Submitted by Smelly_bumbear t3_y69fmw in RhodeIsland
dmb1717 t1_ispzszv wrote
Reply to comment by coolstoryglenn in Fossil hunting in RI by Smelly_bumbear
I've been there, found some leaf fossils! I recommend going at low tide, much easier to walk to the area with shale.
Affectionate-While71 t1_isq4t4j wrote
I used to do a lot of fossil hunting along the whole western side of Aquidneck Island and the Cory Lane site was the only place I found with fossils still in situ in the cliffs. At low tide, park at the end or the road near the tracks and head right about 1/4 mile? It’s a 10 foot tall cliff of shale with many layers crumbling - some have fossils. The loose shale around this site also has them. I was finding almost exclusively Carboniferous ferns (about 300M yrs).
Smelly_bumbear OP t1_isq5agz wrote
Wow that’s awesome! Thank you!
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