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Largest find of Jurassic starfish and relatives ever discovered in the UK excavated by Natural History Museum British Natural History Museum Part-time adventurers’: amateur fossil hunters get record haul in Cotswolds More than 1,000 scientifically significant specimens taken from former quarry after discovery. Miranda Bryant, The Guardian, July 20, 2021 Yours, Paul H.

I'm a retired attorney with an electrical engineering background. Proud dad of 3 boys who are in love with fossil hunting. They've surpassed their dad's knowledge, so I realized I better join a group so that I can catch up. They love searching the North Sulphur River, Lake Texoma and Post Creek areas. They are also rockhounds and meteorite hunters, and they love our frequent trips out west so we can stop on the side of the road and spend a few hours searching. I've seen them mature into mini-scientists who are wanting to understand why certain areas are better for locating fossils than others. They love using Google Earth to locate their next search site and then analyze why it was a good/bad site at a local cafe afterwards. While friends with kids my age talk about how they can't pull theirs away from game consoles and cell phones, mine drop them in a heartbeat when we are heading out to the next fossil hunt. Seems that a family that fossil hunts together, stays together. Looking for advice on how to further help them in using Google Earth to locate great spots to search for fossils, minerals and meteorites. Also looking for the best reference books that would explain how geologists identify areas worthy of exploration.

This website has a google earth like layout, you type in your address (or where you found your fossil) and it shows you what it may have looked like, however many years you put it. It starts from the present day and goes back to 700 million years. Anyone who wants, can give it a try. I can't guarantee its accuracy. http://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth/#0