US And Canadian Fossil Sites -- Data for WASHINGTON

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Location	County	State/Province	Directions,Notes	Age	Formation	Fossils	Comments	Reference	Lat-Long
-	Adams	WA	area exposures	Pliocene		fish,reptile,mammal bones	WA0001				\|	,
-	Clallam	WA	55 km W of Port Angeles on N side of Olympic Peninsula in exposures from Twin Rivers to Neah Bay in Concretions in clay	Oligocene		Turricula,Aforia,Galodea,Nautiloidea,Acmaea,pelecypods,Pecten,Miopleiona	WA0012				\|	,
Agate Beach	Clallam	WA		Oligocene?		?	WA0002				\|	,
Clallam Bay	Clallam	WA	Teredo Wood along seafront 8 to 30 km W			?	WA0003				\|	,
Clallam Bay	Clallam	WA	on Right side of bay neat navigation light			marine vertebrates and invertebrates - Pecten	WA0004				\|	,
Neah Bay	Clallam	WA		Oligocene?		?	WA0005				\|	,
Neah Bay	Clallam	WA	in Limestone concretions	Eocene	Twin River	Crabs - Branchioplax	WA0006				\|	,
Port Angeles	Clallam	WA	at Agate Beach Fossils. Fee in 1970s			fossils	WA0007				\|	,
Sequim Bay	Clallam	WA	on N side of Olympia Peninsula	Pleistocene		vertebrates	WA0008				\|	,
Slip Point(Clallam Bay)	Clallam	WA		Miocene	Clallam	Cetacean bones	WA0009				\|	,
Twin Post Office	Clallam	WA	2.5 km W in bluff	Oligocene		Turricula,Aforia,Galodea,Nautiloidea,Acmaea,pelecypods,Pecten,Miopleiona	WA0010				\|	,
West Twin Rivers	Clallam	WA	vertebrate fragments in concretions in sea cliffs to W.	Oligocene		vertebrates	WA0011				\|	,
Wiley	Clark	WA	5 km S on Antanum Ridge			Petrified Wood	WA0013				\|	,
Castle Rock	Cowlitz	WA	30 km NE			Petrified drift wood	WA0014				\|	,
Castle Rock	Cowlitz	WA	5 km W on Arkansas Creek	Eocene		Pecten	WA0015				\|	,
Cowlitz River	Cowlitz	WA	in mudstones at 'Big Bend'			mollusks-Polinices,Turritella,Murex,Siphonalia,Galeodea,Ficopsis;cephalopods-Aturia	WA0016				\|	,
Inman[?]	Cowlitz	WA	2 km N of old Polson Logging Co. Store on Coal Creek	Eocene Upper		typical faunas	WA0017	Can't identify a town of Inman in Cowlitz County. Coal creek runs North from near Longview (46.1778N,123.0307W) for about 20km to 46.2800N,123.0857W. The only town shown by USGS is Coal Creek		46.1778N,123.0307W,46.2800N,123.0857W approximate	\|	,
Palisades	Douglas	WA	6 km SW			Petrified Wood	WA0018				\|	,
Curlew	Ferry	WA	In hills above Kettle River N or White Creek 6 km N on WA4A.	Triassic		fossils.	WA0019				\|	,
Republic	Ferry	WA		Eocene	Klondike Mountain	plant fossils	WA0020				\|	,
Republic	Ferry	WA	at Stonerose center (Small fee. 3 specimen limit)	Eocene-Oligocene		plant fossils	WA0021				\|	,
-	Franklin	WA	area exposures	Pliocene		fish,reptile,mammal bones	WA0028				\|	,
Lake Kahlotus	Franklin	WA	North of Lake.	Pleistocene	Ringold	Delight Fauna--Large mammal,fish,amphibian,and reptile fauna.	WA0022				\|	,
Pasco	Franklin	WA	in Columbia river bluffs upstream	Pliocene		fish,reptile,mammal bones	WA0023				\|	,
Pasco	Franklin	WA	on Columbia River bluffs upstream.	Pliocene-Pleistocene	Ringold	Ringold-Delight faunasLarge mammal,fish,amphibian,and reptile fauna.	WA0024				\|	,
Ringold Flat	Franklin	WA		Pliocene (Blancan)	Ringold	mammals:Ursus	WA0025				\|	,
White Bluffs	Franklin	WA			Ringold	Mammal Fossils	WA0026				\|	,
White Bluffs	Franklin	WA	At White Bluffs general field	Pliocene (Blancan)	Ringold	mammals:Ursus	WA0027				\|	,
Blue Lake	Grant	WA	In lava flow near Coulee City	Miocene		Mold of a Rhinoceras	WA0029				\|	,
Mattawa	Grant	WA				Petrified Wood	WA0030				\|	,
