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The Poricy Brook Fossil Beds are well known to fossil collectors in the Northeast. The fossils are from the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era, when the area of Poricy Brook and the rest of the Atlantic Coastal Plain was a shallow ocean. The layer that has been exposed by the cutting action of Poricy Brook is called the Navesink Formation and is approximately 72 million years old.
Park is open dawn to dusk.
Park is open dawn to dusk.
Note:
Although fossils may be found lying loose along the stream, the best way to find them is by shifting the sand and gravel of the stream bed. Please do not dig in the stream banks, even though you may see holes dug by others. This action hastens erosion of the banks and does not yield the number of fossils which digging in the stream bed does.
Special arrangements must be made for groups of 10 or more. We ask that you kindly call ahead to confirm the availability of the fossil beds, especially during the school year when many field trips are booked.
| Facility Type | General |
| Address Line One | 1083 Middletown-Lincroft Road |
| Address Line Two | |
| City, State, Zip Code | Middletown, NJ 07748 |
| Capacity | 75 |
