Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club

About Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club

The Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club is a volunteer group centered on the prehistoric life of Maryland, particularly the Miocene-age fossils found along the Calvert Cliffs. The club convenes quarterly at the museum, with each meeting followed by a free public lecture from a paleontology researcher; recent lecture topics have included Maryland's state fossil shark and flying reptiles, and the role of scavenging in human evolution. Museum staff lead fall and spring field trips to local and regional fossil-collecting sites. Meetings are open to the public and do not require current club membership to attend, though field trips require registered volunteer status with the museum.

Collecting spots near Calvert Marine Museum Fossil Club

• PRI Loc. 95 (sample 28, replicate B) - Little Cove Point Mbr, St Mary's Fm
• Calvert Cliffs State Park
• Molluscan Zone 10 (Unit A), Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Langleys Bluff
• UNCW Loc. Z-893 - Drumcliff [Drumcliff Mbr, Choptank Fm]
• Chesapeake Bay
• A float about 100 ft S of Calvert Beach, probably from "zone 17"
• Molluscan Zone 9 (Zone A), Windmill Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Chancellor Point
• Molluscan Zone 10, Little Cove Point Mbr, St. Marys Fm - Murfreesboro

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