Fossillady.com was recently created to: Motivate me to actually ID a few of my fossils, to point out easy-to-get to fossil locations in the mid-atlantic region, and to provide some tips and tricks to novices (like myself) who aren't lucky enough to always have a geology-major boyfriend handy for assistance (like me... thanks, Josh!).
Fossil Journal:
03/23/08: Josh and I went to a site at Indian Field Creek near the York River. This was probably the most prolific fossil site I've been to... hundreds of large Chesapectens, lots of coral, oysters, and more. Just watch out when you take items as we accidentally brought a ton of live critters home with us! There's nothing quite like a giant red sea worm with pinchers coming at you in a closed environment to make you remember to check your fossil finds.
03/11/08: Josh and I returned from a trip to Green Bank, WV, where we'd gone solely to see the Green Bank radio telescopes, but where we ended up stumbling upon a great fossil site on the way back. I'll do my best to include directions to the site because "rocky outcrop just off the road" describes about every single inch of that area. But, it's worth it, though, if you can find it. Just watch out for traffic and falling rocks.
01/19/08: On the recommendation of a coworker, we took a trip to Brownie's Beach, which was only about an hour outside of Washington, DC, and which supplied a huge amount of shark teeth fossils and other goodies. And, since I'm sure you're all wondering why I'm wearing rain boots at the beach, it's because most of the fossils were about 2 feet into the ocean; so, a pair of galoshes and a nice scoop goes a long way.
10/06/07: We took a trip down to William & Mary (Josh's alma mater) and he pointed out an old spillway site that was a treasure trove for Chesapectens and other fossils. It was also one of the prettier places I've ever visited. Just be careful getting your fossils here; a lot require going under overhanging sand embankments which isn't too safe -- they could easily collapse depending on where you dig.
03/23/08: Josh and I went to a site at Indian Field Creek near the York River. This was probably the most prolific fossil site I've been to... hundreds of large Chesapectens, lots of coral, oysters, and more. Just watch out when you take items as we accidentally brought a ton of live critters home with us! There's nothing quite like a giant red sea worm with pinchers coming at you in a closed environment to make you remember to check your fossil finds.
