Below is where we inserted into the creek in search of extinct 55 million year old giant clam fossils.  Accompanying me on this trip were my brother in law Andy and his son Ben.  The following pictures are posted not in sequence but do show the chronological order of how we entered the creek and made our way to the fossil site. 

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Below Andy (foreground) and Ben treking into the creek looking to find the mother load of fossils that I promised them would be there

Below Profile view of the creek bank near where we inserted  into the creek showing the variuos sediment layers

Above A close up view of the ancient marine  sediment layers that forms part of the creek bank and bottom

Above Andy ventures further back into  the creek

Above Exposed clay bank and prehistoric sediments. All of those bumpy things on the creek bed are Giant Clams!!!

Below Andy and Ben examine the first of their finds.

Above and Below Andy and his son Ben have hit the mother load and are clearly happy at their discovery

Below a sample of the fossils we found. Shown here are some Ben’s finds an oyster and a giant clam mold fossil. Although there were quite an abundance of fossils only few examples were taken-no need to be greedy:)

Below more examples of extinct giant clams and an oyster fossil recovered by Andy