08-08-15-jn-shark-1210
Shark vertebra scattered on the sides of a gully. The red flags mark the highest spot a bone has been found.
gully
08-07-vl-1680-start
At the beginning of the day, we eagerly head out into the gullies, not knowing what we may find.
08-07-vl-1741-gypsum
Nice specimens of gypsum were found in one area.
08-07-vl-1738-gully
Into a new gully - and James Lamb almost immediately holds up a nice find, but what is it?
08-07-vl-1700-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. They littered the ground throughout this gully.
08-07-vl-1763-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. As several of us rushed over to see if she had spotted a snake, we realized it was something much better than that.
08-07-vl-1799-gully
We hiked all the way across this large gully fairly quickly. On the way back, several nice finds were made. Each one takes quite a bit of time to excavate properly, and James Lamb jokingly told us to quit looking down!
08-07-vl-1778-gully
The vastness of the gully makes one feel quite small. The gullies were extensive. We searched as much as we could, and felt as if we had barely started.
08-06-jn-fish-jaw-767
James Lamb is carefully collecting pieces of the fish jaw.
08-06-vl-flags-202
After a brief overview of the geology of the area, and a review of collecting and flagging procedures by James Lamb, the group headed out into the gullies. Almost immediately, fossil mosasaur vertebra and turtle pieces are found and marked with flags.
