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SplendidSands
Exploring the Science and Beauty of Sand
Fossils in Sand
Fossil remains of organisms may be found in sands. Marine fossils are occasionally found in sands found far removed from current ocean shorelines. They are clues that the region was once covered by an ocean. Specific fossils illustrate the biodiversity of the area in past geologic time.

Bryozoans and more
Cemex Quarry, Clinchfield, Georgia

Bryozoans and mollusks
Savigné-sur-Lathan, Indre-et-Loire, France

Petrified wood
Coal Creek, Oregon

Shark teeth
Shark Tooth Ridge, New Mexico

Forams
Strait of Juan de Fuca, Neah Bay, Washington

Nummulites (forams)
Quarry in Paris area, France

Belemnites (Squid-like)
Pryor Mountains, Montana

Crinoids
Little Barren River, Sulphur Well Historic District, KY

Fossil amber
Juodkrante Beach, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Devonian Marine Organisms
Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve, Rockford, Iowa

Ostracods
Pyramid Lake, Nevada

Pentacrinus Stems
Graybull, Wyoming
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