The FossilGuy.com: A resource for fossil collectors in and around the mid-Atlantic region. Celebrating the richness of paleontology through fossil hunting.

FossilGuy.com: A resource for fossil collectors in and around the mid-Atlantic region. Including virtual tours of fossil sites, and fossil identification.

Welcome to FOSSILGUY.COM

The purpose of this site is:

To give general information about fossils, fossil collecting, and collecting sites.

To help fellow collectors I.D. their finds.

Since I live in the mid-Atlantic, this site focuses on fossils mainly collected from the mid-Atlantic states.

UPDATES

July 2010

I just posted some Fossil Identification Sheets for a few fossil sites. They are in PDF format for easy printing. Check them out!

I'm a little backlogged right now, as I'm away most of the summer. I did, however, have a little time to update the Big Brook, NJ site.
Updated images, collecting regulations, new collecting site information, and new fossils such as Mosasaur and some invertebrates have been added.

April 2010

Back in December I took a scouting trip to Central PA in search of the famous St. Clair fossil ferns. It took a while, but I finally made the trip update. Check it out.

I just wanted to make a note that the PCS mine in Aurora, NC has been closed to collecting this past year for safety reasons. It will remain closed to collecting for at least the rest of 2010. If it reopens for 2011, I'll let you know. Thanks!

March 2010

I updated the Big Brook, NJ collecting site with new and updated images in the Sample of Fossils Found section from that collecting site. The old images were from 2004, which were low resolution compared to todays standards. I also have found many more sample specimens since 2004.

February 2010

Some slight changes/updates to some of the collecting site pages have been made.

A genera of fish has been added to the Gallery section of the website.

A new link has been added to the link seciton, The Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) in Ithaca, NY. They have a really nice museum that is worth visiting.

SITE MAP

The Fossil Gallery
Here you can browse through a sample inventory of fossils and learn about each one.
When possible, the specific fossils are linked to additional information, articles, collecting sites, and collecting trips.

Fossil Collecting and Fossil Sites around the mid-Atlantic
Take virtual fossil tours to collecting sites!
This link includes fossils found at specific locations, collecting info, tips, site photos, etc...

Collecting trips
Read about our latest fossil collecting trips & see what we found.

Printable Fossil Identification Sheets
These are printable fossil identification sheets for a few fossil sites. The sheets are in PDF format for easy printing.

Articles
Articles on featured collecting sites, such as fossil trips and excavations.

Topics
Topics about prehistoric creatures from collecting sites, general paleontology, etc..

Great Links to useful places

References

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Questions, Suggestions, Answers? Email me at:

Please don't send emails asking for the monetary value of a fossil, for that check out the fossils on Ebay.com, or other commercial web sites.

All of the fossils we found are identified to the best of my ability. In many cases publications, books, and the help of very knowledgeable people were used to identify them.
If you think any fossils are miss-identified, please email me so I can change them.
On the same note, if you know that info on a collecting area featured here is wrong, or has been changed, please let me know.

Thank you!
Also, I would like to thank everyone who has corrected any information and/or helped identify any fossil found on these pages, via email or in person. Thank you very much for making this web site a better place!

DISCLAIMER / About the Author
Jayson Kowinsky