Fossil Identification Sheets
Below are printable fossil identification guide sheets in PDF and JPG format. These are ideal to
take fossil hunting with you if you are new to fossils, or taking new people or children with you when you travel to the outdoor fossil sites.
They are designed to be easily printed or simply saved on your smart phone
Simply click on the corresponding images and save the .PDF or print.
If you don't see the fossil identification guide you are looking for, try looking at the
Fossil Hunting Sites
.
Each fossil hunting location has an online and more indepth identification section.
Western New York Fossil Identification Sheet - Devonian Reef Fossils
There are 3 Identification sheet options for download:
New York Color .PDF
New York Black and White .PDF
New York High Res Color .JPG
Click Here For The Western New York Fossil Page
Calvert Cliffs of Maryland VERTEBRATE Fossil Identification Sheet - Miocene
This fossil identification sheet is ideal for identifying vertebrate fossils from the Calvert Cliff area of Maryland and the Horsehead Cliffs of Virginia. It's good for fossil shark teeth identification in this area.
Maryland Vertebrate PDF I.D. Sheet
Click Here For The Calvert Cliffs of Maryland Fossil Page
Calvert Cliffs of Maryland INVERTEBRATE Fossil Identification Sheet - Miocene
This fossil identification sheet is ideal for the invertebrate (i.e. shells) fossils of the Calvert Cliff area of Maryland and the Horsehead Cliffs of Virginia. It's good for fossil shark teeth identification in this area.
Maryland Invertebrate PDF I.D. Sheet
Click Here For The Calvert Cliffs of Maryland Fossil Page
View the Online Maryland Fossil Shell Identification Guide Here
Potomac River PALEOCENE Fossil Identification Sheet
This fossil identification sheet is ideal for the Paleocene outcroppings along the Potomac River in Maryland and Virginia. It's good for fossil shark tooth identification in this area.
Potomac River PDF I.D. Sheet
Click Here For The Potomac River Paleocene Fossil Page
Common Miocene and Pliocene Fossils of North Carolina Identification Sheet
This fossil identification sheet is ideal for identifying fossil shark teeth from coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. It's also great
for the spoil piles in front of the Aurora Fossil Museum in Aurora, North Carolina.
North Carolina .PDF I.D. Sheet
Click Here For The North Carolina Fossil Page
Common Cretaceous Fossils of Big Brook, New Jersey Identification Sheet
This fossil identification sheet is ideal for collecting at Big Brook in Monmouth County, New Jersey, and nearby Cretaceous places.
New Jersey .PDF I.D. Sheet
Click Here For The Big Brook, New Jersey Fossil Page
Recommended Gear and Books for Fossil Hunting
INCLY Amazon Store: Rock Hounding Gear
INCLY provides budget-friendly rock hounding gear, ranging from the widely favored (4.6/5 stars) 15-piece Geology kit featured in the image to compact 4 and 5-piece sets.
These tools are ideal for fossil and mineral collecting, particularly in harder matrixes and shale.
Roadside Geology Series Books by Mountain Press
The Roadside Geology Series offers state-specific paperback books, serving as valuable mile-by-mile guides with detailed maps and illustrations. Despite not pinpointing fossil hunting spots, these affordable books enhance understanding of regional geology.
Highly recommended for fossil hunters, I've personally enjoyed the Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania editions.
101 American Fossil Sites You've Gotta See
Albert B Dickas, 2018
This is a great updated fossil sites book with at least one fossil site in each state. Each site is broken into 2 pages. One has detailed information, such as directions, GPS coordinates, formation information, etc...
The other is dedicated to images of the site and the fossils found there. It also gives information on fossil 'viewing' sites such as dinosaur trackways, museums, and active excavations.
Plus, my fossil photos are peppered throughout this book!
