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Inversand trip, Sept 2007
Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA |
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I attended a trip to Inversand that was a pay for a slot gig with the Friends of the New Jersey State Museum (NJSM). The weather was poor, remnants of a tropical storm were going up the coast and the rain and cold wind was a poor start to the day. The sun broken out around noon but it was a struggle to make it that long.
Learning from pervious trips to this site I walked the area first and found a nice but worn 2-inch mako, probably from the Hornerstown formation. Here, to... |
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Fossil hunting trip to Inversand Pit in Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA |
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Took another trip to the Inversand Pit in Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey on Friday, September 15th, 2006. This time I was tagging along with another fossil group for the day on a last minute invite. Thanks Guys!!! It rained all morning for the drive to the site by the sky parted and it stopped raining once I got there - a good omen!!! Dug the whole day, DW style, and found a large almost complete croc vert and a decent sharks tooth. Need a species ID on the croc but it’s the best one ... |
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m4's Inversand Trip
Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA |
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Well, after years of waiting for a trip to this spot, today was the day. I have heard about the Inversand Pit in Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey for years and have been looking forward to visiting this site. It has a reputation for Cretaceous Mosasaur and Crocodile remains, and often times the remains are associated. This spot also has a nice view of the KT boundary so a very cool spot to be at. I was hoping to find a Crocodile vertebra or two and maybe a few sharks teeth so with hopes... |
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