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Field Trip: Odessa Petrified Wood (Members Only)

When
17 Dec 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location
Odessa

Registration

(depends on selected options)

Base fee:

NHSM Fossil Member: Adult
NHSM Fossil Member: Youth (16 and under)

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Petrified Wood from Odessa

We’ll walk the fields of Odessa, DE, and collect petrified wood (cypress), probably originally deposited in the Cretaceous or Paleocene Rancocas Group and later redeposited in a Pleistocene bed. (Thanks to Dr. Earl Manning, DVPS member, for correcting our previous description of the petrified wood as being Pleistocene.) No special equipment is necessary; in fact, you should leave your tools at home so that we do not do anything to cause erosion on this low-till farm.

Here’s a link to a nice write up about one of our trips to a nearby site: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/2011/08/petrified-wood-from-delaware.html

This is a John Wolf Memorial Trip.

Originally scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving, this trip has been moved to Saturday, Dec 17. Please stay tuned in case we need to reschedule it again.

The trip will not be called off for rain but thunder is a different matter. We cannot be the highest things in the field!

When you register, you’ll receive the meet-up location and contact information for Robert Ertman. You’ll then need to email him directly to reserve your spot.

The Natural History Society of Maryland is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation and contributions are tax-deductible.

The mission of the Natural History Society of Maryland is to foster stewardship of Maryland’s natural heritage by conserving its natural history collections, educating its citizenry, and inspiring its youth to pursue careers in the natural sciences.