Big Brook - Junior Rockhounds

Date:

Location: Big Brook Preserve, Holmdel, NJ

On April 28th, we will be having a field trip to Big Brook to look for various marine fossils.

Post Event Write-Up:

Clubs in Attend: FM-NJ (Juniors)

Trip Leaders: Groundhog Dave and Julia "Queen of Shark Tooth Shards" Chien

 

ATTENDEES:  Groundhog Dave, Julia "Queen of Shark Tooth Shards" Chien, Stacey and Dexter Carton, Kristin Stine with Lily, Zoey and Gennaro

 

We had outstanding weather for this pop-up juniors trip to Big Brook.  The local parking unfortunately was a zoo (LOL) resulting in Groundhog needing to play musical spots with folks in the process of leaving.  Fortunately everyone else got the remaining spots on first pass.  

We ventured several hundred feet to a seemingly negotiable drop-off point into the brook.  Will "Billy boy" Pazik had previously mentioned that the bank had steepened quite a bit in this area, and the drop-off spots closer to the parking area were definitely steepened quite a bit by the elements.  

 

Club Member Notable Finds:
Julia Chien - numerous Shark Teeth shards, several tiny teeth much smaller than 1/4 inch; several nice belemnites and Oyster shell pieces

Groundhog Dave - 2 small (1 - 2 cm) Turritella snail shells, 2 small (1 inch) very encrusted Ammonite fragments; small Brachiopod fragments

Stacey Carton - 1 cm Brachiopod bivalve - Chlorthyris sp.; several nice Belemnite pieces

Dexter Carton - Several nice larger - sized Belemnites, several Crow Shark teeth, some large pieces of various Oyster shell fossils

Lily, Zoey - Plastic boat on string ("distraction toy" courtesy of Julia Chien); several nice Belemnite pieces and assorted Oyster shell pieces; tiny Shark tooth smaller than 1/4 inch

Kristin - Several nice Oyster shell fossils (large)

 

We definitely will be having return trips going into the Summer to Big Brook and Ramanessin Creek as well.