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SweatyCockroach8212 t1_iso0rls wrote

The Statehouse is a good start. Lots of old bones there.

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techsavior t1_iso66ob wrote

I want to add North Prov town hall to your list.

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SteppePorcine t1_iso0p74 wrote

Any junk rock especially shale you see blasted out for highways sround the state, especially Johnston/purgatory area. Lots of exposed rock lots of chances. I have s private spot but it's private.

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coolstoryglenn t1_isp278g wrote

Never been but Corey’s Lane in Portsmouth has been referenced before in this sub and a google search will bring up several sites/forums where it is discussed

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dmb1717 t1_ispzszv wrote

I've been there, found some leaf fossils! I recommend going at low tide, much easier to walk to the area with shale.

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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).

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Swamp_yankee_ninja t1_isqb9k1 wrote

Along the rocky shores, Warwick area, Jamestown area. Look for shale and split, you’ll find fossilized plants and animals.

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techsavior t1_iso645u wrote

How about in that pineapple/pine cone thing on Federal Hill? Someone has to be buried in there!

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