REMEMBER ANYTHING WET IS SLIPPERY. ROCKS, LOGS, SOIL
Ammonites are the fossilized, hard shells of extinct mollusks.
This fossil was discovered in 1947 by Chuck Newmarch of the British Columbia Geological Survey. This ammonite is one of the largest ammonite fossils ever found. This fossil dates back some150 million years when this area was a seabed.
Ammonites lived during the periods of Earth history known as the Jurassic and Cretaceous. Together, these represent a time interval of about 140 million years.
The Jurassic Period began about 201 million years ago, and the Cretaceous ended about 66 million years ago. The ammonites became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous Period, at roughly the same time as the dinosaurs disappeared.
Please take only pictures and leave the area as found for others to enjoy.
There is a Private Property sign about 200 meters before the place to park. It is ok to access the ammonite but you are using the property at YOUR OWN RISK. Also please respect the area as it is on private property.
To log this cache, do not post, but email answers.
1) Estimate the diameter of the fossil.
2) Estimate the thickness of the fossil.
3) Facing uphill, what small earth event happened to the left of the fossil?
4) What is the elevation at the ammonite?
We've rated this as a terrain 4.5 as you have to cross a creek and it is about a 45 minute hike up the draw of a small tributary which may involve scrambling over or around a few rocks. It is not really a steep climb but a steady climb. Walking sticks may come in handy. That being said we've been up there with people from 7 to 70's age wise.
Source:http://www.bgs.ac.uk/discoveringGeology/time/Fossilfocus/ammonite.html
Congratulations to green ducks on being FTF. Also thanks to green ducks for the help with the corrected coordinates