2009-05-16

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Becky in gully.

Becky searching the bottom and sides of a gully.

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exogyra

Exogyra sitting on pedestals created by rain washing away the underlying and surrounding chalk.

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exogyra

Leisa found both halves of a large exogyra.

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bps group

Here's the whole gang, ready for a day of collecting. We have to drive quite a ways through the woods.

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crab, shell

The long narrow fossil is part of a crab leg.

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shells

In many areas, the ground is covered with large shells.

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Shark tooth and enchodus tooth.

Shark tooth and enchodus tooth.

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inoceramus clam

Small impression of an Inoceramus. These are normally quite large, flat shells, 2-3 foot across, and usually broken into millions of fragments.

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stuck car

Well, we didn't make it out of the site fast enough. The white chalk is like ice when it gets wet, so slick you can barely stand on it.

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box of fossils

Joey's box of fossils.

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