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New hunting location at Etobicoke Creek (Georgian Bay Formation)!
Monica posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hi everyone! The last few times I went out fossil hunting, I tried to find new exposures along Mimico Creek in Toronto. All of these trips were unsuccessful, so I thought I'd try to find a new site along Etobicoke Creek instead. Today I checked out a new location and fossils were found - hooray!!! Here are some photos of what I found: (note that all of these fossils are from the Upper Ordovician Georgian Bay Formation) First, the trilobite pieces (@piranha - please let me know if I've identified them correctly - thank you! ): Isotelus maximus: cepha- 41 replies
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Hi everyone! I found this piece yesterday at my new spot along Etobicoke Creek here in Mississauga, Ontario (Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician). It's a bryozoan of some sort with some crinoid stems on it, along with an imprint that I think is either a Cruziana ichnofossil or a weathered crinoid stem imprint - what do you all think? I've boxed the imprint in red. Thanks in advance! Monica Views of the imprint: View of the other side of the rock/bryozoan: Close-up of the bryozoan:
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An unknown item from Etobicoke Creek (Upper Ordovician) and a shiny item
Monica posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello once again! Upon closer examination of some items I recently collected from Etobicoke Creek in Mississauga, Ontario (Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician), I have found a couple of items I'd like your thoughts on. Item #1: Found on the same rock as a monoplacophoran (Cyrtolites ornatus), the unknown item is tucked underneath some matrix: View of the whole rock: Close-ups of the unknown item: Continued...- 2 replies
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Had fun kicking around. Found usual stuff. Cleaned dirt off it and enjoy looking at all the fossilized creatures.
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Hello, I am brand-new here and like new to fossils. Inspired by thefossilforum I went to the etobicoke creek and found this Fossil, which looks like equipped with a row of teeth. under the matrix on top of the row is a black mineral. Can anybody tell me what this is please
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Is this little ~1.5 cm /half inch disk a trilobite? I've never found one before, and my wife found this today. No detail on bottom...it's all in the image. My attempts to brush off the sand have caused pieces to break off and crumble, so I'm not going to try to expose more. It was in an area full of orthocone nautiloids and byssonichia shell imprints.
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This weekend was so active...not sure of everything I lugged home.
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Location: Etobicoke creek, Toronto, CA Date collected: July 27th, 2019 Hello! I pulled in a whole bunch of fossils along the Etobicoke creek (a little bit further north compared to my last trip - almost same location though). LOTS of Orthoconic Nautiloids (as usual), a couple different bivalves and a few crinoid fragments. This is the nautiloid haul. The top right one doesn't look like much but there are about 5 or 6 nautiloids embedded in the matrix! I'm considering learning how to clean up the fossils so that I can show it off in all its glory!
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crinoid stem, ichnofossils, and maybe a hyolith at Etobicoke Creek?
Monica posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hi all! Yesterday afternoon I visited my local haunt (Etobicoke Creek, Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician) with the kids, and I found a few items that I'd like to show you: Item #1: long crinoid stem - any ideas as to its identity? Item #2: big piece with ichnofossils - item circled in yellow is ichnofossil "a" and item circled in orange is ichnofossil "b" Item #2a: ichnofossil "a" top view Item #2: ichnofossil "b" top view Item #2: ichnofossil "b" side view Item #3 top: two- 7 replies
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Hello again! The weather was warmer today, and since I had the kids to myself all afternoon while my husband went to see a movie with a friend, I decided to take the kids out once again. We first tried to do some collecting at Mimico Creek but were unable to because (1) the water was running too high, and (2) they've been doing some construction work around there which prevents us from getting close to our hunting spot. So the kids played at a nearby park for a while, and when I suggested that we check out Etobicoke Creek again, they were all for it (even William!). There was no
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Hi all! I decided to take the kids for a quick hunt at our local spot along Etobicoke Creek before going to see "Mary Poppins" in the afternoon - enjoy the photos (and enjoy the fact that you weren't out there with us - it was SO cold!!!). The rocks in this area are from the Georgian Bay Formation and are from the Upper Ordovician. Monica The kids spent more time breaking ice with rocks than actually fossil hunting (some of the chunks of ice were quite thick!!!): Viola did take some time away from her ice-breaking duties to check for fossi
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Hello everyone! I went to Etobicoke creek a while ago and was wondering if anyone could help further identify my finds. Down to the genus or maybe even species. Thanks!
