Neogene · 23.03 – 2.58 Ma
Neogene fossil sites
Modern mammal groups rose to dominance, including the great ape lineage that produced humans. The Calvert Cliffs of Maryland and the Peace River system of Florida are the iconic North American Neogene fossil destinations.
Fossils typical of this period: shark teeth (including Megalodon), whale teeth, marine mammal bones, Pliocene megafauna, hominid fossils.
33 fossil sites
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument Fossil Hunting Guide
Nebraska, United States
Various fossils
Arroyo Seco Road Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Submitted, Fossils, Location, Brachiopods
Beaumaris Bay Fossil Site Melbourne Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Black Rock Sandstone, shark teeth, Carcharocles megalodon, Isurus hastalis
Bone Valley Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth
Calvert Cliffs Fossil Hunting Guide
Maryland, United States
Shark Teeth, Bivalves, Megalodon, Whale Teeth
Casey Key Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth, Mollusks
Caspersen Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth, Mollusks
Chinchilla Fossil Museum Queensland Fossil Hunting Guide
Chinchilla
Chinchilla Sand, Varanus komodoensis, Euryzygoma dunense, Quinkana
Death Valley National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Trilobites, Brachiopods, Mollusks
Englewood Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth, Ray Teeth, Mollusks
Ernst Quarries Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Shark Teeth
Find Fossils at Bolinas Lagoon Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Find Fossils at Sperry Wash Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Petrified Wood
Find Fossils on Capitola Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Shark Teeth, Bivalves, Gastropods
Find Fossils on Gaviota Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Golden Gate National Recreation Area Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Gram Clay Pit - Fish Fossils Found in Fossil Hunting Guide
Denmark
Shark Teeth, Megalodon
Hamilton Grange Burn Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Hamilton Local Fauna, Grange Burn Creek, Macropodids, Diprotodontids
Jacalitos Creek Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Joshua Tree National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Echinoids, Plant Fossils, Mollusks
Mount Etna Caves National Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Pleistocene fossil assemblage, Invictokoala monticola, Quinkana, Varanus komodoensis
Mt. Diablo Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
strongly recommend
Peace River Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth, Ray Teeth, Megalodon, Mammoth
Pleasanton in RR Cut Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Porcupine Gorge National Park Fossils Fossil Hunting Guide
Australia
Glossopteris, Glossopteris leaves, Fossilised wood, prohibited
Ries Crater Nordlingen Meteorite Impact Geopark Fossil Hunting Guide
86720 Nördlingen
suevite impact breccia, RiesKrater Museum, in-situ geological structures, UNESCO Geopark Ries
Rincon Point Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Gastropods, Mollusks
Scotts Valley Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Shark Teeth, Megalodon
Shark Tooth Hill Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Shark Teeth
Shell Creek Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Various fossils
Topanga Canyon Fossil Hunting Guide
California, United States
Gastropods
Venice Beach Fossil Hunting Guide
Florida, United States
Shark Teeth, Ray Teeth, Megalodon
Westmoreland State Park Fossil Hunting Guide
Virginia, United States
Shark Teeth, Mollusks, Whale Teeth