Generalnotes Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 We went camping at Lake Whitney State park this past weekend. Lake Whitney is/was famous for its abundant ammonites. It is against the law to remove fossils in a State Park. I discovered that there are some people that refuse to obey the law. Often I would find where someone tried to remove an ammonite, only to break it to pieces and leave the remains. It wasreally kind of sad. Still, there were a few exposed to admire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 weathering way more efficient to destroy fossils than humans trying to colect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generalnotes Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 These were weathered before people ever saw them. They are not really very collectable. In my opinion, they should be left to weather so people who come to the park can see them. This is a hole left after one was removed many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Looks pretty much like most Duck Creek formation sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 It looks like the ammonites are naturally weathing into many pieces as the rock already contains many natural fractures... Unless they have people gluing the loose bits back in they will all eventually dissintegrate like the ones you photographed... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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