Ft. Payne, AL.
[CLOSED TO COLLECTING]

The Crinoid material (Crinoid stems and heads) at this quarry is abundant and found loose on the surface and embedded in fossil plates.  Horn coral specimens to 2 inches in diameter and 5 inches in length have been collected at this site.  You may even find small (up to 3 inches) geodes or even larger ones! 
Ft. Payne, Al.
The Ft Payne quarry "Fossil Hill"
 
Fossil limestone plates being liberated!
This plate looks like a good one to liberate! 
Crinoid Stems
Crinoid stems all over the ground!
Crinoid stems in limestone matrix!
Crinoid Stems embedded in limestone!

"Crinoid Head"

"Horn Coral"
Looking for the Heads
Digging for "Crinoid Heads"
The Fossil Wall
The "Wall of  Fossils"
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