Anastasiapituley Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Hello everyone new member here, I am planning a trip down to drumheller and I know that the first step in fossil hunting in knowing the geology and which layers to look in, and unfortunately as much as I try to research and learn it I still don’t understand, Id really really reallyyyy appreciate if anyone could help me to learn which layers to look at when fossil hunting in the badlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 And don't forget the first step before this first step... make sure you have landowner permission. What layers to look in depends on what you want to find. It may be safe to assume that dinosaur bones are your target, but there are plenty of non-Cretaceous badleands in Alberta. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 5 hours ago, Anastasiapituley said: Hello everyone new member here, I am planning a trip down to drumheller and I know that the first step in fossil hunting in knowing the geology and which layers to look in, and unfortunately as much as I try to research and learn it I still don’t understand, Id really really reallyyyy appreciate if anyone could help me to learn which layers to look at when fossil hunting in the badlands. If you haven't been able to come to an understanding by reading the available literature as you seem to be saying, then anything anyone tells you here will probably also sound like gobbledygook to you. One can only learn through study and field experience, so I would suggest you look around your area for a rockhounding club where members could teach you some things firsthand. If you're going to Drumheller, why not visit the museum first and perhaps ask one or two of the coworkers there for some advice? 1 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 And also remember that anything you find is the property of the province. You can certainly keep it, but you can't even give it away outside the province without an official disposition number. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 Welcome to the Forum from Maryland. Searching this website will help also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 24 minutes ago, automech said: Welcome to the Forum from Maryland. Searching this website will help also. just an fyi, you didn't paste a link, just in case you were intending to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 29, 2023 Share Posted November 29, 2023 2 hours ago, patelinho7 said: just an fyi, you didn't paste a link, just in case you were intending to I think he meant The Fossil Forum. 1 1 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted November 30, 2023 Share Posted November 30, 2023 Ah that makes more sense, yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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