Amelia Island is famous for its million-year-old fossils including shark teeth, pectens (rare & elusive fossil scallop shells), and bones from megafauna like megalodons, mammoths, and giant beavers. Artifacts from the Island’s long history as a fort, pirate hideaway, and commerce hub can also found, and the Island has even given up gold doubloons from a 1715 shipwreck! In addition to these ancient treasures, Amelia Island beaches are known for their natural beauty and are full of modern riches in the form of seashells, wildlife, and obscure objects.

Walk the beach with the Fernandina Fossils team of experts to learn about all these Island treasures and then return to the Fossil Info Center to have your finds identified. We’ll help you display your favorite fossil in one of our museum-quality 3d display frames with scientifically accurate ID cards and show you how to make a fossil keychain souvenir of your day.

This adventure includes: an hour and a half long guided tour on the beach with experienced tour guides; all the required gear, including your own take-home eco-friendly beach bag, identification charts, a treasure map, a loot jar to store your shark teeth finds, and everything else you need to equip you for a fun and productive fossil hunt; an hour-long post-tour identification session at Fernandina Fossils to identify and memorialize your finds.

Take-aways include scientifically correct ID labels for all the fossils you found, a 3d display frame with your favorite find, a custom keychain memento, fossil-hunting skills and gear, a treasure map to facilitate additional self-guided adventures, and great memories.

Fernandina Fossils – Come hunt with us!