Cretaceous · 145.0 – 66.0 Ma
Cretaceous fossil sites
The longest period of the Mesozoic, the Cretaceous saw the rise of flowering plants, modern bird groups, and the late dinosaur faunas including Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops. The period ends with the asteroid impact and K-Pg mass extinction.
Fossils typical of this period: dinosaurs, ammonites, mosasaurs, shark teeth, flowering plant fossils, K-Pg boundary clay.
22 fossil sites
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
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum Winton Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum, Diamantinasaurus matildae, Australovenator wintonensis, Savannasaurus elliottorum
Brighstone Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
plant debris bed, dinosaur teeth, Dinosaur bones, Crocodile remains
Brook Bay Isle of Wight Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Various fossils
Cabrillo National Monument Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Geology, Paleontology
Compton Bay: Dinosaur Trackways
England, United Kingdom
Dinosaur footprints, Dinosaur bone fragments, Dinosaur teeth, Plant material
Coober Pedy Opal Fossils Eric Plesiosaur Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Coober Pedy, Eromanga Sea, Eric, Umoona Opal Mine and Museum
Dinosaur Valley State Park: Dinosaur Trackways
Texas, United States
Dinosaur Tracks, Trace Fossils
Eagles Nest Cape Paterson First Dinosaur Fossil Hunting Guide
Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park
Wonthaggi Formation, Theropod dinosaur material, Ornithopod dinosaurs, Fish scales and teeth
Find Campanian Fossils at Arnager Beach Bornholm Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Geological Setting, Ancient Climate, Discovery and Research History, Visiting Information
Flat Rocks Inverloch Dinosaur Dig Site Fossil Hunting Guide
Bass Coast
Strzelecki Group, Polar dinosaurs, Early mammal teeth, Fish
Kem Kem Dinosaur Fossil Beds Taouz Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
Spinosaurus aegyptiacus, Carcharodontosaurus saharicus, Fish fossils, Crocodyliform
Kronosaurus Korner Queensland Fossil Museum Fossil Hunting Guide
Richmond
Eromanga Sea, Kronosaurus queenslandicus, Muttaburrasaurus langdoni, Plesiosaurs
Lightning Ridge Opalised Dinosaur Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
Lightning Ridge NSW 2834.The site is known for opalised vertebrate fossils recovered from the Griman Creek Formation and Finch Clay Member
Australian Opal Centre, Griman Creek Formation, Finch Clay Member, Opalised dinosaur bones
Point Loma Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Trace Fossils
Robbedale Gravel Pit Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Various fossils
Seven Sisters Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Seaford Chalk Formation, Echinoids, Seven Sisters Flint Band, Shark Teeth
Shepherds Chine Whale Chine Isle of Wight Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Crackers, Perna Bed, Lower and Upper Lobster Beds, Shark teeth
The Caves Inverloch Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Strzelecki Group, Dinosaur bones and teeth, Early mammal teeth, Fish
White Cliffs Opal Fossicking Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Bivalve shells, Belemnites, Ammonites, NSW Fossicking Licence
Ziz Gorge Echinoid Site Errachidia Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
Micraster echinoids, irregular echinoids, Bivalves, Rudist bivalve