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Fossil sites

Where the bones are, and whether you may legally pick anything up: every site colour-coded by what the law actually allows, from open fee-digs to look-only federal ground.

Germany 2

Ohio 2

Texas 2

Utah 2

Wyoming 2

Arizona 1

British Columbia 1

California 1

Colorado 1

Florida 1

Illinois 1

Indiana 1

Maryland 1

Mongolia 1

New Jersey 1

New Mexico 1

New York 1

Niger 1

North Carolina 1

Oregon 1

South Dakota 1

United Kingdom 1

Washington 1

Can I keep fossils I find?

Sometimes. On federal land you may collect reasonable amounts of common invertebrate and plant fossils for personal use, but vertebrate fossils require a permit and never leave public ownership. Each site is colour-coded by what is allowed.

Where can I legally collect?

Fee-dig quarries and some BLM land allow it. National parks and monuments do not. The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act of 2009 is the governing rule.