FossilDAWG Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Twenty years ago (has it been so long!) I collected echinoids, crabs, a few shark teeth and other Eocene fossils from the Lanier pit and the nearby Holly pit, a pair of small quarries near Maple Hill, North Carolina. Does anyone know if these sites are still accessible? I'm also wondering the same thing about the Haywood Landing exposure of the Belgrade formation. Thanks for any help, Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 The Lanier Pit is still there (at least it was 3 years ago when I last visited) but it is completely overgrown. The locals tend to use it as a dumping ground and shooting range. It has been a number of years since I've been to Haywood Landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 16, 2011 Author Share Posted August 16, 2011 Thanks. It sounds as if it might be worth a short side trip to check it out when I'm in the vicinity, but not worth making it the main destination of a 6 hr drive each way. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Is the formation at Haywood Landing accessible without a boat? I live close by, but have never been there? Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hi Don In NC Bulletin 89, fossil shells from Hayward Landing are reported from the river site as well as a nearby gully. The gully itself when I last visted was totally overgrown. The site on the river is nothing special hard to get to and the shells crumbly. If you can gain access to the Martin-Marietta Belgrade quarry, the shells are much better preserved and plentiful. Mike "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Hi Don In NC Bulletin 89, fossil shells from Hayward Landing are reported from the river site as well as a nearby gully. The gully itself when I last visted was totally overgrown. The site on the river is nothing special hard to get to and the shells crumbly. If you can gain access to the Martin-Marietta Belgrade quarry, the shells are much better preserved and plentiful. Mike Mike, been to the Belgrade quarry many times. The shells there are not bad, but the teeth, while not plentiful are usually very nice. I may head down to the landing this weekend just to check it out. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Mike, been to the Belgrade quarry many times. The shells there are not bad, but the teeth, while not plentiful are usually very nice. I may head down to the landing this weekend just to check it out. You can find better and larger shells in the Pliocene however the Hayward is exposed only in this small area and is considered the best preserved Upper Oligocene shells on the eastern US coastal plain. "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 19, 2011 Author Share Posted August 19, 2011 Thanks again all. When I visited Haywood Landing (20 years ago) I collected from the gully, which I recall was a short hike down a trail from the parking area. Lots of well-preserved shells, most of the diversity was small gastropods. I guess 20 years is lots for time for exposures to get overgrown and covered up in this climate. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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