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Fossil hunting in Denmark
Denmark's fossil sites split into two distinct stories: the chalk-and-flint of Stevns Klint and Møns Klint (Late Cretaceous to Paleogene, including the K-Pg boundary itself), and the Eocene fish and insect beds of Fur Island in the north.
The K-Pg boundary at Stevns Klint is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The thin clay layer marking the asteroid impact 66 million years ago is visible in the cliff face — collectors can sift the beach for sea urchins and bryozoans from both sides of the extinction event.
Fur Island (Mors), in the Limfjord, exposes the Fur Formation: Eocene mo-clay (moler) preserving exceptionally complete fish and insect fossils. The Fur Museum offers commercial collecting day-trips that include preparation training.
Top picks: Stevns Klint Højerup (K-Pg boundary, free); Møns Klint (Late Cretaceous chalk, free); Fur Museum dig (Eocene fish and insects, fee); Faxe Quarry (Paleocene corals, free with permission).
16 fossil sites
Boesdal Beach Stevns Klint Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Boesdal beach, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopod
Dalbyover Quarry Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Dalbyover, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
Faxe Quarry South Area Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Visiting Information, Fossil Collecting, Geological Setting, Ancient Climate
Find Campanian Fossils at Arnager Beach Bornholm Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Geological Setting, Ancient Climate, Discovery and Research History, Visiting Information
Fur Island Knudeklinterne Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Knudeklinterne cliffs, Knudeklint Member, Fur Formation, Early Eocene Epoch
Fur Museum Dig Eocene Fish Insect Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
7884 Fur
Fur Museum, Fur Formation, Fish, Insects
Gram Clay Pit - Fish Fossils Found in Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Shark Teeth, Megalodon
Katbjerg Odde Mariager Fjord Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Katbjerg Odde, Bryozoans, Sea urchins, Brachiopods
Liselund Park Mons Klint Beach Access Fossil Hunting Guide
4791 Borre
Liselund Park, Maastricht Formation, Belemnites, Sea urchin
Mons Klint Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Møns Klint, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopods
Mors Island Moler Museum Eocene Fossil Digging Fossil Hunting Guide
7900 Nykobing Mors
Fossil and Moler Museum, Fur Formation, Fish, Insects
Robbedale Gravel Pit Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Various fossils
Rødvig Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Zealand, Denmark
Visiting Information, What You'll Find, Fossil Collecting, NO TOOLS are allowed
Stendalgraven Quarry Fur Island Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Stendalgraven quarry, Fur Formation, Early Eocene Epoch, North Atlantic Igneous Province
Stevns Klint Hoejerup k pg Boundary Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
4660 Store Heddinge
Højerup Church, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Bryozoan
Store Klint Mons Klint Tallest Cliffs Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Store Klint, Belemnites, Sea urchin, Brachiopods