Trip to Sumter County, Alabama. . . more to follow, wanted to get pictures up for everyone.
(Pictures courtesy Jan Novak and Vicki Lais)
More pieces of the fish jaw are being found as members watch the excavation.
Several shark teeth found at the site.
A fossil oyster shell bed is in the background, with an enchodus tooth in the lower right, a fish vertebra, shell and what appears to be a coprolite specimen in upper left.
John and Larry found a good part of a fossil turtle in an area not easily accessible.
Numerous pieces of fossil turtle are scattered around this area.
Parts of a turtle bone during excavation, using a soft brush to keep the dirt cleared away.
Standing around cooling off as the turtle is being excavated, and showing off finds from various parts of the gully.
Pieces of turtle bone
Pectin and other shells were found in the chalk layers as the turtle was being excavated.
John carefully wraps foil around the turtle bones that have been excavated from the site by himself, Larry, and James Lamb.
As James Lamb excavates dirt, more and more turtle bone is exposed, Also a large shell is in the same area.
Various views of a very nice vertebra found by Pam.
Fossil fish vertebra found in the chalk gully.
Fossil shells laying on top of an exogyra.
Another fossil mosasaur vertebra.
Fossil turtle scapula.
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