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My wife and I spotted the large rock below yesterday along the shore of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont, and were intrigued by the light colored branching patterns. The rocks here are Ordivician in age. We're not sure whether these are fossils or not, but hopefully someone here can help. The pattern is flat/flush against the surface of the rock. Thanks in advance for your input!
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My wife and I are up in Northern Vermont for the Thanksgiving holiday and were able to take advantage of a beautiful day yesterday by going for a walk in some woods and fields along Lake Champlain. While exploring the shoreline, we came across this rock wall and my wife spotted what looked like a fossil shell. Lo-and-behold, the wall was full of fossils--primarily gastropods I believe. We're not sure where these rocks came from, but the rocks along the lake are Ordivician in age and there's a good chance these came from a similarly-aged rock quarry in the region. Here are some of our finds, which we were able to enjoy in place: And some views of the Green Mountains and Adirondack Mountains on our way back:
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This was found by my father some years ago at a spot on lake Champlain. Oddly this bone is definitely mineralized or at least partially mineralized, though fossil bones and such are very VERY rare to find in Vermont, it can happen in specific conditions, as was the case with a mammoth tusk found in a peat bog in Brattleboro, VT. And whale bones found on the lake as well. Any clues on this would be greatly appreciated, he’s been wondering for years, and I must say I’m pretty interested by this find since fossilized bone is so rare in my area.
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found at Lake Champlain, in Vermont, Iberville formation which is Ordovician in age. These two pieces don’t have a ton of detail left but is there enough to be sure these are Bryozoa?
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Find a lot of this mostly unidentifiable stuff at the beaches of Lake Champlain in Vermont, I know that Ordovician material is found here. I’m curious about the small circular fossils, they appear on many of the rocks around the beach, any ideas? They are tiny, about 2 or 3mm
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This weekend, travelled up north to Plattsburg to visit my friend Ray I know from the New York Paleontological Society. The next day took the ferry across Lake Champlain to Grand isle, Vermont and met Andy (Cluros) and his father. Here are some pics of the ferry ride over:
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