Location County State/Province Directions,Notes Age Formation Fossils Comments Reference Lat-Long
– – TN Along the Mississippi River from Cairo,IL to Baton Rouge,LA in loess (wind blown silt) deposits ranging from 9 to 23 meters in thickness and 50 to 100km in width (thicker in North and better developed on E side of river) Pleistocene terrestrial and occasional lacustrian gastropods. A few bivalves TN0001
Oliver Springs Anderson TN NW nearby Pennsylvanian Crab Orchard Mountains Sandstone brachiopods; gastropods; trilobites TN0002
– Bedford TN In Mississippian Oolitic Limestones Mississippian blastoids TN0004
Shelbyville Bedford TN 7 km SE Ordovician Cannon Limestone Tetradium,Cyrtodonta,Lichenaria,Rhinidictya,other bryozoa,Leperditia,gastropods; pelecypods TN0003
– Benton TN area exposures in South of county and E of Tennessee River Good fossil collecting TN0008
Big Sandy Creek Benton TN in area exposures in valley of lower part of creek Devonian good fossils TN0005
Camden Benton TN Cypress Creek Crest 3.2km SE Gastropods – Bucanella TN0006
Holladay Benton TN 7.2km N at Will Love property in several locations Silurian? Birdsong diverse ostracods,other macrofossils TN0007
Friendsville Blount TN brachiopods TN0009
Maryville Blount TN Cambrian Upper Trilobites Kingstonia TN0010
Jellico Campbell TN Pennsylvanian Pennington bones,scales,shark teeth TN0011
Jellico Campbell TN in road cuts on I75 for 20km SW to Jacksboro Fault line in Sandstone. ‘Pipeorgan structures’ on SE side near the Jacksboro Fault Pennsylvanian Lee Plants-leaves,stems,bark;Pipeorgan structures http://donchesnut.com/curriculumvitae/pages/1991g.pdf
Peabody Campbell TN In shales Pennsylvanian marine invertebrates TN0012
Woodbury Cannon TN 2 km S Ordovician Hermitage Limestone abundant faunas TN0013
Woodbury Cannon TN just S Ordovician Lebanon Lowville Limestone — abundant faunas TN0014
Hollow Rock Carroll TN 2 km S in clay mine on Hollow Rock Rd Paleocene? Blairmore (tn) Abundant Cretaceous Upper plants TN0015
Hollow Rock Carroll TN in clay pit 3 km S on Hollow Rock-Buena Vista Road. Cretaceous-Paleocene flora and fish. TN0016
Tullahoma Coffee TN 8 km N on Normandy Road Mississippian Warsaw Spirifer,Rhipidomella,bryozoa TN0017
Tullahoma Coffee TN 8 km N on Normandy Road Ordovician Cannon Limestone ostracods,Hebertella,Rafinesquina,Orthorhynchula,Constellaria,bryozoa,pelecypods,gastropods – Lophospira TN0018
Crab Orchard Cove Cumberland TN in shales associated with Nemo Coal Pennsylvanian Rockcastle conglomerate marine fossils TN0019
Fort Negley Davidson TN at St Cloud Hill Ordovician Bigby Limestone Platystrophia. Orthorhynchula. bryozoa,Cyclonema,Tetradium,Constellaria,Drepanella,Saffordella,Isochilina,Homotrypa TN0020
Nashville Davidson TN I40 W of US251 exit Ordovician Catheys brachiopods,bryozoa,cephalopods,colonial corals. TN0021
Nashville Davidson TN I40 W side of exit 201 Ordovician Leipers brachiopods,bryozoa TN0022
Nashville Davidson TN I40 at Milepost 193 Silurian Waldron brachiopods,crinoids (calyxes and stems) TN0023
