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Parts of a turtle bone during excavation, using a soft brush to keep the dirt cleared away.
Parts of a turtle bone during excavation, using a soft brush to keep the dirt cleared away.
Five or six baby mosasaur vertebra were found in the roots of the tree.
Several members eagerly looking at the fish jaw and bones found by Jan.
James Lamb examining one of the fossils marked by a flag.
Several members found blackened fossil wood, which looked like charcoal. Note the shell attached to the wood. Samples were gathered, as sometimes the specimens are so well preserved one can determine the species.
This is a very well detailed fossil fish vertebra. Fossil shells and fragments littered much of the gully.
More pieces of the fish jaw are being found as members watch the excavation.