fandomhigh | Evolutionary Science for Beginners

For the last week of class Cutter had sent an email to the students to have them meet him and Connor at the beach, “for our final class this week we’re going to be doing some fossil hunting,” he explained, “there are several types of fossils that you can find here - trace fossils and Brachiopod Shells, my personal favourite is the trilobite and you can definitely find them on this beach as well,” he said with a smile as he talked about his favourite fossil.

Conor smiled seeing how excited Cutter was to be out looking for fossils and getting to talk about trilobites and the other fossils they could find. “We have all the tools you will need and we will go over briefly how to use them and then you all can get started having fun and we’ll see what fossils you find. Professor Cutter and I will also be doing our own search, so feel free to ask for any help or let us show you any tricks you might want to use” Connor grinned as he nodded towards the gear set up on the beach. “Most of all, have fun!”

Cutter grinned, “And a trick that’s not as common a technique but will still work if you’re looking for a way to determine whether something is a fossil is, if in doubt you lick it. The rule of thumb for this technique is if your tongue sticks to the rock or shell in question.” Yes, Cutter was a bit of a troll but he was curious to see if any of his students would take him up on the technique. “And as always Mr. Connor and myself will be around to answer questions.”

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For the last time this class!

Josephine Jones

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Start your own fossil dig and share your results!

Jo was carefully looking around the beach to see if she could find any fossils, she wasn't sure exactly what she was looking for but she was having fun looking for it.