aurora Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 I drove by the fossil gray site here in tennessee today. I was wondering about this place, what can be found there. anyone have pics if the site or fossils they can show me? I am headed by there again wednesday and might stop by. thanx lotz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 That is a museum site. Very nice fossils on display. Found while digging for a highway. Many mammal fossils like tapirs and rhinos I think. You can't collect there, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 That is a museum site. Very nice fossils on display. Found while digging for a highway. Many mammal fossils like tapirs and rhinos I think. You can't collect there, sorry. ahh! darn. well do you or anyone know of any fossil sites to collect in east TN? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 The Gray site is a lens of Miocene clays, full of plants, reptiles and mammals (mostly tapir and rhino, but some Gomphothere too!) What part of east Tennessee are you interested in? Ive posted some locations in the TN section of fossil localities. Im on the Cumberland Plateau and hunt in Cumberland, White and Bledsoe counties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted August 24, 2010 Author Share Posted August 24, 2010 im in the knoxville area. im not very interested in plants. dinos would get me goin though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Dinos in Tennessee... hmmmm... you'd do better to develop an interest in fossil plants. There are very few dinos from the east coast. Yeah, I know TN is not Coast, but its amazing how the locals aorund here call anything from Chicago eastward "east Coast". I'm a Massachusetts native and laugh at them, to which they usually respond "Whatever" So what were we talking about? What was my planned rambling? Why aren't I out in the garage prepping fossils? I have seen some really cool fossils from TN, just can't rememebr what. But you oughta stop in at the Gray Fossil Site Museum. It is the best Miocene fossil mammal site on that same east coast. Other than that you'd have to head to Nebraska to find anything quite like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilcollector Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Psst... I do happen to have some gray site plants available for trade, came from a private quarry on an adjacent property. -YvW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Here's a small tour of the place. I took these last summer. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thanks for posting the pics Barefoot. Now I need to visit the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 im in the knoxville area. im not very interested in plants. dinos would get me goin though As stated you wont find dinos in Tenn. especially the eastern portion of the state (all Paleozoic.) Me, I love all fossils and enjoy the collecting opportunities that east Tennessee has to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Thanks for posting the pics Barefoot. Now I need to visit the place. Your welcome! In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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