WHAT: Visit the Falls of the Ohio Fossil Festival
WHERE: Clarksville, Indiana, Meet at the Museum
WHEN: Saturday, September 19 and 20, see times below
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The Falls of the Ohio State Park and the Falls of the Ohio Foundation announce the 2009 Falls Fossil Festival. The event will be held September 19 - 20 at one of the world's most spectacular naturally exposed fossil beds. Visitors are encouraged to explore the rich Middle Devonian patch reef packed with fossils on the riverbed at the Falls of the Ohio. Look for giant colonial corals, horn corals up to four feet long, trilobites, and numerous other types of marine organisms. This show, held rain or shine, features outdoor vendors selling fossils, minerals, books, items with a geo-science theme and food. There are fossil bed tours and special programs from knowledgeable paleontologists and geologists in the Interpretive Center. Speakers and topics this year include:
Saturday, September 19
1:30 Carboniferous Fossils and Earth History, Dan Phelps, KPS.
2:30 Life in the Ordovician, Dr. Kate Bulinski, Bellarmine University.
3:30 Minerals from the depths of the Earth, Dr. George Lager, University of Louisville.
4:30 Keynote Presentation – History of Plants, Dr. David W. Taylor, Indiana University Southeast.
Sunday, September 20
2:30 Fossil Collecting Tips, Rick Schrantz, KPS.
3:30 Mineral Collecting Tips, Steve Garza, Corydon, Indiana.
The temporary exhibit – “Green Planet: The History of Plants” developed by paleobotanist Dr. David Taylor may be seen in our Interpretive Center. It explores the history of plants and how they have evolved. Look for many examples of fossil plants on display from important sites around the world.
Collecting is prohibited at the Falls of the Ohio; however, a local quarry donates 30 tons each of fossil-bearing Silurian Waldron shale and Devonian Jeffersonville Limestone residuum. Dig for brachiopods, bryozoans, corals, crinoids, cystoids, snails, clams, and trilobites in Hanson's Fossil Collecting Piles. A mineral collecting pile from the Hastie's mill dump in Rosiclare, Illinois will also be available.Everyone please remember to think of safety!
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Everyone please remember to think of safety!