Cretaceous
08-04-vl-earbone_7618-2
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:30pm
Recent earbone found by Claire
08-04-vl-shark-teeth_8041
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:30pm
Leisa's shark teeth and other items displayed on pottery shard.
08-04-vl-claire-fossils_7612
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:30pm
Variety of fossils found by Claire
08-04-vl-leisa-fossil_8039
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 05/12/2008 - 10:29pm
Various items found, including cochina, shark teeth, ray teeth, pottery, echinoid
Cretaceous
Submitted by admin on Thu, 09/13/2007 - 10:49pmEra/Period/Epoch:
The Cretaceous period occurred about 65-145 million years ago, and is the most recent part of the Mesozoic era. The Upper/Late Cretaceous period consists of the Tuscaloosa group and the Selma group. Most fossils are found in the Eutaw Formation, Mooreville Chalk/ Arcola Limestone Member, Demopolis Chalk, the Ripley Formation, and Prairie Bluff Chalk. In appearance, most of the "dir
May 19, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Sun, 05/20/2007 - 11:00pmAnother
hot day found the troops begging for a "water field trip" so we could
cool off. We had mixed feelings about
what we saw
when
we got there and found that drought conditions had virtually dried up
the creek-bed. On the other hand, a good deal more fossils
were exposed. This is our favorite spot for collecting
April 21, 2007 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Submitted by Bob Stewart on Tue, 04/24/2007 - 11:00pmThe
April field
trip took us to Butler County where a creek has cut through
early
Tertiary and late Cretaceous sediments. Once again
as with
last months field trip to Green County we had some of the best spring
weather Alabama can offer, with the temperature reaching a pleasant 76
degrees.
Everyone met at a central location, and a brief introduction to the geology of the area was given before driving about 12 more miles to the entrance to the site. While past trips to
Everyone met at a central location, and a brief introduction to the geology of the area was given before driving about 12 more miles to the entrance to the site. While past trips to
March 11, 2007 - Cretaceous Fossils, Greene Co, AL
Submitted by Bob Stewart on Wed, 03/14/2007 - 11:00pmThe
March field trip
was graced with perfect weather for playing in a creek. The
morning started out pleasantly cool but was shorts and T-shirt weather
by the time we got to the site.
We met at a rest area then caravaned to Greene County where we met our host who guided us to his property. We parked most of our vehicles then piled into several pickups and SUV's for the last 2 miles to the site. The site was a beautiful 80 acre parcel of high land on the Sipsey River which was underlain by
We met at a rest area then caravaned to Greene County where we met our host who guided us to his property. We parked most of our vehicles then piled into several pickups and SUV's for the last 2 miles to the site. The site was a beautiful 80 acre parcel of high land on the Sipsey River which was underlain by
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