Fossil type
Where to find dinosaurs
Dinosaur fossils — bones, teeth, and trackways — are heavily protected almost everywhere. Most sites in this directory offer in-situ viewing of trackways or commercial-quarry experiences rather than self-guided collection. The Cretaceous Kem Kem Beds of Morocco, Australia's Lark Quarry trackways, and the US Colorado Plateau are headline destinations.
19 fossil sites
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum Winton Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum, Diamantinasaurus matildae, Australovenator wintonensis, Savannasaurus elliottorum
Brighstone Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
England, United Kingdom
plant debris bed, dinosaur teeth, Dinosaur bones, Crocodile remains
Broome Dinosaur Trackways Gantheaume Point
Broome
Gantheaume Point, Dampier Peninsula, Broome Adventure Cruises, Sauropod tracks
Compton Bay: Dinosaur Trackways
England, United Kingdom
Dinosaur footprints, Dinosaur bone fragments, Dinosaur teeth, Plant material
Cooden Beach Bexhill Fossil Hunting Guide
East Sussex TN39 4SG
Dinosaur bones and teeth, Crocodilian material, Turtle shell fragments, Fish remains
Dinosaur Footprints at Worth Matravers, Dorset: Dinosaur Trackways
England, United Kingdom
not permitted, Sauropod footprints, Theropod tracks, strictly prohibited
Dinosaur Ridge: Dinosaur Trackways
Colorado, United States
KEY TIPS, Sources, Dinosaur Footprints, Dinosaur Tracks
Dinosaur State Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Connecticut, United States
Dinosaur Tracks
Dinosaur Valley State Park: Dinosaur Trackways
Texas, United States
Dinosaur Tracks, Trace Fossils
Eagles Nest Cape Paterson First Dinosaur Fossil Hunting Guide
Bunurong Marine and Coastal Park
Wonthaggi Formation, Theropod dinosaur material, Ornithopod dinosaurs, Fish scales and teeth
Flat Rocks Inverloch Dinosaur Dig Site Fossil Hunting Guide
Bass Coast
Strzelecki Group, Polar dinosaurs, Early mammal teeth, Fish
Hastings East Sussex Fossil Hunting Guide
Hastings
Dinosaur bones and teeth, Dinosaur footprints, Freshwater molluscs, Plant material
Isle of Portland: Dinosaur Trackways
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Bivalves, Dinosaur footprints, The Fossil Forest
Kimmeridge Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
Wareham
Etches Collection Museum, Ammonites, Belemnites, Bivalves
Lightning Ridge Opalised Dinosaur Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
Lightning Ridge NSW 2834.The site is known for opalised vertebrate fossils recovered from the Griman Creek Formation and Finch Clay Member
Australian Opal Centre, Griman Creek Formation, Finch Clay Member, Opalised dinosaur bones
Saltwick Bay Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Ammonites, Belemnites, Dinosaur footprints, Plant fossils
The Caves Inverloch Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Strzelecki Group, Dinosaur bones and teeth, Early mammal teeth, Fish
Whitby Yorkshire Fossil Hunting Guide
United Kingdom
Whitby Mudstone Formation, Ammonites, Whitby Jet, Dogger Formation
Yaverland Fossil Hunting Guide
Sandown
Dinosaur bone fragments, Dinosaur teeth, Dinosaur footprints, Fish remains