enchodus
September 22, 2018 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas and Perry County, Al.
Submitted by Ann Strozier on Sat, 09/29/2018 - 1:15pmOn Saturday, Sept. 22, a nice-sized group of BPS members and guests gathered in anticipation of
September and October, 2010 - Cretaceous Fossils - Dallas Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Wed, 10/27/2010 - 10:10amDuring September and early October, BPS members had several field trips to find fossils and help excavate in the Cretaceous gullies of Dallas County. Over a period of several days (September 19, 24, 26, October 1, 2, 3) a turtle and mosasaur were excavated. Also, a number of other fossils were found, including shark teeth, upper and lower Xiphactinus fish jaw with teeth, a variety of shells
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Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 09/12/2010 - 11:11pm
Fish vertebra, enchodus tooth and several shark teeth found in the gullies.
July 31, 2010 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas and Perry Co, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 09/12/2010 - 11:06pmBPS members defied the extreme heat and went to south Alabama to assist in collecting fossils and close down the dig site until the weather cools off some. A number of mosasaur bones were found, and a mosasaur jaw still containing a tooth. Other fossils found included shark teeth, shark vertebra, various varieties of fish, turtle bone, and enchodus jaw and teeth. The thermometer read 110
May 29, 2010 - Cretaceous Fossils, Union Co, MS
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 06/13/2010 - 1:07amThis month's trip was to northern Mississippi, where we collected in the Coon Creek formation. The area was once a bay in the Gulf of Mexico. This is a Late Cretaceous site, where we found numerous turritella (most in an extremely fragile condition), and even more crab and lobster parts, mostly looking like they had exploded, though several intact "bellies" and a couple of claws w
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Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 12:47am
A collection of teeth, including shark and enchodus, along with an internal mold of a gastropod.
September 20, 2008 - Cretaceous Fossils, Dallas County, AL
Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 1:17amOnce again, BPS took a trip south to Dallas county, Alabama, to search in the extensive Cretaceous chalk gullies found there. This was our last gully trip of the season, since hunting season is about to start, so we were in a frantic hurry to collect the items we had previously flagged, and find as much as we could so it could be preserved, and not get washed down a gully, and potentially los
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Submitted by admin2 on Mon, 12/01/2008 - 12:14am
Enchodus fish tooth and part of the jawbone
August 17, 2008 - Cretaceous - Dallas and Perry Counties, Alabama
Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 5:29pmDay 1 Friday Day 2 Saturday Day 3 Sunday
A weekend trip to the Cretaceous chalk gullies of Dallas County Alabama and a creek in Perry county turned up numerous fossils. Ancient creatures, including shark, turtle, mosasaur, ptychodus, fish, clam, and ammonite were found during the three day weekend trip.
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Submitted by admin2 on Sun, 10/12/2008 - 4:34pm
Enchodus tooth still connected to bony part of jaw.
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