Posted by Peter on January 16, 1999 at 21:51:57:
In Reply to: Re:Burgess experience,Pikia + posted by Fossilcrazy on January 16, 1999 at 15:56:02:
A visit to the Burgess Shale is an experience that I MUST have before I die. But don't have any
clues about the total cost of the thing and the possibilities of an amateur like me on helping to
collect this little beasts. You mentioned websites on the Burgees Shale, do you have some
addresses? I am very interested.
Peter
: All the websites are very good and quite accurate;but
: the epitome of fossiling experience was hunting the
: Burgess Shale at Walcott and Raymond Quarries for two
: months in 1997. I almost found one of everything.
: This could only be done while on a research permit from
: Parks Canada. The scenery is phenominal, the work is
: rigorous, the accomodations and amenities are non- existant and the fossils are as exhilarating
as the air.
: Let's not forget the ROM curates probably the largest
: repository of Burgess Shale fossils. Check it out. I'm
: to understand that they also are to have a very large display of these remarkable fossils.
: There are species being taken out for study that have
: yet to be discribed. I still find myself metally drifting back there and re-experiencing it. I don't
: think one could get tired of finding the exquisite fossils or the nature all aroun
