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You can find fossils in Ohio at fossil collecting sites in many state parks like Trammel Fossil Park, Oakes Quarry Park, and Caesar Creek State Park. In general, fossils are found in Paleozoic rock formations and include many species of trilobites, brachiopods, crinoids, and more.
There are many places around Ohio to view fossils: in natural settings, such as at state parks; in building stones, such as in the walls, columns, and steps of the Ohio Statehouse (such as Goldringia cyclops, shown here); and in museums. Among the best places to learn about Ohio's fossils are natural history museums (listed under External ...
Ohio has many fossil deposits across the state that span a number of different time periods. In this article we’ll go over some of the best locations in Ohio for hunting fossils. While some of these locations do not allow digging, some of them do.
Ohio is well known for having a great quantity and diversity of fossils preserved in its rocks. The state's fossil record begins early in the Paleozoic era, during the Cambrian period. Ohio was generally covered by seawater from that time on through the rest of the early Paleozoic.
In Ohio, fossils can be seen in four natural history museums – the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History & Science, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Karl Limper Geology Museum of Oxford, and the Orton Geological Museum of Columbus.
For an overview of the types of fossils that could be collected in Ohio, see our Fossils in Ohio page. Public Fossil Collecting Sites in Ohio. Refer to the map and expand the panes below to learn more about each of Ohio's publicly accessible fossil collecting sites. 1. FOSSIL PARK. 5705 Centennial Rd. Sylvania, OH 43560
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. FOSSIL COLLECTING IN OHIO. Hobbyists have long known about Ohio’s great abundance and diversity of fossils. Many world-famous paleontologists—geologists who study fossils—began their careers as youngsters collecting fossils in their native Ohio.