Nashville Davidson TN in area RR cuts Ordovician Bigby Limestone Platystrophia. Orthorhynchula. bryozoa,Cyclonema,Tetradium,Constellaria,Drepanella,Saffordella,Isochilina,Homotrypa TN0024
Pegram Davidson TN In outcrops on I40. Silurian Waldron Shale Brachiopods,corals,cephalopods,trilobites. TN0025
Pegram Davidson TN in exposures along I40 Silurian Waldron invertebrates TN0026
White Creek Springs Davidson TN Mississippian crinoids – Agaricocrinus,Dorrycrinus,Lobocrinus TN0027
Dowelltown DeKalb TN 6 km E on TN26 in Mississippian Lower Maury Shale Fish fragments and teeth — Synthetodus TN0028
Liberty DeKalb TN Snow’s Hill Ordovician Catheys Cannon limestones — typical faunas TN0029
– Decatur TN Silurian Brownsport Blastoids Troosticrinus TN0042
– Decatur TN area exposures in North of county N of Perryville and E of Tennessee River Good fossil collecting TN0043
Jeannette Decatur TN 4km NE in glades on Allen Conrad property Silurian? Birdsong diverse ostracods,other macrofossils TN0030
Parsons Decatur TN 4km NE in roadside exposures in glade of weathered shale Silurian? Birdsong diverse ostracods,other macrofossils TN0031
Parsons Decatur TN 5 km N on hwy 69 in quarry Cretaceous fossils TN0032 Original says Parson
Parsons Decatur TN 6 km N,about 20 km S of I40, on TN69 in Vulcan Materials CO Quarry Devonian Ross Isorthis,Levenea,Leptostrophia,Gypidula,Hallopora,Monotrypa,Dalmanites,Phacops TN0033
Parsons Decatur TN 6 km N,about 20 km S of I40, on TN69 in Vulcan Materials CO Quarry Silurian Brownsport Brachiopods and Bryozoa. A few trilobites TN0034
Parsons Decatur TN 6 km N,about 20 km S of I40, on TN69 in Vulcan Materials CO Quarry Silurian Decatur Astraeospongia,Favosites,–Halysites,Atrypa,Rhipidomella,Stropheodonta,Cypricardinia TN0035
Parsons Decatur TN North of Parsons in roadcut in shaley layers in thin bedded limestone Devonian Birdsong Abundant loose fossils TN0036
Parsons Decatur TN South of Parsons in roadcuts and Gullies Silurian Upper Bob|Lobelville|Decatur Trilobites,abundant brachiopods and corals TN0037
Parsons Decatur TN South of Parsons in sparsely vegetated ‘glade’ exposures Silurian Beech River Sponges,trilobites,well preserved crinoids TN0038
Perryville Decatur TN 2 km S on Perryville-Decaturville Rd Silurian Brownsport Brachiopods and Bryozoa. A few trilobites TN0039
Perryville Decatur TN N in weathered shale under W end of state Highway bridge over Tennessee River Silurian? Birdsong diverse ostracods,other macrofossils TN0040
Perryville Decatur TN area exposures fossil sponges TN0041
Hanging Limb Fentress TN In Norrod Hollow in ironstone concretions Pennsylvanian Fentress marine fossils TN0044
Nashville Gibson TN Coral,Heliolites TN0045
Nashville Gibson TN Ordovician Upper Leipers Limestone brachiopods Hebertella TN0046
Trenton (near Nashville) Gibson TN Gastropods – Tropidodiscus TN0047
Bunker Hill Giles TN In Jackson beds gastropods Haminea (Bulla) TN0048
DeRay Giles TN in limestones at Clear Creek Ordovician typical faunas TN0049
Lester Giles TN 3 km SE along hill on Aspen Hill-Prospect road in limestones Ordovician Constellaria,bryozoa,Stromatocerium,Lophospira,Skolithus,Dalmanella TN0050
