I am packing my bags for a Friday fossil hunt in Belgrade Mine (Quarry) in North Carolina.
The trip was coordinated and planned by the Florida Museum of Natural History.
I feel honored to get to go on this trip.
There is a 3 foot layer in the Miocene that has mammals fossils that we will be hunting.
The mine stripped the layer and has it in 5 huge piles for us to search.
About 10 known mammals have already been found in Belgrade.
Persons from throughout the US were invited along with those from the FLMNH and the Smithsonian.
There is a utube video discussing the objects of the hunt.
https://www.myfossil.org/video-tutorials/#Belgrade
It has been raining alot in the area recently so I plan on having a great trip.
We will also be attending the Yearly Fossil Festival in Aurora.