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08-07-vl-1836-mosasaur

mosasaur

Part of the Clidastes mosasaur jaw found by Claire.

08-07-vl-1739-shark-tooth

shark tooth

James Lamb has found a very nice sized Cretoxyrhina mantelli shark tooth (Ginsu shark).

08-07-vl-1784-shark-tooth

shark tooth

Very well preserved Squalicorax kaupi shark tooth (Crow shark).

08-07-vl-1738-gully

gully

Into a new gully - and James Lamb almost immediately holds up a nice find, but what is it?

08-07-vl-1697-coprolite

coprolite, jaw bone

More shark coprolite and piece of a jaw.

08-07-vl-1700-gully

gully

This is the first of several gullies we surveyed. Note the numerous dark rocks in the foreground. These are rounded pieces of marcasite/ fools gold.

08-07-vl-1763-gully

gully

Entrance to a large gully. As we were working our way around the bushes and ledges, we heard Claire start screaming, and apparently jumping up and down.

08-07-vl-1799-gully

gully

We hiked all the way across this large gully fairly quickly. On the way back, several nice finds were made.

08-07-vl-1725-coprolite-echinoid

coprolite, echinoid

Shark coprolite and a tiny echinoid plate, very rare for this area.

08-07-vl-1722-ship-worm

ship worms

Fossil shipworms (Teredo).

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