FOSSILS OF ARKANSAS





 

North Sulphur River (Fannin County)


The following were all taken on 16 Feb 2007 near the Ladonia, Texas area.  This is the bridge view.


Polly, walking the river.


I had to remove a sheet of ice (in my hand), before sieving for teeth.


Hi To My ILLINOIS family and friends!


River views:


View of the well-known "red zone"? (added March 2023):



Fossils From There

Ladonia bone


Uncertain of the ID [Baculites sp.]


Likely to be a shark tooth. Part of root intact.







24 Feb 2008

Roz explores the river with Lance and Wes & Kerry Kirpach.

Roz's Plesiosaur vertebrae (marine reptile)


Wes' Mosasaurus vertebrae (marine reptile)


Roz's large Baculites (straight-shelled cephalopod) fossil. 


Also a horse tooth (likely very old)





5 April 2008

Roz explores the river with Lance and Mike & Shirley Owens.  Mike and Shirley were mainly there to place ashes of a friend in the river.

We explore a creek inlet (no fossils)


We explore the well-known "red zone"


Roz's "red zone" ammonite


Lance's "red zone" ammonite


Mike and Shirley