TNCollector Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 I have read some articles about finding shark teeth and other Oligocene fossils in the Waynesboro area of MS. I will be passing through there soon and was wondering if someone could help me find a place to go. If you have any specific locations please PM me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dux Be Us Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 North of Tupelo maybe 30 miles is a roadside fossil park...20 mile creek in Frankstown...place is awsome. You will need a sifter and a shovel. Dig around the comcretions on the south bank...get your shovel down past the sand until you feel the crunchy stuff. Place is open to the public and free. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dux Be Us Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 (edited) Ooops...thats a ways away...here ya go: http://www.fossilsites.com/STATES/MS.HTM Y'all have fun :-) Edited August 8, 2015 by Dux Be Us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dux Be Us Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 This one Ive never been to, but, I have heard about: http://www.meridianstar.com/news/local_news/meridian-s-red-hot-fossil-spot/article_ffff94a5-d664-5b2f-a1ac-95db1537b13d.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted August 9, 2015 Author Share Posted August 9, 2015 I have been to Frankstown many a time..great place. The location in Waynesboro is Oligocene and should contain hemi, mako, etc. I have been around meridian before at the place called the Red Hot Truck Stop, didn't have much luck. Thanks for the help though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Not a lot left of the Red Hot Truck Stop site unfortunately. A Walmart was built on the site. They did accommodate collecting by the American Museum of Natural History when they dug the foundation, which resulted in the recovery of a number of Late Paleocene/Early Eocene mammals (all teeth or isolated bones). Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketmandane Posted February 1, 2017 Share Posted February 1, 2017 Ever have any luck in Waynesboro?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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