Fossil Hunting in Wyoming

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Como Bluff

Wyoming, Carbon·Fossil hunting

Como Bluff is open for casual collection of invertebrate and plant fossils from the Sundance and Morrison Formations. The dinosaur fossils that made this site famous — Diplodocus, Camarasaurus, Stegosaurus — are vertebrate material and prohibited from casual collection under PRPA 2009.

  • Invertebrate and plant fossils: casual collection allowed up to 25 lbs/day on BLM land under PRPA 2009
  • Vertebrate fossils (dinosaur bones, teeth, tracks, and any fish or reptile material): prohibited from casual collection — all vertebrate material must be left in place