Densonella
January 13-14, 2007 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
Submitted by Greg Mestler on Fri, 01/19/2007 - 11:00pmThis month BPS members made an overnight trip to Cherokee County, Alabama to collect from the Conasauga formation. With a good turn out (approx 20 members), ample fossils, and temperatures hovering in the low 70's, the universe cooperated in creating a great outdoor experience for us.
Stop 1 was a late Cambrian site, Dresdachian stage, (515 MYA) which yielded a number of Brooksella.
Stop 1 was a late Cambrian site, Dresdachian stage, (515 MYA) which yielded a number of Brooksella.
February 5, 2005 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 02/06/2005 - 11:00pmOur
January trip
was delayed a week, due
to the ice storm that hit the eastern part of Alabama on our scheduled
day. Just a week later, it was a very nice, sunny day, with a
slight breeze coming off Weiss Lake. Isn't this Alabama
weather
wonderful! If you don't like the current weather, just wait a
few
days!
This year we decided on a boat trip to a new, uncollected area of the lake, where everyone found a plentiful supply of trilobites. The water level was up higher than expected, due to the recent rain, but
This year we decided on a boat trip to a new, uncollected area of the lake, where everyone found a plentiful supply of trilobites. The water level was up higher than expected, due to the recent rain, but
January 24, 2004 - Cambrian Fossils, Cherokee Co, AL
Submitted by Greg Mestler on Fri, 01/23/2004 - 11:00pmFor the
first time in many
years it was
warm and the sun was shining at Weiss Lake in NE Alabama instead of
snowing or sleeting, resulting in a turn-out of 17+ members.
Our first stop was at a new site exposing nodules from the shale of the Conasauga Fm, Dresbachian stage, late Cambrian approx. 515 million years old. Here we found over 20 "Brooksella" which are believed to be the internal mold of a "primitive jellyfish". The most that anyone can remember finding on any trip were 3, so everyone got at least one specimen.
Our first stop was at a new site exposing nodules from the shale of the Conasauga Fm, Dresbachian stage, late Cambrian approx. 515 million years old. Here we found over 20 "Brooksella" which are believed to be the internal mold of a "primitive jellyfish". The most that anyone can remember finding on any trip were 3, so everyone got at least one specimen.
