Located In rural Danville, Pennsylvania, the Montour Preserve was dedicated as a nature area in 1972. When parking areas were being built for the preserve, part of a hillside was dug out to use as fill. The hillside consisted of shale from the Mahantango Formation. This rock is rich in Devonian-era marine fossils, from an era when Pennsylvania was covered by a warm, shallow sea. When this fossil-rich shale was discovered, The Montour Fossil Pit was established. The dug-out hillside is open daily from dawn until dusk. Visitors are welcome…
