trace fossils
07_10_vl_3marks75
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 7:12pm
Interesting marks like these sometimes cover entire boulders in the area, probably attachment marks made by a snail-like creature.
July 31, 2005 - Pennsylvanian Fossils, Walker Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 08/01/2005 - 11:00pmBPS
members visited a new site this month in Walker
county.
A starfish had been
discovered on the scouting trip, so the group was hoping to find more
specimens. This roadcut exposed Pennsylvanian shale which
contained a small amount of plant material, including impressions and
casts, and a layer containing several nice slabs of starfish
July 31, 2004 - Monroe Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Wed, 08/04/2004 - 11:00pmThis
month BPS
members headed to Monroe
County in South Alabama, where we collected in the Lisbon Formation and
Gosport Sand. Steve and Gilbert took their boats, so we spent
the
day scouting several miles along the riverbanks. Due to rain
earlier in the week, the water level had risen 6-8 feet since the
