This is the "Fossil Friday" post #268. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to [email protected]. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!
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This week's submission comes from Jim Chatters, who did an fascinating presentation entitled "Hoyo Negro: A Spectacular Natural Trap on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula" in October 2024. Jim is an archaeologist, who has studied human history of the Americas for many years. Here is an article about the discovery of a 13,000 year old human found in Hoyo Negro.
I had the pleasure to hunt fossils with him in Pit 11 recently. Between interesting stories and dodging a fair number of ticks, we collected some nice concretions. Next time, we need to get him out to a terrestrial Mazon Creek locality.
Boot Hill Fossil Site
As we were swapping stories, Jim mentioned one of his favorite sites... Stonerose in Washington. Stonerose dates to the Eocene, some 49 million years ago. It is known for breathtaking insect and plant fossils. Jim sent me this photo of a very nice Metasequoia cone he found during his most recent trip to the site.
