Mid Atlantic Sites (PA, NY, NJ)

[MightyMouse82]

Anyone have any decent locals in this area they'd like to disclose? My family owns some acreage in upstate NY in Cortland County where shell fossils are very abundant but I'm looking for some other areas of interest. I've been pretty successful with shark teeth in Big Brook, NJ also. I live in Philadelphia if anyone is interested in exploring Eastern PA or NJ for other sites.

Thanks!

Chris

 

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[MightyMouse82]

I forgot to mention, when I was very young my grandparents took to a place called "Fossil Pit" (there was an actual sign) near Williamsport, PA where I came home with some great trilobite specimens. I have no idea where this is now located or it if even exists (this was probably about 15 years ago), but if anyone has some information on it I'd appreciate it....would love to get back there.

 

[TeddyB1967]

I forgot to mention, when I was very young my grandparents took to a place called "Fossil Pit" (there was an actual sign) near Williamsport, PA where I came home with some great trilobite specimens. I have no idea where this is now located or it if even exists (this was probably about 15 years ago), but if anyone has some information on it I'd appreciate it....would love to get back there.

This might be the place you are referring to ...(I don't know anything about this place, just copying the info I found on the net)

Montour Fossil Pit
Near Washingtonville, PA - SITE 46

Description: The Montour Preserve has 966 acres of land. There is a visitor's center near the fossil pit. This was a shallow Devonian sea which form shales and mudstones on the bottom. There are brachiopods, bryozoa, crinoids, coral, and trilobites.

Schedule: The visitor's center is opened year-round Monday thru Friday 9am to 4pm, and weekends noon to 4pm May to September. For more information call (717) 437-3131.

Cost: Free!

Directions: From Philadelphia take I-76 to 476 North to 80 West to Rt.54 North past Washingtonville and turn right on SR 1006 to the visitor's center. The fossil pit is about a mile further.

 

[MightyMouse82]

Thanks, i think that may be it....i remember it being on the way to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon (Wellsboro, PA).

 

[CoolFrayers]

The "pit" has become a poor place to find fossils. Hit very very hard...just an update.

 

[jpitt1970]

My father used to take us to Big brook when we lived in Jersey, some 30 years ago...We found Mastodon teeth, Belemnites, cephelopods & all kinds of cool stuff....watch out for the quicksand it used to be really bad in places.
Another spot we used to hit was the quarry at Princeton University, behind the parking lot....the red shale is full of great dinosaur footprints and lots of gemstones,. again that was 30 years ago, not even sure if the quarry is even still there