Virginia Blastoid
Mississippian
About Virginia Blastoid
The Virginia Blastoid is a echinoderm fossil dating to the Mississippian. Blastoid is a realistic Virginia fossil profile built around bud-shaped echinoderm with petal-like ambulacra preserved in limestone. In this state, success usually comes from learning roadcuts through limestone and shale, coal spoils, and stream 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 Virginia 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 Calvert-equivalent shell beds, Piedmont gravels, and mountain limestones.
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Location: George Washington National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: Jefferson National Forest
National Forest • Seasonal edible mushrooms, Common invertebrate fossils in float
Location: Pocahontas State Park
State Park • Photo opportunities, Exposed shoreline stones
Location: Fairy Stone State Park
State Park • Photo opportunities, Exposed shoreline stones
Identification Tips
- ●bud shape
- ●five petaloid grooves
- ●small attachment point
- ●Check roadcuts through limestone and shale, coal spoils, and stream gravels
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