Fossil Information

Florida has a rich history that allows for many kinds of fossils to be discovered from mammals of the Ice Age to the sharks of the sea. The following links provide additional information about fossils, Florida pre-history, and regulations.

Any fossil collecting on state owned lands in which vertebrate fossils are found, aside from sharks teeth, require a Fossil Permit. More about Fossil Permits and how they can be obtained can be found through this link to the Florida Museum of Natural History .

Helpful Links

• Learn about Florida's pre-history:
  Florida's Fossil Story



• Quick Reference:
  Geological Time Scale



• Fossil Collecting and River Screening Tools:
  Fossil Equipment



• myFossil Social Paleontology Website:
  myFossil.org

Other Fossil Clubs

• Birmingham Paleontological Society


• The San Diego Gem Mineral and Gem Society


• America Federation of Mineralogical Societies


• Florida Fossil Hunters


• Southwest Florida Fossil Society


• Paleontology Group, Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois


• Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club


• Maryland Geological Society


• Eastern Missouri Society of Paleontology


• New York Paleontological Society


• North Carolina Fossil Club


• The Paleontological Society


• Austin Paleontological Society


• Dallas Paleontological Society


• Houston Gem and Mineral Society


• Utah Friends of Paleontology