivalves, Rudist bivalve