KCMOfossil Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I went by the Corps of Engineers office and got signed up to visit the Waco Research Pit but I forgot to ask the hours the pit is open? Does anyone know? The office is closed now, and I'm thinking of going in the morning. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I don't think there are set hours, just as long as the sun is up. There is no gate - just put the permit in your car window, and security shouldn't mess with you. The fossils are very small, black, and usually heavily pyritized. Some of the oysters I have found have geodes occurring inside. The mammoth park nearby is pretty cool if you have time afterwards. Good luck! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I agree. Having a permit in the windshield of your car should be enough to gain access. Be prepared to hunt for very tiny fossils usually less than half an inch. I visited there in September and for the first hour I just wasn't seeing them, but once I found a few I realized they were all over. Some very cool and unique ammonites and gastropods. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 No real hours to hunt, mainly just as long as the sun is up. Yes, make sure to have the parking permit on the dashboard and keep the permit on you when hunting. They have been enforcing the two fossils rule pretty heavily last year. And that means two per permit so if you go with a group or one other it is better for each and every person to have their own permit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCMOfossil Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 8 hours ago, RyanNREMTP said: two per permit so if you go with a group or one other it is better for each and every person to have their own permit. Thanks. This is a helpful suggestion. We went and had a good time, although it was very muddy. We are not likely to go back because of the two fossil limit. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 @KCMOfossilGlad you had a good trip, and that is very disappointing if they are really enforcing the two fossil limit. It’s not like you are walking out if there with two T-Rex skulls! As a couple of folks have mentioned, while most of the material from the Research Pit is small, some larger material can be found. The picture below is a nice Lopha I found that is nearly 3” long. (It was all together when I found it so only counted as one specimen ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 There are a few big things there to collect. Mainly devil's toenails. I have found a shark tooth nearly 2 inches long out there during one trip. But yes the limit is discouraging to me as well. I haven't been back since they ruined a DPS field trip out there that I was on. Sadly that pretty much killed my desire to hunt fossils these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 11 hours ago, ClearLake said: @KCMOfossilGlad you had a good trip, and that is very disappointing if they are really enforcing the two fossil limit. It’s not like you are walking out if there with two T-Rex skulls! As a couple of folks have mentioned, while most of the material from the Research Pit is small, some larger material can be found. The picture below is a nice Lopha I found that is nearly 3” long. (It was all together when I found it so only counted as one specimen ) No pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, facehugger said: No pic... Hmmm, not sure what happened, it showed up on my ipad last night. Oh well, lets try again. Thanks for letting me know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Nice pieces. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.1c34525dfcb415fc3f369663822d4e43.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now