Mazama	Grant	WA	about half way between Mazama and Winthrop			Fossil Ferns	WA0031				\|	,
Saddle Mountains	Grant	WA		Miocene		Petrified walnut	WA0032				\|	,
Smyrna	Grant?	WA	Along Saddle Mountain 15 km SE to 15 km SW			Petrified Wood	WA0033				\|	,
Aberdeen	Grays Harbor	WA	on E side of town on S side of 'Think-of-me Hill'	Miocene Upper		typical faunas	WA0034				\|	,
Aberdeen	Grays Harbor	WA	on bluff on Wishkah River in bluff on Grand Forks Road	Miocene		pelecypods,gastropods	WA0035				\|	,
Cape Elizabeth	Grays Harbor	WA		Miocene Upper		typical faunas	WA0036				\|	,
Hoquiam	Grays Harbor	WA	2 km ?N on road to Copalis in road cut on W	Miocene Upper		pelecypods,gastropods	WA0037				\|	,
Hoquiam	Grays Harbor	WA	in bluff in back of Lincoln School	Miocene Upper		Scutella (poorly preserved)	WA0038				\|	,
Lankner Creek	Grays Harbor	WA	along creek	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0039	Lankner is at 46d54.73mN,123d19.26mW. Lankner Creek might be the small,nameless creek to its West		46d54.73mN,123d19.26mW. approximate	\|	,
Lankner[?] Creek	Grays Harbor	WA	in several bluffs 5 km to 8 km upstream from RR crossing	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0040	Lankner is at 46d54.73mN,123d19.26mW. Lankner Creek might be the small,nameless creek to its West		46d54.73mN,123d19.26mW. approximate	\|	,
Montesano	Grays Harbor	WA	2 km W in bluff on Chehalis Logging Co road	Miocene Lower		good fossils	WA0041				\|	,
Montesano	Grays Harbor	WA	on E branch of Clemens in exposures along logging road in nw1/4 s28t17nr7w	Miocene Lower		pelecypods,gastropods	WA0042			s28t17nr7w	\|	,
Oakville	Grays Harbor	WA	16 km W in area streambeds and road cuts			silicified clams and pelecypods.	WA0043				\|	,
Otter P.O.[?]	Grays Harbor	WA	11 km N in Wynoochee River banks	Miocene Upper		invertebrates	WA0044	Otter doesn't have a ZIP code and doesn't show up on USGS Maps. The mouth of the Wynoochee River is at 46.9618N,123.6091W		46.9618N,123.6091W conjecture	\|	,
Point Grenville	Grays Harbor	WA	1.5 km N in area exposures	Miocene Upper		fossils	WA0045				\|	,
Porter	Grays Harbor	WA	Cliffs and cuts on WA12 in sandstone/mudstone	Oligocene		gastropods,crabs,invertebrates	WA0046				\|	,
Porter	Grays Harbor	WA	in cuts and cliffs in sandstone-mudstone beds along WA12	Oligocene		crabs,mollusks	WA0047				\|	,
Silvia Creek	Grays Harbor	WA	in conglomerate along creek s32t18nr7w	Miocene Upper		pelecypods,gastropods	WA0048			s32t18nr7w	\|	,
South Elma	Grays Harbor	WA	6.5 km W in Chehalis River bank at Milepost 37	Miocene Upper		Typical fossils	WA0049				\|	,
South Elma	Grays Harbor	WA	7 km W in RR cut at culvert 38E	Miocene Upper		Typical fossils	WA0050				\|	,
Whidbey Island in Puget Sound	Island	WA	on W side	Pleistocene		vertebrate remains	WA0051				\|	,
Oak Bay	Jefferson	WA	N half in cliff	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0052				\|	,
Columbia City-Seattle	King	WA	6 blocks W of city hall	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0053				\|	,
Georgetown-South Seattle	King	WA	in RR cut S of Seattle Brewing Co	Oligocene		fossils	WA0054				\|	,
Issaquah	King	WA	Tiger Mountain Claim-Bob Jackson			small pieces of amber	WA0055				\|	,
Lake Sammamish	King	WA	2 km W	Oligocene		fossils	WA0056				\|	,
Seattle	King	WA	300 meters S of Alki Point in shales	Oligocene		pelecypods,gastropods	WA0057				\|	,
