Credits: Fossils in US National Parks

This resource was a collaboration between the National Park Service, UC Museum of Paleontology, and CollectiveAccess.

Geologic age and fossil types source material: Vince Santucci, National Park Service Geologic Resources Division — data primarily from NPS paleontological inventory reports published between September 2002 and November 2011. Justin Tweet (GeoCorps America) — revised and improved fossil data, 2012

Data gathering and upload: David K. Smith, UC Museum of Paleontology

Maps: Google Maps

Original launch: October 2011

Update history: NPS-provided data input May 2012; better NPS data for all parks input October 2012