The classic public Late Cretaceous (Campanian) marine site in the US. Operated as a science center by Memphis Pink Palace Museum — fee-paid digs let you walk out with mosasaur teeth, Squalicorax, ammonites, and the famous aragonite-preserved shells of the Coon Creek Formation.
Solid hunting day. Light E winds (2 mph) — calm surface, easy spotting.
Next 3 days: Next few days look steady — all good-range. Pick whatever fits your schedule.
This site does not depend on a tidal low. Hunt during the coolest, brightest part of the day and use the wind and conditions notes below.
Impact on visibility and stir-up over the next 5 days.
The Hunt Score blends tide range, lunar phase, daylight timing, recent stir, wind setup, and surf.
Solid. Reliable productivity expected.
We are deliberate about which factors to include. These are not currently in the model:
If you think we should add one of these, log a hunt with notes — every rated outcome helps us decide which signals actually predict tooth count.
Join a scheduled fee-paid dig day. Staff provide tools, instruction, and bag-and-tag for finds. Sift the soft Coon Creek matrix; rinse to expose teeth and ammonites.
Coon Creek Science Center near Adamsville, TN. Public dig days run by reservation through the Pink Palace; group days for schools.
Collecting is permitted as part of the paid program. Off-program collecting and adjacent private outcrops are not open to the public.
Trophy = headline find · Rare = real score · Uncommon = some trips · Common = most trips.
The beachcomber's bonus round — what else the geology gives up.
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