Location County State/Province Directions,Notes Age Formation Fossils Comments Reference Lat-Long
Dover Kent DE at Dover AFB at KT Boundary Cretaceous-Paleocene Forams (Heterohelix,Globotruncana){4} DE0001
Pollack Farm Kent DE East of U.S. Route 13 on the divide between the Leipsic River and Alston Branch Miocene Cheswold Sand Ichnofossils-Ophiomorpha,Skolithos,vertebrates,mollusks,radiolarians DE0002 The Miocene beds were partially or entirely below the water table and were exposed only while pumped dry while being excavated for road fill. Site was backfilled after excavation completed http://www.deldot.net/static/projects/archaeology/pollack/index.shtml
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Cretaceous pelecypod Pycnodonte DE0005
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 1 Km W of St Georges (which bank? Assume N) – Variant Mount Laurel faunas on spoil pile. Cretaceous Navesink|Mount Laurel ? DE0006
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 2 km E on S bank of canal at Biggs Farm Cretaceous mammals(?),corals,vertebrates DE0007
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 2.4km W of St Georges on the S bank of the canal Cretaceous Fish fragments – Enchodus DE0008
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 200 meters E of St Georges Bridge on S bank Cretaceous Mount Laurel ? DE0009
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 200 meters E of St Georges Bridge on S bank Cretaceous Mount Laurel ? DE0010 Same as DE0009
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 3-5 km E of the Pennsylvania RR bridge along the high canal banks Cretaceous ? DE0011
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 300 meters W of Summit Bridge Cretaceous ? DE0012
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 300 meters W of the Pennsylvania RR bridge in the S bank of the canal Cretaceous ? DE0013
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 30m W of the Pennsylvania RR bridge in the S bank of the canal Cretaceous ? DE0014
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 500 meters E of Reedy Point Bridge on Both Banks in spoil heaps Cretaceous Shark teeth,protozoans,porifera,bryozoa,coelenterata,crinoids,brachiopods,mollusks,annelids arthropods DE0015
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 500 meters E of Summit Bridge on S bank in deep cut Cretaceous Englishtown ? DE0016
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 800 meters E of the Pennsylvania RR bridge in the N spoil bank of the canal in the Merchantville Formation Cretaceous Merchantville ? DE0032
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE 800 meters S of Lorewood Grove on the S bank of the canal. This one is probably hopeless. Topozone.com says there is a populated place called Lorewood grove but it maps to an empty spot on the S bank of the canal. About 500m S is a Lorewood Grove Rd but it does not seem to go to any town of Lorewood Grove Cretaceous ? DE0017
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE A fossil reef at ‘Station 3’ Cretaceous Station 3 is probably a tidal station — tidal stations within the canal are Delaware Branch Channel Bridge,Reedy Point,St Georges,Summit Bridge,New Castle,Chesapeake City but the do not seem to be numbered 1,2,3… I would guess this locality to be at Summit Bridge, but that’s purely a guess DE0027
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Along the entire Chesapeake and Delaware canal in various formations Cretaceous Upper well preserved bivalves,gastropods,ammonites. DE0042 (Note — don’t believe this one. Excellent fossils can be found along the canal,but be prepared to spend a lot of time searching out localities-DJK)
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Around base of RR bridge on N side of Canal -Digging strongly discouraged Cretaceous Fossils DE0031
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Between the MD896 Bridge and Delaware City Cretaceous ? DE0025 Confused. At a guess, MD896=MD213 and Delaware City is Chesapeake City at the other end of the canal. Another possibility is that MD896=DE9. And another is that MD896=DE896-US301 which crosses the canal via Summit Bridge
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Immediately W of St Georges Bridge — old spoil pile removed by construction of new bridge Cretaceous Navesink? A very few fossils DE0003 As of late 2006
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE In Merchantville fm at St Georges (Which Bank? Merchantville or Navesink?) Cretaceous Merchantville mollusks-Ostrea DE0033
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE In overgrown spoil piles at base of Reedy Point Bridge — digging required Cretaceous belemnites,echinoids,small vertebrate teeth – fish,sharks,mosasaurs DE0046
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE In spoil bank on N side of Canal 1km E of MD-DE line Cretaceous ? DE0029
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE In spoil bank on N side of Canal 4.8km E of MD-DE line Cretaceous ? DE0030
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Most collecting is done in spoil piles on both banks. Specific Areas:St George Bridge,Reedy Pt Bridge,Biggs Farm,Delaware City Cretaceous Navesink See listings for formations DE0026 Some Marshalltown fossils at West End. Marshalltown passes below water level about 400m E of St John. Abundant,well preserved fossils — Exogyra,belemnites,shark and mosasaur teeth. Many other fossils
