NDGS Public Fossil Digs — Next Published Season / Registration Gate
scientifically collected fossils under NDGS supervision
Core atlasNORTH DAKOTA CITY ROCKHOUNDING HUB
Missouri River terraces, mixed glacial gravels and central plains geology.
LOCAL INTERACTIVE MAP
Explore nearby North Dakota records without leaving this hub. Status, coordinate precision and access evidence determine whether a pin is a realistic field destination.

Reference photograph used for rock and mineral identification. It is not from this exact location or a guarantee that collecting is permitted.
This hub uses Bismarck as a geographic base, while the material mix is calculated from the records actually mapped around it.
Records are ordered by evidence status first, then distance. Open the detailed guide before treating any pin as a trip destination.
scientifically collected fossils under NDGS supervision
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
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USGS ResearchHell Creek dinosaur and associated vertebrate fossil context
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USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
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USGS Researchmarine mollusks, concretions and Paleocene sedimentary geology
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USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Researchagate, chalcedony, concretions and sedimentary material
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Researchagate, jasper, petrified wood and mixed gravel
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USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchKnife River flint/chalcedony geology and archaeological sensitivity context
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS Researchagate, chalcedony, jasper, quartzite and mixed glacial gravel
Core atlasMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
USGS ResearchMineral resource occurrence
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