Butler
August 28, 2004 - Cretaceous Fossils, Butler Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 08/29/2004 - 11:00pmAugust
found the group once
again at a
Butler County, Alabama site. A
number of gastropods, nautiloids, shark teeth, turritella, and broken
pieces of pottery were found on this private property which has become
one of our favorite spots.
(Photos courtesy Vicki Lais)
One of the first items found. Forgot to put a scale in the photo,
(Photos courtesy Vicki Lais)
One of the first items found. Forgot to put a scale in the photo,
August 23, 2003 - Butler and Covington Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 08/23/2003 - 11:00pmBPS did a return trip to
Butler
County this month. South Alabama had a lot of rain this year,
and
the creek
looked very different from our previous trip; also, the water was much
higher this time. A number of nice teeth were found,
nautaloids,
and small gastropods on the ridge. The best entertainment for
the
day was watching Claire spin her way up the mountain, after getting
April 19, 2003 - Butler Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Fri, 04/18/2003 - 11:00pmBPS visited a new location in Butler County this month for our field trip. The creek was shallow, making screening and hiking in the creek particularly easy. A number of shark teeth were found, including Odontipus robusta, scapanorhynchus and odontaspis elegans, and bones and teeth that we really wanted to pass off as fossils. Unfortunately,