Restoration Point	Kitsap	WA	on N side	Oligocene		typical fossils	WA0058				\|	,
Ellensburg	Kittitas	WA	NW on Middle fork of Teanaway River in sandstone cliffs			oak and ash fossils	WA0059				\|	,
Ellensburg	Kittitas	WA	in large area half way between Ellensburg and Naches			Petrified Wood	WA0060				\|	,
Vantage	Kittitas	WA				Plants Celtis	WA0061				\|	,
Vantage	Kittitas	WA	At Gingko Petrified Forest State Park			Petrified Gingko,Redwood,Maple,Douglas Fir,Oak logs			http://waynesword.palomar.edu/ww0803.htm		\|	,
Bickleton	Klickitat	WA	Regional exposures 10 km W and to N			Petrified Wood	WA0062				\|	,
-	Lewis	WA		Miocene	Wilkes	Mammalian coprolites	WA0070				\|	,
Gries Ranch	Lewis	WA	type locality of Gries Ranch beds	Oligocene	Gries Ranch	marine fossils	WA0063				\|	,
Lincoln Creek Station	Lewis	WA	at bridge over Lincoln Creek	Oligocene		fossils	WA0064				\|	,
Lincoln Creek Station	Lewis	WA	in RR cut 1 km W	Oligocene		fossils	WA0065				\|	,
Pe Ell Station	Lewis	WA	NW at Chehalis River bridge NE of power station	Tertiary		fossils	WA0066				\|	,
Vader	Lewis	WA	In sandy shales 2 km E in sandy shales along Cowlitz River	Eocene Upper		fossils	WA0067				\|	,
Vader	Lewis	WA	at ledge above junction of Olequa and Stillwater Creeks s32t11nr3w	Eocene Upper		fossils	WA0068			s32t11nr3w	\|	,
Vader	Lewis	WA	in banks of Olequa and Stillwater Creeks	Tertiary		fossils in sandstones and shales.	WA0069				\|	,
Twisp	Okanogan	WA	N of road junction about 6 km E			Ammonites	WA0071				\|	,
Gray's River	Pacific	WA	4 km up Hull Creek	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0072				\|	,
Gray's River	Pacific	WA	4.8km below(?) junction with Blaney Creek in dark tuffaceous shale	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0073				\|	,
Green Creek	Pacific	WA	in exposures 1 km up from Willapa River	Oligocene		fossils	WA0074				\|	,
Knappton	Pacific	WA	in bluff on N bank of Columbia River behind Knappton Lumber Co mill	Oligocene		fossils	WA0075				\|	,
Leban Station	Pacific	WA	at Northern Pacific RR bridge	Oligocene		invertebrates	WA0076				\|	,
Naselle	Pacific	WA	4 km E in bank of Naselle River	Oligocene		fossils.	WA0077				\|	,
Nemah P.O.	Pacific	WA	6.5 km E at bridge over Nemah River in shales interbedded with basalt			fossils	WA0078				\|	,
Raymond	Pacific	WA	along Willapa River E and W of Leban			Silicified clam fossils	WA0079				\|	,
Willipa Hills	Pacific	WA	in road cuts on old logging roads and other area exposures in shales,siltstones and concretions	Oligocene	Lincoln Creek	plants,crustacea,petrified wood	WA0080				\|	,
-	Pend Oreille	WA	In Middle Cambrian limestone	Cambrian	Metaline Limestone	Trilobites-Bathyuriscus,Elrathia,Elrathina,Kootenia,Ogygopsis,Olenoides,Pagetia,Poliella,Ptychoparella,Albertella?	WA0081				\|	,
Metaline Falls	Pend Oreille	WA				distorted trilobites in Limestone.	WA0082				\|	,
Metaline Falls	Pend Oreille	WA	in quarries of Lehigh Portland Cement Co 1 km SE.	Cambrian		trilobites and brachiopods.	WA0083				\|	,
Sucia Island	San Juan	WA		Cretaceous	Cedar District	Cephalopods Desmophyllites	WA0084				\|	,
Clear Lake	Skagit	WA	9 km W of Eastern Washington University at USAF Recreation Area	Cambrian Middle		trilobites	WA0085				\|	,
Cathcart Station	Snohomish	WA	1 km N in RR cut	Oligocene		fossils	WA0086				\|	,
Clear Lake Military Recreation Area	Spokane	WA		Cambrian Middle		Trilobites-Amecephalus,Glossopleura,Zacanthoides	WA0087				\|	,
