Nebraska Baculite
Late Cretaceous
About Nebraska Baculite
The Nebraska Baculite is a cephalopod fossil dating to the Late Cretaceous. Baculite is a realistic Nebraska fossil profile built around straight-shelled ammonite common in western seaway chalk and shale. In this state, success usually comes from learning chalk beds, badlands mudstones, and river gravels, then timing runoff, reservoir drawdown, surf cuts, or road work that exposes fresh fossil-bearing rock instead of hunting blindly.
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Fossil collecting rules in Nebraska vary by land status and fossil type. Common invertebrate fossils may be collectible on some public lands, but vertebrate fossils, protected park units, tribal lands, and cultural sites require a much higher level of care and often a permit. This is especially relevant in Niobrara fossils, badlands, and chalk beds.
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Trail: Toadstool Geologic Park
Fossil Bed • Site-specific opportunities, Historic landscape clues
Trail: Toadstool Geologic Park Exposure Route
Fossil Bed • Site-specific opportunities, Historic landscape clues
Location: Toadstool Geologic Park
Geologic Site • Site-specific opportunities, Historic landscape clues
Location: Chadron State Park
State Park • Photo opportunities, Exposed shoreline stones
Identification Tips
- ●straight chambered shell
- ●ribbed exterior
- ●suture lines
- ●Check chalk beds, badlands mudstones, and river gravels
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