Dallas
08-08-15-jn-shark-1210
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 4:12pm
Shark vertebra scattered on the sides of a gully. The red flags mark the highest spot a bone has been found.
08-08-15-vl-logbook-2957
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 4:12pm
Becky watches as James records the site and finds of the day in his logbook.
08-08-15-jn-tent-1222
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 4:12pm
An awning was set up over the shark vertebra excavation to provide relief from the relentless glare of the sun.
08-08-15-vl-vert-2966
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 4:12pm
Mosasaur vertebra (fish vertebra in middle).
08-07-vl-1829-logbook
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 08/24/2008 - 12:40am
James Lamb recording the finds of the day, including their locations, in his ever-present log book.
August 2, 2008 - Late Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 11:09pmA small group of dedicated fossil hounds arrived in Dallas County to assist James Lamb in searching for ancient bones and teeth of extinct animals in the Late Cretaceous chalk gullies. Suffering miserably in the heat of the day where temperatures were recorded at 109 degrees, our spirits were frequently lifted by the amazing fossils that were being found. We had the opportunity to search in
08-07-vl-1751-pearl
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 10:55pm
Leisa has found a tiny pearl and broken shark vertebra. A few pearls like this have been found in the south, but they are very rare.
08-07-vl-1753-shark-teeth-
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 10:55pm
Badly worn shark teeth and a carina (medial plate) from a lepadomorph barnacle (the pointy item second from the bottom.)
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