shark teeth
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
June 03, 2006 - Paleocene Fossils, Clarke and Wilcox Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 06/05/2006 - 11:00pmToday BPS went way down south to Clarke County,
Alabama. We were
quite excited because this was a new site Steve found, and we were
chomping at the bit, ready to go. We found a good variety of
bivalves and gastropods, a few shark teeth and ray teeth. The
most numerous fossil we found is Flabellum
cuneiforme pachyphyllum, a type of
November 2, 2005 - Cretaceous Fossils, Sumter Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Fri, 11/04/2005 - 11:00pmOctober 1, 2005 - Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Submitted by Nancy Kenfield Lea on Tue, 10/04/2005 - 11:00pmSome
Hardy
Souls headed down to Butler
County, Alabama with an overnight campout
in mind. Great weather, hot, dry, made getting to the site a
breeze. The Hardy Souls set up camp and settled into our
tents,
anticipating a great day of hunting. We fell asleep serenaded
by
the sweet sounds of coyotes howling. Around midnight, more
May 21, 2005 - Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Fri, 05/20/2005 - 11:00pmThis
month, BPS members headed to Montgomery county to collect in the
late Cretaceous. Another beautiful day for being in the
woods,
and playing in a creek. This year, the creek was down, way
down,
so moving from shore to shore was much easier than our last
trip.
A number of nice echinoids and ammonites were found, a variety of
August 28, 2004 - Cretaceous Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 08/29/2004 - 11:00pmAugust
found the group once
again at a
Butler County, Alabama site. A
number of gastropods, nautiloids, shark teeth, turritella, and broken
pieces of pottery were found on this private property which has become
one of our favorite spots.
(Photos courtesy Vicki Lais)
One of the first items found. Forgot to put a scale in the photo,
(Photos courtesy Vicki Lais)
One of the first items found. Forgot to put a scale in the photo,
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
June 26, 2004 - Late Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Leisa Whitlow on Sun, 06/27/2004 - 11:00pm FINALLY, WE NEEDED THAT
COMPLETE
CHANGE OF CLOTHES
(An Account of Unprecedented Creek Crossings)
(An Account of Unprecedented Creek Crossings)
BPS members visited a late Cretaceous site in
Montgomery County, Alabama, where we collected primarily
echinoids, gastropods, and a few shark teeth. This trip was a
real adventure!
A week of daily summer rains and pictures from Friday's site
reconnaissance were not enough to daunt those needing a field trip
fix. By mid-day Saturday the water had receded enough to give
April 17, 2004 - Cretaceous and Pleistocene Fossils, Greene Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 04/17/2004 - 11:00pm This creek site
in Greene
County,
AL is characterized by large quantities of pea gravel, filled with
numerous shark teeth, and the occasional mosasaur vertebra.
Going
east
along the creek one is in Pleistocene age material, while going west
moves
one through an area of Mooreville Chalk (Cretaceous).
A number of teeth from the Goblin shark and crow shark were found by all. (See the July, 2003 trip report for details on these sharks, and more on the geology of this site.)
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A number of teeth from the Goblin shark and crow shark were found by all. (See the July, 2003 trip report for details on these sharks, and more on the geology of this site.)
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