bryozoans
February 2, 2019 - Mississippian, Franklin County, Al.
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Tue, 02/05/2019 - 11:12amSaturday, Feb. 2, 2019 was an absolutely PERFECT day for a field trip! There were
August 11, 2018 - Oligocene Fossils, Smith County, MS
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Tue, 08/14/2018 - 2:33pmOn Saturday, Aug 11, 2018, a small group of BPS members and guests traveled to Smith County, Mississippi where we were joined by our enthusiastic, knowledgeable host. We were led to a small working lime quarry that featured, from the Oligocene, outcrops of Bucatunna clay, Glendon formation limestone and Marianna limestone. The quarry process yielded specimens from the Mint Spring unit but the unit itself was underwater.
April 11, 2009 - Mississippian Fossils, Morgan Co, AL, Part 2
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 06/27/2009 - 2:37pmPart 1 - Trip Report
Part 2 - Trip Photos (this page)
This Mississippian limestone quarry yielded a variety of fossils, including crinoids, blastoids, a very ancient shark tooth by the name Petalodus, archimedes, bryozoans, brachiopods, Rugosa and other corals, and even part of a trilobite.
(Photos courtesy Ron Beerman, Becky Guthrie, and Vicki Lais)
Part 2 - Trip Photos (this page)
This Mississippian limestone quarry yielded a variety of fossils, including crinoids, blastoids, a very ancient shark tooth by the name Petalodus, archimedes, bryozoans, brachiopods, Rugosa and other corals, and even part of a trilobite.
(Photos courtesy Ron Beerman, Becky Guthrie, and Vicki Lais)
