2009-05-16

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gully

Nancy and her two young charges searching along the edge of the chalk.

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Joey and exogyra.

Joey holding an exogyra with both sides found.

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hanging out after the slick climb up the hill

When we finally got back to the top of the hill, the landowners son helped wash off the thick clods of mud that were practically filling our wheelwells.

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gully

View of the group finding shark teeth and echinoid spines.

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rudistid

Megan has found a large section of Rudistid clam.

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shell deposit

Hundreds of shells on the gully floor.

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Worm tube and mixture of teeth. Shark tooth, sawfish tooth, and enchodus tooth.

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storm over gullies

What's that? Rumbling in the distance, and word was sent that the rain was about an hour away. So we headed back to the cars.

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lecture in field

We've arrived at the field next to the gullies, where Dr. John Hall gives us an overview of the ecology and geology of the area.

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Worn shark vertebra.

Worn shark vertebra.

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