Fossil Collecting in the Manhantago Formation
Learn about the Mahantango formation and its fossils and where to look for them
Date and Time
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 from 7:00pm - 8:00pmDescription
Tim Kent, along with his wife Laurie, has avidly spent over 30 years collecting fossils throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Recently retired from Baltimore County Public Schools, Tim has a Master of Science Education degree from Loyola University and was an elementary Science educator for 34 years. For the last 17 years of his career, Tim served in the BCPS Office of Science as a STARLAB Portable Planetarium Resource Teacher and was known as “Captain Tim” to elementary students throughout the county as he took his portable planetarium from school-to-school teaching astronomy concepts inside the dome.
The Mahantango Formation of the Devonian Period (approximately 375 million years ago) is well-represented in the rocks throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Numerous road cuts and borrow pits present the dedicated fossil collector with the opportunity to collect quite a variety of marine invertebrate fossils from this ancient time! Tim’s presentation will describe the Mahantango formation and its fossils and where to look for them. Better yet, Tim & Laurie will have on display at this meeting many of the actual fossils that they have collected from their massive collection!
This event will occur in person at the museum. A Zoom option will be provided for those who prefer to attend virtually. All registrants will receive the Zoom link.
Natural History Society of Maryland’s Fossil Club is a group of novice and more experienced collectors who meet to exchange knowledge and help with fossil identification, discuss fossil locations, as well as other fossil related topics. Monthly meetings are held the first Wednesday of every month at the Natural History Society of Maryland. Due to COVID, NHSM is opening up this club meeting to all. Non-members are asked to donate $5. If you are a fossil enthusiast, please consider joining (https://www.marylandnature.org/club-membership/). NHSM membership is $35 for individuals, $50 for families. The Natural History Society of Maryland is a volunteer-led non-profit organization, so the fee you pay will go directly to support the programs, the nature collections, and the building that make this kind of nature education possible.Learn more about NHSM Clubs: https://youtu.be/pIA7naRjXws
Cost
$5