The Jurassic Coast of England is a UNESCO World Heritage site – it is the famous home of Mary Anning who made some of the most important discoveries of marine reptiles in England. Lyme Regis is the most well known site, with its Ammonite Pavement and shops catering to fossil hunting tourists. I, however, choseContinue reading “Micro Fossils! Hunting from Home- Jurassic UK”
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Texas Fossil Day Trips : North Sulphur River
From Central Texas (San Marcos) it is a bit of a drive up to the North Sulphur River. A 5 hour drive to be exact! So that means I don’t get up there very often, but I have visited 4 times. Each time the river gives up something special. I have not had the pleasureContinue reading “Texas Fossil Day Trips : North Sulphur River”
Texas Fossil Day Trips: Del Rio Formation
There are only a few spots that you can access the Del Rio Formation in Central Texas and the most “famous” is the Waco Pit. Now Waco is an interesting place….you may or may not have heard of of it from various points of view (it’s been on the news and TV shows) but youContinue reading “Texas Fossil Day Trips: Del Rio Formation”
Texas Fossil Day Trips: Shoal Creek
Central Texas is well known for it’s creeks, rivers and lakes. All of which make for pretty good fossil hunting, especially if you know where to look! An out of state friend said “I think Texas is paved with fossils!” While that may not be completely true (there are certainly areas devoid of fossils) youContinue reading “Texas Fossil Day Trips: Shoal Creek”
Minis Under the Microscope – Part 4
I realized I should really be doing these as a multi- part series….because there are SO MANY MINIS! And the big problem is….I keep finding more! What a good problem to have! So here is Part 4 of the Minis Under the Microscope series! If you missed the others, there will be a link atContinue reading “Minis Under the Microscope – Part 4”
More Minis Under the Microscope!
Oooohhh..I am having so much fun with my new Celestron Digital Microscope! I am currently retaking pictures of all my “littles”! So here are a few more mini fossils for you to enjoy! Texas Cretaceous Finds, all an inch or under. Echionid Hyposalenia phillipsae 1/8 inch Echionid Heteraster texana 1/2 inch Ammonite Mariella 1 inchContinue reading “More Minis Under the Microscope!”
Fossil-Quest! The Blog!
Hi! I’m Jamie Lynn and I love fossils! If you have found my blog, chances are you do too! Nature has gifted us with jewels of stone which we are lucky to find, sometimes by chance, sometimes by hard work and dedication! With this little blog, I hope to take you on my own fossilContinue reading “Fossil-Quest! The Blog!”
Fossil-Quest! 