Cretaceous
August 2, 2008 - Late Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 08/23/2008 - 11:09pmA small group of dedicated fossil hounds arrived in Dallas County to assist James Lamb in searching for ancient bones and teeth of extinct animals in the Late Cretaceous chalk gullies. Suffering miserably in the heat of the day where temperatures were recorded at 109 degrees, our spirits were frequently lifted by the amazing fossils that were being found. We had the opportunity to search in
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Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:06am
Fossil fish jaw found by Jan.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:06am
James Lamb is carefully collecting pieces of the fish jaw.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:06am
Standing around cooling off as the turtle is being excavated, and showing off finds from various parts of the gully.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sat, 07/12/2008 - 12:06am
Parts of a turtle bone during excavation, using a soft brush to keep the dirt cleared away.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 10:48pm
Five or six baby mosasaur vertebra were found in the roots of the tree.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 10:48pm
Several members eagerly looking at the fish jaw and bones found by Jan.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 10:48pm
James Lamb examining one of the fossils marked by a flag.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 07/06/2008 - 10:48pm
Several members found blackened fossil wood, which looked like charcoal. Note the shell attached to the wood.
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