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Another hot day found the troops begging for a "water field trip" so we could cool off. We had mixed feelings about what we saw when we got there and found that drought conditions had virtually dried up the creek-bed. On the other hand, a good deal more fossils were exposed. This is our favorite spot for collecting

June 24, 2006 - Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery and Elmore Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Mon, 06/26/2006 - 11:00pm

Alabama›Montgomery

A relatively small group of BPS members went to a creek in Montgomery County for today's trip - could it be some people were scared off by the thoughts of 95 degree weather in the sweltering sun? To get an idea of our weather, go to your bathroom, turn the shower on the hottest it will go, close the door so steam can build up, turn off the A/C, then take your laptop in there and

May 21, 2005 - Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Fri, 05/20/2005 - 11:00pm

This month, BPS members headed to Montgomery county to collect in the late Cretaceous. Another beautiful day for being in the woods, and playing in a creek. This year, the creek was down, way down, so moving from shore to shore was much easier than our last trip. A number of nice echinoids and ammonites were found, a variety of

July 31, 2004 - Monroe Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Wed, 08/04/2004 - 11:00pm

This month BPS members headed to Monroe County in South Alabama, where we collected in the Lisbon Formation and Gosport Sand. Steve and Gilbert took their boats, so we spent the day scouting several miles along the riverbanks. Due to rain earlier in the week, the water level had risen 6-8 feet since the

June 26, 2004 - Late Cretaceous Fossils, Montgomery Co, AL

Submitted by Leisa Whitlow on Sun, 06/27/2004 - 11:00pm

FINALLY, WE NEEDED THAT COMPLETE CHANGE OF CLOTHES
(An Account of Unprecedented Creek Crossings)

BPS members visited a late Cretaceous site in Montgomery County, Alabama, where we collected primarily echinoids, gastropods, and a few shark teeth. This trip was a real adventure!

A week of daily summer rains and pictures from Friday's site reconnaissance were not enough to daunt those needing a field trip fix. By mid-day Saturday the water had receded enough to give

September 28, 2002 - Montgomery Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sat, 09/28/2002 - 11:00pm

We visited two late Cretaceous sites in Montgomery County, Alabama, where we collected primarily shark teeth and echinoids. A surprise awaited - one site we have visited for years used to have a huge sand pile shaped like a mushroom that was filled with shark teeth. The mushroom

July 21, 2001 - Clarke and Washington Co, AL

Submitted by Vicki Lais on Sun, 07/22/2001 - 11:00pm

BPS members went to a Clarke County site where whale fossils have been found in the past, but none were found on this day. We also collected at a privately owned quarry in Washington County, Alabama, where numerous echinoids, sand dollars, and foraminifera were found.

Forams with a sand dollar showing in the matrix.

Numerous sand dollars were found in this quarry.

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