Texas Fossil Day Trips: Jacksboro

Texas has such an incredible diversity of ecosystems and geology. In Central Texas, we typically have Cretaceous rocks and fossils (65-150 MYO) but head a bit North and there are rocks that are more than TWICE as old…from the Carboniferous Period, around 300 MYO. One of the most amazing place is in Jacksboro TX ,

Micro Fossils! Hunting from Home- Jurassic UK

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, chose

Micro-Fossils: Hunting from Home- Florida Bone Valley

Florida is well known for its beautiful beaches, amazing Everglades and the occasional alligator…. What is less known (except for us fossil hunters!) is the abundance of fossils from the last 64 million years – from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene. Different parts of the state yield a variety of marine and land environment fossils.

Micro Fossils! Hunting from Home-Aurora NC

I have never been to North Carolina. But I have found lots of fossils from there! The Aurora Fossil Museum is famous for its amazing Miocene and Pliocene fossils and you can collect there if you are in the area…..OR they can send you micro matrix to peruse in the comfort of your own home!

Texas Fossil Day Trips: Whiskey Bridge

The Brazos River runs through Central Texas from up near Lubbock all the way to the Gulf Coast. On its meandering way it goes just south of Bryan/College Station. (If you want a great book about the Brazos check out this book : Exploring The Brazos River written and photographed by my Mom and Dad!)

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 pleasure

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) you

Texas Fossil Day Trips: Walnut Formation -Gastropods

Summertime in Texas is usually a bit hot to be out fossil hunting, but this year has been surprisingly cool and rainy! So what better to do than take advantage of the good weather! The Walnut Formation is a very productive geologic layer that is approximately 105 Million Years Old. It pops up in a

Texas Fossil Day Trips- Glen Rose Formation: Echinoids!

Texas in the Springtime is just about the best ever. Wildflowers are blooming all along the sides of the roads, the oak trees are covered in fresh green leaves and the weather is……unpredictable at best. It might be 50, it might be 90! It might be sunny and then a thunderstorm with hail and tornados

Fossil-Quest Trips! Utah, USA

My family is a “Westward-Ho” kind of family. We live in Texas and joke that our cars “don’t go East”, they only go West! I have been traveling the Four Corners (New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona) since I was a kid (summer camping trips for weeks at a time) and as an adult…I still