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Rochester formation rock with knobby form, could it be anything?
JUAN EMMANUEL posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hello guys, I was out fossil hunting at the Niagara Escarpment of Hamilton, Ontario today and I came across this odd piece of Rochester formation shale (Clinton Group) with a knobby object on it. Could it be anything underneath all that shale or is it just my wishful thinking?? It also got some calcitic bits on the side too.
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Potential Egg? Origin unknown, for sale in Ontario, Canada
QueenCoeurl posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Spotted this today at an antique market. Wondering if there is any chance it is real.
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Newbie here. Discovered this fossil on the shoreline of Bruce Peninsula, Ontario Canada, Lake Huron side in Dolomite rock. Is it Orthocone Ammonoid or Orthocone Nautiloid or something else? I believe these are common finds in the area but this one is much bigger than others I have seen and the creatures shell appears partially fossilized rather than just an impression. Any insight appreciated including possible age. Thank you.
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Impressions in Large Rocks + Coral and Imprint Fossils | New Member
AmuroRay posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello all – Stumbled across this great site/forum after rekindling an interest in fossils and minerals from my youth. I was able to visit a spot I spent a lot of time in summers as a child with my own children and looking to get them interested as well. Location: Southern Ontario on Lake Erie After doing a little research, according to this map (https://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/pub/data/imaging/M2544/M2544.pdf) from the Province of Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, the bedrock is Middle Devonian (from the Detroit River Gp.; Onondaga Fm. – I assume these are the formations?). Though with the glacial activity I don’t know if the rocks below are consistent with that and how that impacts things. 1) Does someone know what the spherical depressions/imprints in the large rocks are? As a young child, I always pretended they were dinosaur egg impressions. I understand now that isn’t the case but they still strike me as interesting I am curious if they are imprints or some sort of naturally occurring phenomenon in the rocks. Given the size and location of some - it would seem they are not strictly erosion activity but no expert here :-) 2) Relatedly, I am curious what the black sections of the one rock might be (red arrows in the picture below) - just another type of rock that settled when the surrounding rock was forming? To my recollection (and other pictures I have) these black "inserts" were not in other similar rocks nearby. These are large rocks 2-3 ft wide x 2-3 ft long or larger – sorry but took them before learning the ways to try to provide scale on the forum and sorry there are not more/closer pictures - I didn't know a community like this existed when I took the picture. I have included some pictures of fossils found nearby. I think they are fossilized corals and a horn coral. The imprint fossil I think is a leaf? I understand that this area was likely a tropical climate 400 million years ago so that would make sense I think. Many thanks in advance! While I don’t have much to share knowledge wise – I do have much to learn and appreciate the community!
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Hi folks, I found this fossil a while back along the bed of a small creek that runs through our property in southern Ontario, Canada. The pronounced cells remind me a lot of honeycomb, but I’ve heard that would be quite rare to find fossilized. I’m thinking a coral might be more likely, but I don’t know a lot about fossils. Any input is appreciated.
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I've started a gallery of trilobites of Laurentia that are in my collection. Most are from Ontario and Quebec, Canada. I'll also start a gallery of echinoderms from the same units.
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Anataphrus sinclairi, Ordovician (Blackriverian), Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada- 1 comment
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Gabriceraurus dentatus, Ordovician (Kirkfieldian) on a slab with 15 Flexicalymenes and some crinoid.- 1 comment
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Ceraurus trilobite with healed injury, Notice the less-than-than perfect genal spine repair. Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Hastings County, Ontario -
From the album: Nautiloid’s Echinoderm Collection
Edriophus levis from the Bobcaygeon Formation of Brechin, Ontario. This was a gift from a fellow fossil collector.© Owen Yonkin 2022
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Hi all. Can anyone identify what this crystallization in this Owen Sound flagstone might be or once was? I found this piece at a garden centre when I was buying some flagstones. It was labelled as Owen Sound/Wiarton (Ontario, Canada) flagstone. The large area is about 4 inches wide. Appreciate the help. Cheers. Mark
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Spent yesterday and today out and about in my area and thought I'd snap a few pics and show. Just as context, my city's rocks are all glacial erratics from the Devonian. I didn't find very much, nor did I expect to. The photos are not of the specimens I brought home (I still need to do that), but some odds and ends from this part of the province. Saturday's location is a largely abandoned sand and gravel quarry, and was one of the last barriers of a massive lake during the last glacial period to finally break and spread till and cobble love all over this part of the province. There are many treacherous slopes and cliffs, but I am confident in my ability to climb (getting down is a little more amusing). The site is gradually being remediated for housing development, but it will take a decade to fill in the canyon. They also cannot do so too quickly as there is a protected species there: the bank swallow, which makes its home in the sandy cliffs. On this day, they were swarming:
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Isotelus ottawaensis, upper Ordovician (Cobourg Fm), Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada -
From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Ceraurus milleri and Meadowntownells sp., Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada-
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Cerraurus plattinensis, Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-
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Isotelus cf iowensis, Ordovician (Kirffieldian), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -
From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Isotelus cf iowensis, Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Ceraurus milleranus, Upper Ordovician, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Calyptaulax calicephalus, Upper Ordovician, Glengarry-Prescott-Russell County, Ontario-
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Bathyurus superbus, Ordovician (Blackriverian), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada-
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From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Calyptaulax calicephalus, Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada -
From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Cyphoproetus wilsonae, Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Hastings County, Ontario, Canada -
From the album: Mark Bourrie trilobites
Ceraurus plattinensis, Ordovician (Kirfkfieldian), Hastings County, ON-
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Well, since moving to Ottawa, I haven't had the chance to go out fossil hunting. There wasn't a whole lot of info on the web about the geology here. So my wife and I decided to buckle up and find a spot ourselves (without any hammers or chisels). We tend to be very lucky people, but I was surprised by the THOUSANDS of trilobites we came across in a matter of 20 minutes. We were on the shoreline of the Ottawa river, we found a certain type of shale that was just crawling with them. If any lucky soul goes to the spot where we left all the remnants of our hunt, they will sure be having a good day. I'm especially excited that I was able to find trilos. Coming from Kansas, we don't really have them (although I've found a few). I'm excited to traverse the Canadian wilderness collecting fossils and upsetting my wife with all of the rocks I bring home. None of the bugs we found were complete, although we did our darnedest to find some. But here are a few pictures of our trip! (This is an extremely small fraction of what we found) What a beautiful time immersing ourselves inthe beauty of mother earth. Cheers! Dylan http://cubeupload.com/im/p9S7Pq.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/fK7zCw.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/FEPxWk.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/oe0G9h.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/UkGZgh.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/XM2CcW.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/CYZbv7.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/uCxGoB.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/hdg0G2.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/hQhHyo.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/EbMeHi.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/HcPfNe.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/m1mxaX.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/MvHYCg.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/ckSAYq.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/cFeL7a.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/xGyceQ.jpg http://cubeupload.com/im/9E62H7.jpg