Pulaski Giles TN to N in limestones Ordovician Leipers Catheys — typical faunas TN0051
Cherokee Reservoir Grainger? TN In Road cuts on E bank of the Three Springs Embankment in Cambrian Upper Aphelaspis,Paraphlepsius,Pseudagnostus,Dytremacephalus TN0052
Eidson Hawkins TN 3 km S on Hwy 70 Devonian Middle Chattanooga Shale fish plates,invertebrates TN0053
Eidson Hawkins TN 4 km S Devonian Chattanooga Shale ganoid fish teeth,invertebrates TN0054
Greyson Springs[?] Hawkins TN Mississippian Chester fish teeth-Cladodus TN0055 Can’t identify a Greyson,Grayson,Greyson springs,etc in Tennessee
Rogersville Hawkins TN in formations along Big Creek S of US11W. Cambrian Upper Nolichucky|Maryville Trilobites – Aphelaspis,Pseudagnostus,Dytremacephalus,Blountia,Coosia,Maryvillia,Tricrepicephalus,Maryville: Coosella,Modocia,Norwoodia,Genevievella TN0056
Antioch Church Henry TN 2.6km E at bridge over Big Sandy River 10.4km from mouth of creek in weathered shale Silurian? Birdsong diverse ostracods,other macrofossils TN0057
Totty’s Bend Hickman TN 3 km N on Morgan Branch of Duck River in shales Mississippian fish remains,Cycloras[?] TN0058 No citations for Cycloras 050618
Knoxville Knox TN at East Tennessee Lead-Zinc Mine Cambrian Lower Olenellus fauna TN0059
Fayetteville Lincoln TN in area exposures Ordovician Cannon Limestone Saccospongia,Hebertella,Rafinesquina,Rhynchotrema,Leperditia,Hormotoma,Oxydiscus,Tetradium,Skolithus TN0060
– Marion,Sequatchie TN Ordovician Sequatchie|Catheys|Cannon|Lowville abundant fossils TN0061
– Marion,Sequatchie TN Ordovician Sequatchie|Catheys|Cannon|Lowville abundant fossils TN0062
– Marion,Sequatchie TN Silurian Brassfield Limestone Lindstroemella,Orthis TN0063
Belfast Marshall TN 2 to 6 km S along old road to Petersburg Ordovician bryozoa – Endotrypa[?],Constellaria,Hormotoma,Tetradium,Stromatocerium,Cyrtodonta,gastropods TN0064 No plausible citations for a bryozoan Endotrypa 061129. A Typo?
Columbia Maury TN 13 km E along Bear Creek Pike on W side of Loftin Hill Ordovician Catheys|Leipers Rafinesquina,Platystrophia,Cyphotrypa,Escharapora,Cyclonema,Lophospira,Orthorhynchula,Tetradium,Stromatocerium,Heterotrypa,Solenopora TN0065
Columbia Maury TN Outcrops at West Seventh and Armstrong St to top of Reservoir Hill (Mt Parnassus) Ordovician Catheys|Leipers Rafinesquina,Platystrophia,Cyphotrypa,Escharapora,Cyclonema,Lophospira,Orthorhynchula,Tetradium,Stromatocerium,Heterotrypa,Solenopora TN0066
Darks Mill Maury TN 1 km N on W side Carter Creek Rd in phosphate pit Pleistocene good vertebrates TN0067
Darks Mill Maury TN On W side of Carter Creek Road in a phosphate pit Chelonia (Turtle),Mammuthus,Megalonyx TN0068
– McNairy TN area outcrops Cretaceous Upper Exogyra,Gryphaea TN0074
Buys McNairy TN 1 km W abundant forams TN0069
Coon Creek McNairy TN mollusks,Scabrotrigonia TN0070
Coon Creek McNairy TN pelecypod Anomia,Glycymeris TN0071
Coon Creek McNairy TN On Dave Weeks property 7 km S of Enville, 14 Km N of Adamsville. Cretaceous invertebrates,vertebrates — Ischyrhiza,Anomoedus,Saurodon,Enchodus,Toxochelys (turtle),mosasaurs – Mosasaurus,Prognathodon,Plioplatecarpus TN0072
