May 2004

May  - Thedford, Ontario - Ed Drown

 The May field trip to Thedford was a rousing success for those who braved the “in progress” weathering (to the amusement of the new owners of the lumberyard). A dozen club members slipped and slid about in pursuit of long-dead reef critters. Horn corals were found in abundance, Sue C found a very nice rolled phacops in the Hungry Hollow formation and Dan S had a blast “up top” looking for brachiopods. I found a handful of Microcyclus sp. corals and a dozen or so of Xenocyathellus sp. corals sitting atop the pile of weathering Arkona Shale that had been pulled out for the potters. I’m sure many other treasures were found; my face was just too close to the ground to see them drop into collector’s buckets and bags.