Cretaceous

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James and Don in gully

James examines mosasaur rib bone fragments found by Don.

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camp area

View of our camp area.

Shark vertebra

shark vertebra

Large shark vertebra

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Rudistid clam

Rudistid clam

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Overview of a gully

Overview of one of the gullies surveyed on Friday.

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Fish bones

Fish bones

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Shark vertebra

Shark vertebra

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Shark tooth

Cretolamna appendiculata shark tooth

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Fish tooth, possibly enchodus

Enchodus fish tooth.

August 17, 2008 - Cretaceous - Dallas and Perry Counties, Alabama

Day 1 Friday         Day 2 Saturday         Day 3 Sunday

A weekend trip to the Cretaceous chalk gullies of Dallas County Alabama and a creek in Perry county turned up numerous fossils.  Ancient creatures, including shark, turtle, mosasaur, ptychodus, fish, clam, and ammonite were found during the three day weekend trip.

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