Paleogene · 66.0 – 23.03 Ma
Paleogene fossil sites
Mammals diversified explosively after the dinosaurs vanished. The earliest whales and primates appeared in the Paleogene. Sites like the London Clay (UK), Florissant (Colorado), and Fur Formation (Denmark) preserve exceptional Paleogene biotas.
Fossils typical of this period: early mammals, sharks, fish, plant fossils, insect fossils, Florissant biota, London Clay.
38 fossil sites
Ait Benhaddou Echinoid Site Ouarzazate Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
Cretaceous echinoids, Brachiopods, Gastropods, bivalves and coral fragments
American Fossil Quarry Fossil Hunting Guide
Wyoming, United States
Plant Fossils
Barton on Sea Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Bartonian Stage, Gastropods, Barton Clay Formation, Site of Special Scientific Interest
Beltinge Herne Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Beltinge Fish Bed, Shark teeth, Thanet Formation, Upnor Formation
Boesdal Beach Stevns Klint Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Boesdal beach, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopod
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
Burnham on Crouch Essex London Clay Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Shark teeth, Ray teeth, Fish vertebrae, Crabs, seeds, and plant remains
Chivo Canyon Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Submitted, Fossil, Bivalves
Dalbyover Quarry Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Dalbyover, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
East Mersea Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Various fossils
Eastbourne Sussex Fossil Hunting Guide
Eastbourne BN20 7XL) and Cow Gap (South Cliff
Gault Clay, Echinoids, Chalk ammonites, Plenus Marls
Faxe Quarry South Area Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Visiting Information, Fossil Collecting, Geological Setting, Ancient Climate
Florissant Fossil Quarry Fossil Hunting Guide
Colorado, United States
Petrified Wood
Fur Island Knudeklinterne Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Knudeklinterne cliffs, Knudeklint Member, Fur Formation, Early Eocene Epoch
Fur Museum Dig Eocene Fish Insect Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
7884 Fur
Fur Museum, Fur Formation, Fish, Insects
Hamstead Isle of Wight Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Mollusc shells, Plant seeds and fragments, fish remains, Crocodile remains
Jalama Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Katbjerg Odde Mariager Fjord Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Katbjerg Odde, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
Khouribga Phosphate Shark Tooth Site Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
Shark teeth, Mosasaur teeth, Fish remains, Marine reptile bones
Los Padres Wilderness Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Bivalves
Maylandsea Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
Shark Teeth, Bivalves
Minster Beach Isle of Sheppey Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Plant remains, Nipa palm seeds, Ypresian age in the Early Eocene, Shark Teeth
Mors Island Moler Museum Eocene Fossil Digging Fossil Hunting Guide
7900 Nykobing Mors
Fossil and Moler Museum, Fur Formation, Fish, Insects
Naracoorte Caves Fossil Hunting Guide
South Australia, Australia
Geological Setting, Ancient Climate, Discovery and Research History, Getting There
Purse State Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Maryland, United States
Shark Teeth, Ray Teeth, Mollusks
Rødvig Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Zealand, Denmark
Visiting Information, What You'll Find, Fossil Collecting, NO TOOLS are allowed
Santa Paula Creek Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Submitted, Location, Fossils Found, Directions
Stansgate Essex London Clay Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Phosphatic nodules, Shark teeth, Fish remains, Crustaceans (lobsters and crabs)
Stendalgraven Quarry Fur Island Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Stendalgraven quarry, Fur Formation, Early Eocene Epoch, North Atlantic Igneous Province
Stevns Klint Hoejerup k pg Boundary Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
4660 Store Heddinge
Højerup Church, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Bryozoan
Tankerton Kent Fossil Hunting Guide
Tankerton
London Clay Formation, Fish remains, Ypresian age in the Early Eocene, Shark Teeth
Taouz Cretaceous Fish Fossil Hunting Guide
Morocco
fish teeth, shark teeth, mosasaur remains, Fish teeth, Shark teeth
the Sespe Wilderness Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Ulrich's Fossil Gallery Fossil Hunting Guide
Wyoming, United States
Various fossils
Walton-on-the-Naze Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
shark teeth, pyritised wood, fish bones and vertebrae, Junction Bed
Warden Point Isle of Sheppey Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Turtle shell fragments, London Clay Formation, Early Eocene, Shark Teeth
Whitecliff Bay Isle of Wight Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
London Clay, shark teeth, turtle remains, bird bones