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Penn Dixie Fossil Park
4050 North Street
Blasdell, NY 14219

1-716-627-4560

Closed until spring 2022. Members may visit with prior permission.

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Phone: 716-627-4560

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Hamburg Natural History Society, Inc.
3556 Lakeshore Road
Suite 230
Blasdell, NY 14219

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Gateway Executive Building
3556 Lakeshore Road
Second Floor, Lakeside
Blasdell, NY 14219

Penn Dixie (No mail):
4050 North Street
Blasdell, NY 14219

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We recently received some very exciting and unexpected news - Penn Dixie has been designated as a charter member of the new NYS geological trail!🎉 Check out the link in our bio to learn more⚒

Happy #FossilFriday! This beautiful brachiopod, a Spirifer scupltilus, was unearthed on site by Carl Fechko⛏

Happy #FossilFriday! Check out these awesome trilobites & trilo-bits that @kompsfossilsnminerals unearthed on site last season⛏ Thank you for sharing your fossil find with us! Prep work done by @afistfuloffossils🧹

Happy #FossilFriday! Check out the tiny holdfasts present on this 1 cm crinoid stem🔍 Holdfasts are root-like structures that anchor stalked crinoids to substrate. This neat find was unearthed on site by Leah Bartnik⚒

The Penn Dixie deer are hoofin' it up to the North Pole to help a certain someone deliver gifts tonight!🎅🎄

Spa day💅 Did you know that deer frequently groom each other? Grooming has social and hygienic benefits, such as strengthening herd relationships and removing pesky parasites!🦟

Happy #FossilFriday from one of Penn Dixie's rarest trilobites, Pseudedechenella rowi! This fantastic find was unearthed by Theodore Gray during Dig With The Experts 2021⛏ We featured this fossil a few weeks ago, but wanted to post it again because you can now read Theodore's account of discovering and prepping this Pseudedechenella using the link in our bio!⚒

⚠️ If you're planning to give a Membership Gift Pack as a Christmas present, make sure you place your order by this Friday (12/17) @ 3 pm so that we can mail it in time for the holiday! ⚠️

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