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U-Dig Fossils

Trilobites · Cambrian, ~500 mya
U-Dig Fossils
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A private quarry in the Wheeler Shale of the Utah west desert where you are handed a hammer and put on a face that produces trilobites reliably, mostly Elrathia kingii. Split shale for a few hours and you will leave with a box of them. It is two hours from anywhere on gravel, so fuel up and carry water. Fee by the hour or the day; you keep what you find.

Species and age

Trilobites · Cambrian, ~500 mya

Pay to dig, and keep what you find

A commercial or managed site. You pay for access, and what you turn up is yours. Book ahead where the site asks for it.

Where it is

Utah
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The source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheeler_Shale

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