shark teeth
March 13, 2004 - Mississippian Fossils, Morgan Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Fri, 03/12/2004 - 11:00pmWe began our field trip for this month at a quarry in Jefferson County, to view specimens in the quarry classroom. Then we caravaned to the collecting site in Morgan Co, AL (except Vicki, who was talking so much to Bill and Adelle that she failed to see everyone else passing her on the interstate ...)
We had a wonderful day of collecting, beautiful weather and great turnout. We went to a new spot in the quarry, in addition to the site from last year. Collecting is in the Mississippian Period (340-310 mya), in
November 22, 2003 - Dallas Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 11/22/2003 - 11:00pmAugust 23, 2003 - Butler and Covington Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 08/23/2003 - 11:00pmJuly 26, 2003 - Cretaceous and Pleistocene Fossils, Greene Co, AL
Submitted by Ron Beerman on Thu, 07/24/2003 - 11:00pmWe had so much fun at this site back in May, we wanted to do it again, and search for more mosasaur bones. And we were in luck! 2 more large vertebra were found, and 2 pieces of jawbone, one with pieces of the tooth still there, however, we did not find where they were washing out, but we all had a great time scouting. This site in Greene County,
May 31, 2003 - Cretaceous Fossils, Greene Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 05/31/2003 - 11:00pmFebruary 16, 2003 - Pickens Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 02/15/2003 - 11:00pmFebruary 2, 2003 - Cretaceous Fossils, Lowndes Co, MS
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 02/02/2003 - 11:00pm(Photos courtesy Greg Mestler.)
September 28, 2002 - Montgomery Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 09/28/2002 - 11:00pmWe visited two late Cretaceous sites in Montgomery County, Alabama, where we collected primarily shark teeth and echinoids. A surprise awaited - one site we have visited for years used to have a huge sand pile shaped like a mushroom that was filled with shark teeth. The mushroom
September 29, 2001 - Covington Co, AL
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 09/29/2001 - 11:00pmJune 15, 2001 - New Hanover Co, NC
Submitted by Vicki Lais on Tue, 06/19/2001 - 11:00pmThis month BPS members took a long weekend, from June 15-17, driving to several quarries near Wilmington, North Carolina where Ashley had made arrangements to collect. There were numerous shells found at these sites, many in almost perfect condition. If one didn't know better, they could be mistaken for recent material.
(Photos courtesy Vicki Lais)