Oakes Quarry Park (Fairborn, Ohio)

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Oakes Quarry Park was once a quarry, and the exposed limestone holds fossils from the Early Silurian period - a time when the region was at the bottom of a shallow sea.

Details on the specific types of fossils at this park can be found at:
gsa.confex.com/gsa/2005NC/finalprogram/abstract_87066.h...
drc.ohiolink.edu/handle/2374.OX/19630
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silurian
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Coordinates:   39°48'58"N   83°59'22"W

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  • Awesome! I'm going to visit here tomorrow!
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