Ramanessin Brook and Big Brook Trip

We had a fantastic day of fossil digging at Ramanessin Brook and Big Brook. Attendees from NoJMS, Friends of Min NJ Ch. and the Morris Museum, were: Groundhog Dave, Derek Yoost, Mike “Mr Maui” Machette, “Super” Nicole Rios, Laura Lynne “Schmeltz”, Kimm Brancato, Dr. Diane Carluccio, Jan Strachan, Linda Lovstad, Gary Quam, Laura Jacobson, Rob Rybnicky, Ina Cabrera Franck, Ray Bossinger with daughter, Dan “the Photog” and Linda Sackerman with children Gabriella and Alex, Pat Sheridan, Corey Ogden, Kathy Francis and her husband John. Derek was our official guide at both locations and was eager to help identify anything that was picked up. Everyone found a number of small and mid-sized teeth and a few decent sized ones here and there. Derek had two outstanding finds, an arrowhead at Ramanessin, and a BIG Cuclia (hinged bivalve shell like cockle shell) at Big Brook. Nick Sackerman found a small live red-eared slider turtle at Ramamessin Brook, and a few ray crusher teeth were found by various members including The Hog. On a humorous note, at Ramanessin The Hog found a spot of “quick-silt” and lost a shoe to the depths after some sinking. Rob Rybnicky assisted the Hog in digging up the shoe which took a LOT of digging. Also in this vein, Ina Taurus braved the streambed sans shoes but wound up fine and had one of the better hauls of nice sized teeth.We had a fantastic day of fossil digging at Ramanessin Brook and Big Brook. Attendees from NoJMS, Friends of Min NJ Ch. and the Morris Museum, were: Groundhog Dave, Derek Yoost, Mike “Mr Maui” Machette, “Super” Nicole Rios, Laura Lynne “Schmeltz”, Kimm Brancato, Dr. Diane Carluccio, Jan Strachan, Linda Lovstad, Gary Quam, Laura Jacobson, Rob Rybnicky, Ina Cabrera Franck, Ray Bossinger with daughter, Dan “the Photog” and Linda Sackerman with children Gabriella and Alex, Pat Sheridan, Corey Ogden, Kathy Francis and her husband John. Derek was our official guide at both locations and was eager to help identify anything that was picked up. Everyone found a number of small and mid-sized teeth and a few decent sized ones here and there. Derek had two outstanding finds, an arrowhead at Ramanessin, and a BIG Cuclia (hinged bivalve shell like cockle shell) at Big Brook. Nick Sackerman found a small live red-eared slider turtle at Ramamessin Brook, and a few ray crusher teeth were found by various members including The Hog. On a humorous note, at Ramanessin The Hog found a spot of “quick-silt” and lost a shoe to the depths after some sinking. Rob Rybnicky assisted the Hog in digging up the shoe which took a LOT of digging. Also in this vein, Ina Taurus braved the streambed sans shoes but wound up fine and had one of the better hauls of nice sized teeth.

Location: Ramanessin Brook and Big Brook, Holmdel and Marlboro, Monmouth County, NJ, ,