Fossil Hunt Contest

 

Get ready to practice your paleontology skills!
The Gem Shop is holding a Fossil Hunt Contest for kids entering 1st through 8th grade. Grab your magnifying glass and search the earth for a fossil to identify, prepare, and submit to win exciting prizes! 

 

Prizes

A $10 Gift Certificate will be awarded in the following Categories:

Best Fossil Shell
Best Fossil Coral
Best Fossil found by a 1st/2nd grader
Best Fossil found by a 3rd/4th grader
Fossil Found Furthest form The Gem Shop
Fossil Found Closest to The Gem Shop
The Most Unusual Fossil
The Best Wisconsin Fossil

 

Grand Prizes:

1st Place: $50 Gift Certificate plus a special fossil prize!
2nd Place: $35 Gift Certificate plus a special fossil prize!
3rd Place: $15 Gift Certificate plus a special fossil prize!

Want to enter in 2024? 
Entry forms and contest rules available below, plus links to fossil resources.

  

Contest Information:

Entry Form
Rules

Fossil Hunting Books:

 

Fossil Hunting Resources:

The Krukowski Quarry of Central Wisconsin
Scout Life: How to Find Fossils
Gator Girl Rocks: State-by-state Rockhounding
Finding Wisconsin Fossils
UWM Geology
The Paleontology Portal
Cedarburg Public Library



Last Years Winners…

1st Place  Avylon T
2nd Place  Brandon B
3rd Place  Finn B
Fossil Found Closest to The Gem Shop  Claire A
Fossil Found Furthest from The Gem Shop  Brandon B
Best Fossil by a 1st or 2nd Grader  Will G
Best Fossil by a 3rd or 4th Grader  Orion K
Best Fossil Coral – Orion K
Best Fossil Shell  Jonathan Y