civicminded
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10-12-11 06:13 PM - Post#140704
Happy huntin' folks:
http://nature.nps.gov/geology/nationalfossi lday/
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vm7mm
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Loc: Allen Tx usa
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10-14-11 07:16 PM - Post#140831
In response to civicminded
Cool stuff, we used to live on 11 acres next to Rowlett Creek which is Twin Creeks now. There is a Dinosaur footprint in that creek and we have pictures of it. It is about 15 feet below ground level and part of the embankment fell on top of it and covered it up. I still know where it is though. We had a lot of church day campers there every summer from another city and have pictures of them by it.
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csquare
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Loc: Allen
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10-15-11 10:03 AM - Post#140840
In response to vm7mm
There is a place near Ladonia, on the North Sulfur River, that has some great fossil hunting potential. Peter Patterson Fossil Park is mostly just a dirt parking lot and river access, but from there you can walk in the channelized riverbed ten miles in each direction if the river is low enough. This site is hazardous after a rain (WATER flowing through has carved the banks into a channel about 30 feet deep. Don't want to be in its way!), so check and see before you go. Here is the Ladonia city website with lots of details. Looks like they had a "fossil week" up there: http://www.cityofladonia.com/Fossil%20Park/Fossil....
The park is free!
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Don4
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10-15-11 10:12 AM - Post#140841
In response to civicminded
Happy birthday Civicminded... oh, wait, I thought we were talking about your birthday. 
fossils are cool any day
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civicminded
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Loc: Lone Star State
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02-26-12 12:25 AM - Post#145896
In response to Don4
That's purty good! Yeah I hunt these up near Ladonia as mentioned. I would also like to see the one near Twin Creeks. And if folks have seen all the things named Fossil over in north Fort Worth, there's good reason why.
As far as prints, while at Philmont Scout Ranch once, I was treated to one of the only known "T-Rex" prints in North America!!! 
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