Fossils / Maryland
Fossils: Calvert Cliffs State Park
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From the car park, walk the red trail about 1.8 miles (2.9 km) to the open beach. Sift the sand and fine gravel at the water line, especially after an easterly storm. Sieves and sand shovels are allowed.
What you can find
shark teeth, Ecphora snails, Chesapecten scallops, whale bones (rare)
Best wind: E, NE, SE
Rules and safety
Collecting is allowed only on the open beach at the end of the red trail. Climbing on the cliffs, walking beneath them and collecting fossils beneath them are prohibited, because the area below is permanently closed due to landslides. The rules are set by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
About the cliff
Calvert Cliffs are Miocene cliffs on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Over 600 species, many of them around fifteen million years old, have been described from them. They are best known for shark teeth, sometimes including megalodon.
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