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Bobby Boessenecker replied to the topic K-5 lesson plans–Santa Cruz, California in the forum K-12 Fossils and Lessons Forum 8 years, 4 months ago
8 years, 4 months ago8 years, 4 months agoHi Bruce, sure thing – I may be going to Santa Cruz tomorrow, and if so, will collect some calianassid claws; or, if not tomorrow, sometime later in the week. Any other requests for other invertebrates? I could probably include some whale bone fragments as well.
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Bobby Boessenecker replied to the topic K-5 lesson plans–Santa Cruz, California in the forum K-12 Fossils and Lessons Forum 8 years, 4 months ago
8 years, 4 months ago8 years, 4 months agoHi @bmacfadden – I’ll be visiting California for the holidays Dec 17-Jan 4, and might have time for a trip to pick up some supplementary fossils for your educational packages. Thalassinidean shrimp claws are fairly easy to find, but only within two bonebeds, which take a bit of practice to spot – I’m happy to pick up a bunch for you. The…[Read more]
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Bobby Boessenecker replied to the topic K-5 lesson plans–Santa Cruz, California in the forum K-12 Fossils and Lessons Forum 8 years, 5 months ago
8 years, 5 months ago8 years, 5 months agoHi all,
Bruce invited me to join the forum – I’ve done quite a bit of field work in the Purisima Formation, mostly going after fossil vertebrates (my focus is marine mammals) but I am very familiar with the inverts as well and my master’s thesis (published last year in PLOS One) considers the marine vertebrate taphonomy of the unit. Capitola is…[Read more]