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REVIEWED LOCATION
Papilė Jurassic Outcrop — Protected Fossil Heritage Viewing Rockhounding Status & Field Guide
The State Service for Protected Areas identifies Papilė as a protected Jurassic outcrop with around 300 described fossil taxa/fragments and abundant belemnites, ammonites and bivalves. Because it is a protected natural-heritage feature, the explorer separates it from the nearby designated managed fossil-search activity.
Protected / viewing statusVery high evidenceviewpoint map precisionCurrent review cycle freshnessImportant: Do not dig or hammer the protected outcrop.
What is here
approximately 160-million-year-old Jurassic marine sediments rich in ammonites, belemnites, bivalves and other fossils
Protected outcrop viewing and study only in this record. Do not dig, hammer or remove material from the natural heritage object; use designated managed fossil-search programs instead.
Use the official visitor access/viewpoint. For collecting, use a current regional-park program rather than the protected outcrop itself.
Detailed status
viewing
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no
Safety
River-bank erosion and steep outcrop surfaces can be unstable; stay on visitor routes.