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE N Bank 2 km E of Summit Bridge in Mount Laurel Formation Cretaceous ? DE0034
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE N Bank 500 meters N of canal 500 meters East of RR bridge Cretaceous ? DE0056
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE N Bank 500 meters N of canal just E of RR bridge Cretaceous ? DE0018
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE N Bank,1000 meters E of Summit Bridge in Englishtown Formation Cretaceous Englishtown ? DE0035
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE N Bank,1200 meters E of Summit Bridge in Englishtown Formation Cretaceous Englishtown ? DE0057
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE N side of canal 160m W of Reedy Point Bridge. In US Army Corps Engineers work area accessible by gravel road in late 2006 Cretaceous Navesink? Belemnites;Exogyra;Pycnodonte;brachiopods;bivalves DE0004 misc fossils — 39d33.593mN 075d34.784mW
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE On S side of RR Railroad bridge in 1m thick by 300m long sandy Lens Cretaceous Merchantville Gastropods-Turritella,Graciliala,Arrhoges,Xenophora;Ammonites-Scaphites;Bivalves-Arcoida,Nemodon,Lithophaga,Anomia,Exogyra,Ostrea,Etea,Tellina,Pholas? DE0045
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE On the North Bank Spoil piles near St Georges Cretaceous ? DE0019
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE On the South bank about 1.6km East of St George at ‘Biggs Farm’. Cretaceous Navesink|Mount Laurel 200 species – mostly mollusks but corals sponges,trace fossils,crustacea and vertebrates — have been collected here. The main outcrop is enclosed in a small overgrown iron frame. DE0020
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Poorly preserved fossils in the Navesink-Mount Laurel Formation in the South Bank at the RR bridge. Cretaceous Navesink|Mount Laurel ? DE0021
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE S Bank,300 meters E of Summit Bridge in Merchantville Formation Cretaceous Merchantville ? DE0037
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE S bank 1800 meters E of bridge at St Georges (Biggs Farm). This exposure is enclosed in a steel bulkhead which prevents erosion and,to a great extent,collecting as well. Cretaceous Navesink|Mount Laurel ? DE0022
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE S bank 300 meters E of bridge at St Georges Cretaceous ? DE0023
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE Same as DE0027 Cretaceous ? DE0028
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE The ‘Deep Cut’ exposures. 3 Formations W to E Merchantville,Englishtown,Marshalltown-outcrops-RR Bridge,MD Line,Summit Bridge,St Georges Cretaceous Merchantville|Englishtown|Marshalltown See listings for outcrops DE0038
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE W of St Georges in spoil piles along Chesapeake and Delaware canal from 3-4m of green-gray Marshalltown sand below Navesink Fm and above Englishtown Fm Cretaceous Marshalltown Bivalves-Cardium,Cucullaea,Cyprimeria,Exogyra,Agerostrea,Trigonia;Ammonites-Menuites,Didymoceras,Baculites,Pachydiscus,shark and fish teeth DE0047 http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=35048;http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=displayCollectionDetails&collection_no=27570
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE along Chesapeake and Delaware canal on E side of Reedy Point Bridge on N bank in small cleared area Cretaceous Exogyra,Belemnitella,Pycnodonte DE0040
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE from 1.2 to 3 km E of Summit Bridge on N bank in spoils from deep cut Cretaceous Englishtown|Marshalltown ? DE0036
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE in sandy canal spoil piles E of Rt 9 Cretaceous Mount Laurel bryozoa,Cephalopods,Gastropods,Pelecypods DE0039
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE near Summit Bridge Cretaceous Merchantville reptile-Pternadon DE0048
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal New Castle DE on the North Bank Spoil piles near St Georges Cretaceous ? DE0024
Lums Pond State Park New Castle DE It has been reported that some sharks teeth can be found at the water’s edge eroded from the Cretaceous-Marshalltown Formation on the North side of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal near Lums Pond State Park. Cretaceous Marshalltown shark teeth DE0041 I attempted to check out this area once. No fossils. Lots of nasty ankle deep,sticky,clay-DJK
Middletown New Castle DE S on DE896 At state sand a gravel pit Pleistocene Plant impressions DE0043
Odessa New Castle DE In area exposures around Odessa and Galena petrified wood DE0044
Cape Henlopen Sussex DE along beach from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island Pleistocene invertebrates and petrified wood DE0049
Dagsboro Sussex DE S On DE113 at Pepper Creek Bridge Pleistocene Marine fossils DE0050
Dagsboro Sussex DE in Omar Formation at MD113 crossing of Pepper Creek Pleistocene marine fossils DE0051 Dagsboro is in Delaware,near the MD line. Site is in MD?
Lewes and Rehoboth Canal Sussex DE In excavations along Lewes and Rehoboth Canal Pleistocene-Holocene shells{4} DE0052
Ocean View Sussex DE along Assawoman canal Holocene-Pleistocene shells{4} DE0053
Sussex County Sussex DE In well borings Tertiary marine fossils{4} DE0054