Jacksboro Fossil Hunt

When
Sat, September 30, 2017
8:00 AM
Location
Jacksboro, TX

Fossil Hunt in Jacksboro at the Lost Lake Dam. $3

We will be hunting the lower sections of the Graham Formation, Upper Pennsylvanian. This 300 Mya outcrop represents one of the most richly fossiliferous exposures of marine shelf sediments in the United States. Fossil material that can be found include corals, brachiopods, gastropods, nautiloids and some shark material. You will have to walk a half mile across the dam and climb a fence. You will need a tool to pry embedded fossils from the matrix and a collection bag for your finds (a plastic storage bad will do nicely). The park is now charging $3 for people over 12 years old.

Contact Bob Williams for further information at brwill@ntin.net

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The DPS is a group of professional and amateur paleontologists that want to exchange information, interact, and continue their education in paleontology. We meet once a month on the second Wednesday evening of the month at Brookhaven College, Building H.

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