A long day splitting rocks...

Updated: July 24, 2000

Today was a long day splitting rocks.

We found numerous specimens of plants and fish. As a consequence, our evenings are busier because we must trim, wrap, and log in all the fossils. We have five more days to collect as many specimens as possible.

Splitting rocks from strat sections
7 and 8 in the dry river bed.

The pit has grown quite large, and will be expanded tomorrow to supply rock to the many people sitting in the river bed who are splitting the material looking for fossils. The river bed has been a very comfortable shady place to work. We now have a total of 189 specimens!

A bush baby's eyes reflecting from a flashlight;
taken Monday night near camp.

This evening we finally were able to get a photograph of our local bush baby. They are difficult to see as they come out just as it is getting dark. Their big bright orange eyes (when we shine a flashlight at them!) are the most obvious feature to be seen in the trees. Bush babies are a primitive primate related to the lemurs of Madagascar.

File photo of an East African bush baby.

Today's report prepared by Pat Herendeen.