Norwich
Muskingham County, Ohio39.98333, −81.79166
Can I collect here?
ProSee who owns this land and whether it is claimedPro shows the owner, the claim on this spot and every claim within a mile.
Based on our latest records, with claims updated from the BLM on Oct 15, 2026. Land and claims can change quickly, so check before you go.
Minerals on record here
1 mineralRecorded here: fossil.
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About Norwich
Norwich is a fossil collection site in Muskingham, Ohio, cataloged in the Paleobiology Database. Fossils here come from the Conemaugh Formation, dated to the Missourian (306–303.7 million years ago). The depositional environment is recorded as coastal indet. Documented finds include Lophophyllidium profundum, Crurithyris planoconvexa, Chonetinella verneuilana, Derbyia crassa, Orbiculoidea missouriensis, Neospirifer cameratus.
Geologic setting
- Formation
- Conemaugh
- Geologic interval
- Missourian
- Age
- 306–303.7 Ma
- Depositional environment
- coastal indet.
- Recorded occurrences
- 11
Fossils found here
Lophophyllidium profundum
Anthozoa · Lophophyllidae
Crurithyris planoconvexa
Rhynchonellata · Ambocoeliidae
Chonetinella verneuilana
Strophomenata · Rugosochonetidae
Derbyia crassa
Strophomenata · Derbyiidae
Orbiculoidea missouriensis
Lingulata · Discinidae
Neospirifer cameratus
Rhynchonellata · Trigonotretidae
Amphiscapha catilloides
Gastropoda · Euomphalidae
Worthenia
Gastropoda · Phymatopleuridae
Orthoceras
Cephalopoda · Orthoceratidae
Brachycycloceras normale
Cephalopoda · Brachycycloceratidae
Temnocheilus
Cephalopoda · Temnocheilidae
Records and references
Data: Paleobiology Database collection 175101 (CC BY 4.0) — view the source record
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Questions about Norwich
Can you collect at Norwich?
It depends on who owns the land and whether a mining claim covers it. BLM land usually allows hand collecting for personal use, national parks allow none, and private land needs the owner’s permission. Pro members see the owner and any claims at this spot.
What minerals are found at Norwich?
Fossil.
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Source: Paleobiology Database.