Enville McNairy TN 6 km S On Weeks property fish,reptiles TN0073
– McNairy,Chester TN in ‘The Old Dave Weeks Place’ Off TN224 6 km S of Enville Cretaceous Ripley Mollusks Anomalofusus,Natica TN0075
– Meigs,Hardin TN in area exposures in valleys of Hardin,Decatur,Humphrey’s creeks Devonian good fossils TN0098 Two Hardin Creeks in state
Coalfield Morgan TN E on TN62 in shales Pennsylvanian marine fossils TN0077
Gilmore Bridge Perry TN On TN13 1 km N of bridge over Marrs Branch Creek Silurian Brownsport Brachiopods and Bryozoa. A few trilobites TN0078
– Rutherford TN area Limestone outcrops Ordovician Lowville Lebanon — Tetradium,Streptelasma,Columnaria,Salterella,Stromatocerium. gastropods TN0080
– Rutherford TN in bed of Overall Creek near Manson Pike Bridge ammonites TN0081
Allisona Rutherford TN in Limestone in RR Cuts leading to top of hill Ordovician Columnaria,Hebertella,Peronopora,Platystrophia,Constellaria,Lophospira. Heterotrypa,brachiopods,gastropods TN0079
Carthage Smith TN 7 km S at Monroeville P.O. in Limestones Ordovician Hermitage abundant faunas TN0082
Hartsville Trousdale TN in area exposures Ordovician-Mississippian Wide range of faunas TN0083
Gray Washington TN in large clay deposit on TN75 http://www.wjhl.com/news/localnews/MGBTTFZ8L6D.html http://members.aol.com/Graysite1/ Miocene abundant bones and teeth TN0084 http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/406394/developing_a_gis_database_for_the_gray_fossil_site_tennessee/index.html?source=r_science
Bon Air White TN Pennsylvanian Signal Point marine invertebrates TN0085
Bethesda Williamson TN 2 km E on Hill Ordovician Rhynchotrema,Hebertella,bryozoa TN0086
Franklin Williamson TN 8 km E at Harvey Knob Ordovician typical faunas TN0087
Franklin Williamson TN NW corner of town near cemetery in quarries Ordovician Cannon Limestone Catheys — bryozoa,trilobites,gastropods,cephalopods,Skolithus TN0088
Franklin Williamson TN across River on Fortification Hill Ordovician Cannon Limestone Catheys — bryozoa,trilobites,gastropods,cephalopods,Skolithus TN0089
Franklin Williamson TN along Harpeth River Ordovician Cannon Limestone Catheys — bryozoa,trilobites,gastropods,cephalopods,Skolithus TN0090
Franklin Williamson TN area exposures Ordovician Cannon Limestone Catheys — bryozoa,trilobites,gastropods,cephalopods,Skolithus TN0091
Peytonville Williamson TN 2 km NW along road and up hill in limestones Ordovician typical faunas TN0092 Peytonsville is about 12km SE of Franklin
Alexandria Wilson TN 5.5 km S Ordovician Trenton, Lower Cryptophragmus,Tetradium,Rhynchotrema,Cyrtolites TN0093
– [?] TN Devonian Ross Isorthis,Levenea,Leptostrophia,Gypidula,Hallopora,Monotrypa,Dalmanites,Phacops TN0096
– [?] TN Silurian Decatur Astraeospongia,Favosites,–Halysites,Atrypa,Rhipidomella,Stropheodonta,Cypricardinia TN0097
Horse Creek [?] TN in area exposures in valleys of Horse,Cypress,Birdsong creeks Devonian good fossils TN0094 Horse Creeks in Campbell,Chester,Clay,Fentress,Greene,Hardin,McNairy,Sullivan Counties
Kentucky Lake [?] TN Crinoids in Devonian Ross Limestone crinoids TN0095 Kentucky Lake borders on many counties