Cretaceous

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Shark teeth and belemnite

Shark teeth - Cretolamna in upper left, Scapanorhynchus in lower left, ptychodus tooth in middle, turritella gastropod, and belemnite found in the creek.

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Shark vertebra scattered on the sides of a gully

Shark vertebra scattered on the sides of a gully. The red flags mark the highest spot a bone has been found.

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Shark vertebra

Shark vertebra

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recording in logbook

Becky watches as James records the site and finds of the day in his logbook.

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Mosasaur vertebra

Mosasaur vertebra (fish vertebra in middle).

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awning over shark vertebra excavation

An awning was set up over the shark vertebra excavation to provide relief from the relentless glare of the sun.

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Shark vertebra

Shark vertebra

August 2, 2008 - Late Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas County, AL

A 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

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Fossil fish jaw found by Jan.

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watching excavation of fish jaw

James Lamb is carefully collecting pieces of the fish jaw.

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