North Dakota Geological Survey goes prehistoric fishing with the public

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From left to right (back to front) intern Kale Link, paleontologist Cathy Lash, participants Emily Foyt, Angela Murphy, and Denise Steinbach, all working to clear off a bench of debris, while looking for weathered out fossils. Photo courtesy of N.D. Geological Survey.
From left to right (back to front) intern Kale Link, paleontologist Cathy Lash, participants Emily Foyt, Angela Murphy, and Denise Steinbach, all working to clear off a bench of debris, while looking for weathered out fossils. Photo courtesy of N.D. Geological Survey.

Rain over the previous two weeks did not put a damper on the excitement chipping away in the Pembina Gorge at the 2024 Public Fossil Dig. This summer’s digging season marks 25 years of public digs in North Dakota. It’s only fitting that since the first dig took place in the Pembina Gorge just west of Walhalla in 2000, that the final dig of the season this year ended with ‘Jimmothy’ finally being a…