Mineral Wells Fossil Site Project
The Dallas
Paleontological Society teamed with the City
of Mineral Wells on a one
of a kind collecting locality in Texas. The
park involved redevelopment of the
former quarry or “borrow pit” used to gather
cover material for a City of Mineral Wells
landfill. The
quarry has a significant
amount very collectable Pennsylvanian Age
fossils. 
With much
thanks to member Lee Higginbotham, on May 8,
2010, the park had its grand opening.
Admission is Free
Park Hours:
Friday - Monday 8 a.m. to Dusk
Even though
the park is open to the public, expenses include
maintaining signage,
fencing, and parking and hopes for making it, ADA
accessible,
and permanent toilet facilities. We are asking
for members and anyone interested in the
Mineral Wells Fossil Park to make donations for any amount of
money to help cover expenses. One dollar from every fossil
collector in Texas, let alone the United
States would make this a first class
collecting site.
The easiest
way to help is to donate using the PayPal link
at the top of the page. The DPS will also accept checks either at
regular meetings or by mail at:
Dallas Paleontological Society
P.O. Box 223846
Dallas, Texas 75222-3846
The DPS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization. Therefore, cancelled checks
and PayPal receipts can be used as tax
deductible charitable donations.
For additional
information check out the park's
website.
The Dallas
Paleontological Society would like to thank
the following for listening to our concerns
for saving this important collecting site: Lance Howerton, City Manager, Beth Watson,
Executive Director of the Chamber of
Commerce, and Christina Childs, Tourism
Director.
Visit the
FaceBook site:
http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#/group.php?gid=111955749008
Lee
Higginbotham higgintex@sbcglobal.net Cell
214-207-8058 Fax 214-357-0008
