The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc.
4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard
Norcross, GA 30093-3059

Fossil Section

A Special GMS Group
for People Interested in Fossils

Fossil Section Meets
Second Monday
Every Month

Fossils are a unique way to get a glimpse of the past. Life (and sometimes death) is immortalized in stone.

These enigmatic rocks are formed many different ways and there is so much to learn from them. Please join us at the fossil section to learn more.

Interesting Articles and Links

Click here for a list of zoom links from past Fossil Section meetings.

Click here for articles about fossils.

Click here for a link to a website devoted to Georgia fossils.

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Fossil Section Message

Dorudon atrox (Eocene)
Image Credit: Ideonexus, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024
Time: 7:30 pm
Topic: Whales
Location: GMS Building

We are going to talk about Whales. Whale fossils have been found in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

Some members of the Georgia Mineral Society have even found whale fossils at places like Huber in middle Georgia.

Please bring your best wale fossils to the meeting.

Thank you,
Martha S. Brown
Fossil Section Chair

NOTE: Temporary procedures are in place for section meetings, including RSVP before attending. Please read those procedures and guidelines here.

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