aplomado Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 My family and I have recently made a few trips to Mussell Creek (Alabama), which contains the Prairie Bluff Chalk. This the is very end of the Cretaceous in Alabama. I have been told that in some places this formation shows evidence of the Chicxulub tsunami, though I do not know if this is visible at this site. In one of the pictures I am pointing a stick at the Prarie Bluff Chalk. Right above that is the Paleogene. We have found small shark teeth, urchins, coral, baculites and snails at the site, along with large amounts of shells, including some nice Exogyra (I think) oysters. Unfortunately, I don't have images of the fossils yet (they aren't super exciting, except that some of the Exogyra are really well preserved), but as you can see it is a truly beautiful site, and wading in the cool creek makes for some fun fossil hunting. My kids are all better fossil hunters than me....my youngest is insisting I get him a screen with 1/8 mesh so he won't miss any of the really tiny teeth! (how does he see them?) 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Looks like great family fun! Minor note: Exogyra is an oyster as opposed to a clam. Just an FYI. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, grandpa said: Minor note: Exogyra is an oyster as opposed to a clam. Just an FYI. Thank you, I have fixed it... I did not know there was difference before! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pleuromya Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 That's a really nice area. I really like that photo looking down the river with trees on each side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Great time spent with family! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 Here is a sample of our finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Beautiful big oyster Thanks for showing us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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