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Fossil Diving in MN - shamre - 04-19-2004
8) Does anyone know of any lakes, rivers that have good fossil beds where a person could find some fossils while diving? ??? ??? ???
Re:Fossil Diving in MN - Freedive WI - 04-19-2004
In Wisconsin I used to dive for fossils in Racine Quarry, just south of Milwaukee. I've never heard of another place around that you could dive for them, but I imagine there should be a bunch.
Jon
Re:Fossil Diving in MN - shamre - 04-19-2004
Where exactly is racine quarry. How far from twin cities?
Re:Fossil Diving in MN - shamre - 04-19-2004
What type of fossils did you find? How deep are the fossil beds at?
Re:Fossil Diving in MN - Freedive WI - 04-19-2004
Chrinoids and brachiopods were the most common. I beleive it was a Silurrian (sp?) reef. The whole quarry is one big fossil bed. Rocks start in 5'.
Racine quarry is about 30 minutes south of Milwaukee, at least a 5 hour drive form the cities I would imagine.
Jon
Re:Fossil Diving in MN - shamre - 04-21-2004
Any other lakes, quarries, rivers that you know of in MN.
I am looking to find buffalo, mastodon, mammoth bones and fossils. I realize this is probably a instance of being in the right place at right time, but hopefully if someone can point me in the right direction.....