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Hello, I’m not quite sure what this could possibly be if anything.. the shape of it along with some of the details like the top part of it, the slit (mouth?) and random red dots. I thought it looks kinda made or like carved? I’m not really sure.. found in Tudor and Cashel, Ontario Canada.
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Here are some of the most intact trilobite fragments I've collected from breaking apart shale. Pic 1 is very well preserved though I do wish there could have been more of it. Pic 2 may have some of the best 3-D nature to it, especially where you can see both sides. Pic 3 looks really awesome in my opinion, but what really sells this one for me is what I suspect to be a horseshoe crab in the bottom middle, though additional input is much appreciated. Pic 4 is the first one I found from shale. Pic 5 is the first trilobite I ever found on my first fossil hunting expedition in the summer so it really holds a special place in my heart. It is just one part of a large rock that has a lot of stuff in it from crinoid stems to brachiopods, I could honestly make a whole post just about that one rock. And there are some of my best finds from shale! I only started finding it on my last expedition before it got too cold, but I'm already anxiously waiting for it to get warm again so I can hopefully find more, I still have fingers crossed I'll find a full trilobite!
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Few weeks ago started breaking open some pieces of shale. I've found lots of trilobite fragments that I'll post later, but what's intriguing me is these small bits of things that I find quite a lot. I can't find anything on what they might be and my closest guess is perhaps some bits of crinoids? Does anyone have more experience than me with such things?
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Just found this fossil laying in a rock quarry while fishing, looks like a bone running all the way throughout the rock? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
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I am new to this group and would appreciate any help provided in identifying this fossil. All I know is that it is a coral; I found it in the Wainfleet, ON area decades ago.
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Hi, I found this fossil along the Thames River in London Ontario. The area I'm in is part of the Dundee Formation which is Devonian. Can anyone identify/confirm if this is a Favosite coral? Thank you!
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Hey everyone, I have this fossil I found along a beach when I was a kid. Unfortunately, I have no knowledge as to where I found it, other than it was an Ontario provincial park. I suspect it's a fish fin from either the Silurian or Devonian, but I want to get the thoughts of someone who knows more on fauna of this time. Thanks! Ps. There's a little something on the side of the rock that may help with id, it's in the second pic. Looks to me like a part of a plant.
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Heyyo new here to the Fossil Forum and looking forward to learning and seeing what kind of amazing finds have been found by others. I mainly do my fossil hunting in Ontario such as the Bruce peninsula and Manitoulan island area as well as many others.
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I found lots of these guys while searching in the Hungry Hollow formation near Arkona. Age is Middle/Upper Devonian.
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Hi All, this is my first post. I recently found this interesting bit in southern Ontario. It was in the same river that I find brachiopods and trilobites. I couldn’t figure out what it was, but I think I may have now solved it, maybe you can confirm? I’m affectionately referring to it as an “armpit” of a Bothriolepis. Obviously not an armpit but I think it might be the part where the appendage meets the head shield? My concern is the size of my specimen. The one in the book is only 90mm for the full body. That’s basically the size of my partial specimen. I’m open to all interpretations, friends. Thanks.
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Hi All, I live in Ontario Canada and have been collecting locally for a couple years now. I just found this forum, and joined hoping to share knowledge and trade fossils. Thanks!
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its my first time back in a while .. just noticing the new format anyhow i found this within 10 mins of arriving to the beach
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Found in the French River. Possible Crinoid?
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I have had this hunk of rock from Manitoulin Island for quite some time now, but I have never attempted to really clean it before. Does anyone have any tips for cleaning the fossils, but leaving them in the rock? I would just like to be able to analyze them more closely. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
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Like the title says, I collected this when I was a kid in Woodstock Ontario. Not sure what I'm looking at exactly. I'm thinking the bigger thing is horn coral of some kind?
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Hunting the Niagara Escarpment in Hamilton, Ontario
JUAN EMMANUEL posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello guys, Summer is nearing its end so I decided to go and hunt the Niagara Escarpment of Hamilton, Ontario. The exposures I checked out at a creek ranged from the Cataract Group (early Silurian with the Whirlpool formation at its base and it sharply cuts the Queenston formation) all the way to the Clinton Group. Here is a pic of the Manitoulin formation, which is a part of the Cataract Group and is above the Whirlpool sandstone/formation. Above the Manitoulin formation is the mostly shale dominated Cabot Head formation. The Manitoulin and Cabot Head formations will contain fossils like this rock below. On these rocks one can find many small rugose corals and brachiopods. I move up stream to come across the base of an exposure with much rubble that comes from the Grimsby formation (Cataract Group) all the way to a portion of the Lockport Group. This stretch also covers the Clinton Group. A rock from the Rochester formation. This below is an interesting trace fossil as it reminds me of the Bergaueria trace fossils I used to find in the Georgian Bay formation of Toronto, Ontario. This one below belongs to the Cabot Head formation. If anyone thinks I should have kept this trace fossil, let me know what you think. New material is always falling at the base so it can be a nice ground to hunt for fresh material, even though some Silurian formations in this part of Ontario can be unfossiliferous. The creek ran on trickle since it is summer and made it easy to explore the creek. One of the finds I came across was this slab of pentameriid brachiopods (Pentameroides subrectus?) from the Reynales formation of the Clinton Group. In as much as I wanted to take home the entire slab of steinkerns, I decide to just smash it (as I am limited in space) to keep the more complete valves as finding nice complete valves from this formation is hard to find in my experience. But for real, this slab was also not eroded, had nice detail and would have made a nice display piece have I got the space. I also have the tendency to keep the best specimens I could get my hands on when I go fossil hunting at my locales. Here is a rock I decided to take home from the slab with at least two complete valves of pentameriid brachiopod. Here is one of the valves I took home from smashing the slab. Smashing the rock was hard and bits of it went flying as I tried to smash it up. The Reynales formation is mostly dolomitic limestone and these pentameriid brachiopods I took home also had pyrite on them.
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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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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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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
Cerraurus plattinensis, Ordovician (Kirkfieldian), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada-
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