fossil site
Ancient remains locale
A fossil site is a location where preserved remains or traces of ancient organisms are found.
These range from small outcrops yielding scattered bones to extensive formations like the La Brea Tar Pits or Burgess Shale.
Paleontologists excavate fossil sites systematically, documenting the position and context of each find: The team spent three summers at the fossil site in Montana.
- outcropSurfacing native stone
- rock formationNatural stone arrangement
- sedimentary rockLayered geological formation
- excavationAct of unearthing
- digUnearth by shoveling
field work · geological survey · Burgess Shale · stratigraphy · fossilization · extinction event · La Brea · field survey · trace fossils · quarry · field jacket · time capsule · geochronology · museum collection · microfossils · unearthed · layer · petrified
- dinosaur fossilsdinosaur bones, dinosaur footprints, coprolite, mounted skeleton, coprolites
- fossilsdinosaur bones, ammonite, amber, ammonites, fossils
- educational siteszoo, aquarium, art museum, botanical garden, history museum
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
- public landsnational park, public lands, public land, national forest, state park
fossil sitewildlife sanctuary
Protected area for animals
nature reserve · rainforest · breeding ground · wetland · wetland ecosystem