Opportunity	Spokane	WA	to S	Miocene	Latah	Fossil plants	WA0088				\|	,
Spokane	Spokane	WA	area road cuts	Miocene	Latah	Fossil plants	WA0089				\|	,
Addy	Stevens	WA	nearby in type section of Addy Quartzite	Cambrian Lower	Addy Quartzite	Nevadia,Olenellus	WA0090				\|	,
Rice	Stevens	WA	4 km E of McKern Road on King Road.	Ordovician		graptolites - Phyllograptus,Didymograptus	WA0091				\|	,
Helsing Junction	Thurston	WA	2 km E	Eocene	Chuckanut	fossils	WA0092				\|	,
Tono	Thurston	WA	16 km NE of Centralia. Area deposits to E			Petrified Wood	WA0093				\|	,
Elochoman River	Wahkiakum	WA	in W bank of River s35t10Nr5w and 100 meters S in nodules	Miocene Lower		Arca	WA0094			s35t10Nr5w	\|	,
Fossil Creek	Wahkiakum	WA	in S10t6wr10N,s11t6wr10n near a log dam	Oligocene		fossils	WA0095			S10t6wr10N,s11t6wr10n	\|	,
Lewis-Cowlitz	Wahkiakum	WA	in Lower Cowlitz River-Willapa Hills region. Cowlitz Fm (Olequa creek member).	Eocene	Cowlitz	Well known megafaunas mollusks	WA0096				\|	,
McDonald Creek	Wahkiakum	WA	3 km above Middle fork of Wilson Creek	Oligocene		fossils.	WA0097				\|	,
Skamokawa River	Wahkiakum	WA	3 km up Middle fork from junction with main river	Oligocene		fossils	WA0098				\|	,
Wilson Creek	Wahkiakum	WA	in bluff on branch in s36t10nr6w	Oligocene		typical faunas	WA0099			s36t10nr6w	\|	,
Bellingham	Whatcom	WA	11 km S on WA11 in sandstone,mudstone,shale	Eocene	Chuckanut	good plant fossils -- palm,horsetail,deciduous trees,sequoia.	WA0100				\|	,
Bellingham	Whatcom	WA	12.5lm S of Bellingham on WA11	Eocene		plants-palms,horsetails,leaves,Sequoia needles,petrified wood	WA0101				\|	,
Bellingham	Whatcom	WA	Along Chuckanut Drive S of Bellingham about 1-3 km N of Oyster Bar Restaurant in road cuts	Eocene	Chuckanut?	palms,ferns,leaves	WA0102				\|	,
Bellingham	Whatcom	WA	Burrard,Kitsilano to N and contemporaneous Chuckanut Formation to S.	Cretaceous-Eocene	Burrard\|Chuckanut	Cretaceous and Eocene plants. Chuckanut floras include palms,Metasequoia,Glyptostrobus,Willow,Planatus,and many ferns,horsetails	WA0103	Planatus is a species name,not a genus?			\|	,
Bellingham	Whatcom	WA	in banks of Olequa and Stillwater Creeks	Tertiary		fossils in sandstones and shales.	WA0104				\|	,
Maple Falls	Whatcom	WA	Burrard,Kitsilano to N and contemporaneous Chuckanut Formation to S.	Cretaceous-Eocene	Burrard\|Chuckanut	Cretaceous and Eocene plants	WA0105				\|	,
Maple Falls	Whatcom	WA	Silurian- Lower Devonian corals in Doaks[?] Quarry N of border in BC	Silurian-Devonian		bryozoa,brachiopods	WA0106	This possibly should to be listed as British Columbia,but Maple Falls is some distance from the border?			\|	,
Nooksack River	Whatcom	WA	On Middle Fork,Excellent Fossil Plants from	Eocene	Chuckanut	?	WA0107				\|	,
Racehorse Creek	Whatcom	WA	Excellent Fossil Plants from	Eocene	Chuckanut	?	WA0108				\|	,
Belmont	Whitman	WA	In old quarry			Petrified wood	WA0109				\|	,
Sunnyside	Yakima	WA				Petrified Wood	WA0110				\|	,
Sunnyside	Yakima	WA	20 km N at Anderson Ranch			Petrified Wood	WA0111				\|	,
Yakima	Yakima	WA	Along Yakima Ridge 10 km to 60 km E of town			Petrified wood	WA0112				\|	,
Murks Bay[?]	[?]	WA	On beach accessible via Forest Service trails			mollusks,vertebrate bones,cephalopods-Aturia	WA0113	Can't identify a Murks Bay in Washington			\|	,
Warwick[?]	[?]	WA	10 km W			Petrified wood	WA0114	Can't identify a town of Warwick,Washington			\|	,

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