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Visit Oyster Shell Reef, Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
Along the Notom-Bullfrog Road, a dense oyster shell reef dominated by the oysters Exogyra and Pycnodonte represents another form of life from Capitol Reef’s distant past. These 100-million-year-old oysters reflect a time when a sea inundated this area and created the brackish marine conditions necessary to support this form of life. The shells of these oysters were ultimately concentrated in the beach deposit preserved as the Dakota Sandstone.Fossils are irreplaceable, non-renewable resources. Excavating, removing, damaging, or otherwise defacing fossils or other paleontological resources within the park diminishes our legacy, and is strictly prohibited by federal law and is punishable by fine and/or imprisonment. If you are fortunate enough to find a fossil in the park, leave it untouched, take a photo, and share your exciting discovery with a park ranger. Keeping fossils where they are found will help preserve their scientific, educational, and interpretive value for present and future generations.
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