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Bob, Pam & Ashby Gale Authors of “A Beachcomber’s Guide to Fossils”

  • DeBordieu Beach Club 275 Debordieu Boulevard Georgetown, SC, 29440 United States (map)

Date: Friday July 23, 2021

Event: Luncheon at 11:00 AM at DeBordieu Beach Club- 275 Debordieu Blvd, Georgetown, SC 29440

**Tickets are $30.00 per person. To make a reservation call CLASS at 843-235-9600. Tickets are on sale now!

Book Summary: Compiled from decades of visiting beaches along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts collecting fossils and conducting extensive research, A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils is the definitive guide for amateur collectors and professionals interested in learning more about the deep history they tread on during their vacations. Authored by Bob, Pam, and Ashby Gale, this guide offers over twelve hundred high-quality color photographs and detailed descriptions of more than three hundred fossil specimens found on beaches from Texas, east to Florida, and north to New Jersey. The book includes descriptions and identifying information for the fossil remains of mammals, reptiles, birds, and fish. Because the tides provide a new beach to explore every day, and beachcombers need immediate comparison for identification, theBeachcomber's Guideis essential for quick and easy reference. And while the seemingly infinite varieties of shark teeth form much of what beachcombers find on their sandy strolls, this guide also illuminates the fossilized remains of species that walked in a different world. From glyptodonts (a giant, prehistoric armadillo) and giant sloths to the intricately patterned remains of the ancestors of manta rays and pufferfish, this book not only teaches its readers not only what treasures to look for but how to look for them.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

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