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Found some fossils while road-tripping, they're literally scattered around the town of Republic, WA. Some sort of flora, they're from the Eocene Okanogan Highlands formation, from an ancient lake bed, 50 million years ago. Link with more info in replies. #Fossils #AltText

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Catherine Babault

@GPJohnston Nice! What did you do with them? Do you have to report your findings? This is really neat.

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Greg Johnston 1d ago

@CatherineBabault I kept those, you don’t have to report them, they’re are literally all over the area, even along the roads in town. The best fossil beds in Republic are operated by a non-profit interpretive center, I think you have to pay a small fee to collect there. It’s called the Stone Rose site.
https://stonerosefossil.org/

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Catherine Babault 1d ago

@GPJohnston It reminds me of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs in Nova Scotia but that site is protected: https://jogginsfossilcliffs.net/

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