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Devonian Fossils
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Being on of only three known public fossil collecting sites in the nation (CNN 2003), visitors can easily collect Devonian fossils.
Tips for a enjoyable visit to the Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve
- Check the weather conditions prior to your visit. Heavy rainfall amounts may make the quarry area slippery & sticky due to the clay soils.
- Bring something to put your fossils in. Suggestions include: egg cartons, plastic milk jugs or ice cream buckets. Plastic bags tend to rip and may blow away. Tools are not needed as the fossils are lying on the ground.
- The Park is open from Sunrise to Sunset. The Center is open weekends 1-4 p.m. in May, September & October. Memorial Day to Labor Day the Center is Open Daily fron 1-4 p.m.
- Although collecting is allowed, we ask that you take only for a personal collection. Reselling is prohibited.
During the Devonian period, 365 million years ago, Iowa was an ocean.
Most of the fossils found currently at the Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve are from a shallow sea environment and are marine invertebrates.
Commonly found fossils include:
- Brachiopods
- Gastropods
- Horn Corals
- Colony Corals
- Crinoids
- Bryzoans
- Cephalopods
