# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Fossil Hunt at Stratford Hall
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: How big is your shark tooth collection? If your answer is between zero and a thousand, join us to search for fossil treasures at Stratford Hall. With private beach access and help from expert volunteers, this trip is a unique opportunity for those looking to learn about ancient life in this area and perfect their fossil-collecting techniques.

Stratford Hall’s cliffs are part of a series of rock layers formed when ancient seas covered the area. Today, the Chesapeake Bay and rivers like the Potomac erode these old sea floor deposits, giving us a window into the past. These cliffs date from about 8 to 16 million years ago, during the Miocene Epoch. This location is one of the most scientifically important exposures of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region and the world.

Fossils that could be found include shark teeth from several different species, including Hemipristis or snaggletooth shark, tiger and tiger-like sharks, sand tiger sharks, C. Hastalis or the ancient white shark, and requiem sharks, and shells such as Chesapecten scallop and the Maryland state fossil, Ecphora, a predatory snail. Bones from whales and dolphin-like marine mammals, turtle shell pieces, sting ray dental plates and barbs, crocodile teeth, and fossilized crabs are also possibilities.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/montross/fossil-hunt-at-stratford-hall/200029907347937
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 16

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Montross
- **state**: VA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Stratford Hall Plantation Visitor Center
- **lat**: 38.150664767222
- **long**: -76.84086445761
- **full address**: Stratford Hall Plantation Visitor Center, 483 Great House Rd,Montross, Virginia, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Fossil Hunt at Stratford Hall being held?
  - **A:** Fossil Hunt at Stratford Hall takes place on Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 03:30 pm at Stratford Hall Plantation Visitor Center, 483 Great House Rd,Montross, Virginia, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Fossil Hunt at Stratford Hall?
  - **A:** Fossil Hunt at Stratford Hall is organized by The Natural History Society of Maryland.

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