Digging at Coon Creek

 January 17, 2025 - a great day.  I spent the day “digging in the past” at Coon Creek Science Center in Adamsville, Tennessee.

This was my second visit to the dig site and Mr. Josh, the all around good guy and resident paleontologist, really made my granddaddy and I feel welcome.  He let us stay in the Intern Cabin which was air conditioned and we each had our own private area.

The Intern's Cabin

                                                                                                                                            My Bed Area

After the first dig in the morning Sophia and I discussed, over lunch, where we would dig later that afternoon and what we hoped we would find. After returning to the same spot along the creek bed, we ended up not finding anything interesting in that spot (insert dig pic 1 off to side) ; however, further down the creek bed we ended up finding several intact clams. After the excavation of said clams we sifted through the gravel and found 5-8 shrimp fossils, as well as another intact clam laying on the bank.

After we had dug enough for the day, we walked about the creek talking about nothing in particular, and Sophia showed me a small section of the creek where water had eroded the creek bed and formed a small cove-like formation where small fragments of shells littered the ground.

I look forward to my next visit - where again I will - “dig in the past!”