Brownwood TX fieldtrip April 23th and 24th. We will meet at the McDonalds, 204 Commerce Street, Brownwood TX at 9 am Saturday the 26th. YOU ARE WELCOME TO JOIN US BOTH DAYS OR FOR EITHER DAY.
This is an open trip and children (not recommended for children under 7) and non members are welcome. One of our stops will be Wilson Clay Pit. There we will be hunting late Pennsylvanian invertebrate and vertebrate fossils from the Missourian and Virgillian stages.
Brownwood Fieldtrip Schedule. You may hunt both days or one. If you want to camp, let me know. DPS will reserve several spots for us but I must know how many people plan on camping. Contact me at pollym@airmail.net or 903 916-0083
Saturday, April 23
Meet at McDonalds in Brownwood @ 9:00.
We will then travel to near Lake Brownwood to get some coral specimens.
We will then travel to Wilson's Clay Pit for the remainder of the day.
Sunday, April 24
Meet at McDonalds in Brownwood @ 9:00.
We will visit an interesting Permian site on a private ranch about 45 miles west of Brownwood. Plan to have lunch at the small lake there and experience a bit of ranch adventure.
From there we travel about 30 minutes to Lake San Tana.
Time permitting, those interested can go to the large Pennsylvanian road cut 20 miles south of Brownwood. It appears to have been hunted pretty hard recently, but there are still plenty of specimens there.
NOTE: THE LAKE BROWNWOOD SPILLWAY SITE IS NOT RECOMMENDED
ALSO, THIS IS PRIME RATTLESNAKE COUNTRY AND PRIME RATTLESNAKE
TIME. BE CAREFUL. MAKE NOISE AND NEVER REACH OR WALK WHERE
YOU HAVE NOT LOOKED VERY CAREFULLY.
Lake Brownwod State Park has good camping, and there are several hotels in Brownwood.
Accommodations:
Camping is available at Lake Brownwood State Park and Brownwood has numerous hotels/motels. If you plan on camping please let me know and I will try to reserve adjacent sites so we can enjoy a campfire evening together.
Brownwood Spillway:
We will not be hunting the Spillway. Both Dr. Neece and I, as DPS’ representative, have judged it to be dangerous. If you wish to hunt there you will have to make your own arrangements. You must apply at the Lake patrol office for a permit to do so. No one under 18 yrs. is allowed.
Contact information: Pollym@airmail.net cell: 903 916-0083,
The DPS is a group of professional and amateur paleontologists that want to exchange information, interact, and continue their education in paleontology. We meet once a month on the second Wednesday evening of the month at Brookhaven College, Building H.