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Hello there! Since the kids are in day camps this week, and my husband was going to see a movie with his friend this afternoon, I took advantage of the available me-time and went for a little fossil hunt at Etobicoke Creek in Mississauga, Ontario (Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician). I have some ideas about what I've found, but I'd like your opinions, too: Specimen #1: trilobite resting place (Rusophycus, probably made by a Flexicalymene) Specimen #2: I think this is the monoplacophoran Cyrtolites ornatus - it was very flaky and some pieces fell
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Hello there! Yesterday, Roger @Ludwigia dropped by for a visit, and we spent the day together checking out my local haunts with Viola. The day started with some coffee and brownies, as well as lovely German gifts from Roger: a Macrocephalites sp. ammonite for Viola (I don't have a picture of it because it's up in her room) and a Brasilia bradfordensis ammonite with a hitchhiking bivalve on the back of the matrix for me!!! See pictures below: We then piled into my car and drove to our first spot: Mimico Creek in Toronto. The fossils here are from the
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Hi all! I just got back from a little hunt with the kids along Etobicoke Creek here in Mississauga, Ontario (Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician), and I'm wondering if I perhaps found a trilobite pygidium? Here are some pictures: Front of rock (lots of little branching bryozoans and some crinoid bits): Back of rock (where the possible trilobite pygidium is located - circled in red): Close-up of possible trilobite pygidium: What do you think? And, if it is indeed a trilobite pygidium, can it be identified any f
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Etobicoke Creek, Marie Curtis Park Beach Find - please help ID
cheeseburger posted a topic in Fossil ID
I found the first two of these pictures in the river bed of Etobicoke creek, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and the final picture is of one I found at the lakefront of marie curtis beach park. I have tried looking online and read they might be from ordivican? but I really have no idea! new to fossiling -- but definitely interested in learning more! -
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HI all! I was just casually perusing my fossils, and I noticed that there are some black fragments on a rock that contains an orthoconic nautiloid that I found at Etobicoke Creek here in Mississauga, Ontario (Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician). Are these black fragments fossil-related, or are they something else? Please see pictures below: Thanks for your input! Monica
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Hello all! It's been a while since I last put up something to be identified because it's been a very busy few months (we recently sold our old house and have moved into our new house - yay!!!) I did get out with the kids today, though (mainly because Viola has to take her Brownie group's owl all over the place this week, and we thought that it would be fun to take him fossil-hunting ), and there's one potential fossil and one rock that I'd like your thoughts on... Picture #1: Viola with her Brownie group's owl (Oscar) and a fairly large orthoconic nautiloid
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Here are a few pieces I've found in the Etobicoke creek, Mississauga, Ontario. Nautiloids Crinoid fragments Unknown Unknown
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Hello once again! Yesterday afternoon I had the kids to myself so I suggested that we head out to our local site for a little fossil-hunting. Viola was game, as usual, but William wasn't interested. I wouldn't take no for an answer, however, and so we headed off. All in all it was a nice few hours outdoors and, ironically enough, William didn't want to leave when Viola and I were ready to go! Hopefully this means he'll be willing to come along more often from now on. I took a few pictures of our outing - enjoy! Monica Picture #1: Viola leadin
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Hello everyone! Ken @digit suggested that I take a few pictures of the play-date that Viola and I had organized this afternoon with one of her friends from her Spark (Girl Guide for 5-6 year-olds) group, and so I did! Enjoy! Monica Picture #1: Viola looking out at one of our usual collecting sites along Etobicoke Creek Picture #2: Viola and her friend washing off a fossil in the creek Picture #3: Viola showing off the orthoconic nautiloid that she found. It's a fairly large piece of rock, so I asked Viola if she was sure
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Hello all! Viola and I went out to our local haunt yesterday afternoon and we found our usual items, but what follows are pictures of a couple of rocks that are a little different from what I'm used to seeing - your thoughts and opinions are much appreciated!!! Monica Item #1: "front" It looks bryozoan-like, but it's a lot bigger than what I'm used to seeing... Item #1: "back" It still looks like a bryozoan but, again, it's quite a large structure overall (even though the filament-type structures are very thin)...
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A trilobite at Etobicoke Creek...finally!!! (and a couple of other things)
Monica posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello everyone! I haven't contributed to TFF in a while because I've been pretty busy with work, but I think I have some good news to share: I've finally found a trilobite at Etobicoke Creek!!! I'm assuming that it's an Isotelus sp. - am I correct? Here's a picture of the somewhat big guy: I also found a couple of other things - perhaps a bryozoan? See pictures below: "Front": "Back": As for the item below, I don't even know if it is a fossil - I'm looking for some input: Thanks so much for- 5 replies
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