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SplendidSands
Exploring the Science and Beauty of Sand
Fossils in sand
Fossils in sand may be entire fossils in the case of small organisms, recognizable sand-sized fragments, or pieces greater than sand-sized yet which seem to be a normal component of that sand. In this collection, the fossils are recognizable to a certain extent.

Fossil amber
Juodkrante Beach, Curonian Spit, Lithuania

Eocene fossils
Cemex Quarry, Clinchfield, GA

microfossils
Fall River, Hot Springs, SD

Belemites in ant sand
Pryor Mountains, Montana

Shark tooth fragments
Shark Tooth Ridge, New Mexico

crinoid fragments
Little Barren River, Sulphur Well Historic District, KY
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