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Chicxulub impact tsunami megaripples in the subsurface of Louisiana
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Giant tsunami from dino-killing asteroid impact revealed in fossilized ‘megaripples’ By Akila Raghavan, AAAS Science, Jul. 12, 2021 The paper is: Kinsland, G.L., Egedahl, K., Strong, M.A. and Ivy, R., 2021. Chicxulub impact tsunami megaripples in the subsurface of Louisiana: Imaged in petroleum industry seismic data. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 570, no.117063. Yours, Paul H.- 1 reply
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These were found about 10 - 15 ft. below the surface in red dirt layer of a hill with elevation about 100 ft. above sea level. (one of the highest points in our parish) along with lots of other similar pieces that look like Osteoderms or scouts. They are not located at a known fossil formation but in a current dirt/rock pit. We have found many native American tools and arrow heads on this hill in central Louisiana and while my husband was digging with an excavator we started noticing random bright objects in the otherwise solid red dirt layer and some of their photos are attached. We did lick them and at least one side stuck. Lol. (We didn't lick both sides) Thank you for your help. Let me know if you need any other info. I also have what looks like a vertebrate that I need to share as well.
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This bone was found in a pit, along with lots of other bones and various pieces. It looks like a steak with veins and tendons. Found in Central Louisiana. photos of other pieces to follow. Thank you for your help.
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Hi from Louisiana. My wife and I have been digging and fumbling around, having fun finding odd rocks and things. We are happy to be part of your community, as we have observed it for a little while and really enjoy what this site has to offer.
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After a 3 month dedicated search (coughSisyphean) to figure this out on my own, I still can’t find anything that remotely looks like this. I’m a longtime SE LA/SW MS creek gravel rockhounder and I’ve never come across this before. I’ve shown it to some other area collectors-no luck. This was found in a creek running through the upper terraces of the (pre-loess) La Citronelle formation not far from the Amite County, MS border. *I should also mention that Louisiana gravels within the (Plio) Citronelle contain much older rocks/fossils that are believed to have been transported by glaciers, as well as ancient interbraided streams. Frequent flooding subsequently washes these out of the upper terraces. To my eye, though, this piece doesn’t appear to be rounded or very worn. If I had to call it, I’d say table coral/freed piece of reef, but that one side having the appearance of muscle attachment grooves has me wondering about that. I greatly appreciate your time and opinions; thanks for giving this an eyeballing for me.
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Hello everyone, my name is Gary Fulton. I am from Baton Rouge LA and enjoy fossil and mineral hunting while traveling and camping around the US. I try to get out as much as I can, but my job keeps me from my hobbies for some reason. I look forward to learning more about fossil prep and preservation, and help with proper identification. And of course always looking for a new location to enjoy the great outdoors and spend time hunting fossils.
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Found this on Holly Beach, looks like a tooth, but I'm not sure what kind.
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This Is my first post. I am a amateur hunter from south Louisiana. I have had a lot of trouble finding fossils. I have found one chrinoid in a creek, but aside from coral,nothing has been found.I have found that the two prominent spots from the days of past have been covered long ago. I also realize I in a area with not a lot of potential for ground or creek fossils. I have done one trip, and found plenty there, but that was a long drive to Texas. I have even emailed people such as LSU and Alabama professors and geologists from Mississippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Help please!
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Hello from SE Louisiana (where there are few rocks or fossils). Having spent most of my life in Northeast Arkansas, I’ve always collected “cool rocks” from every Creek bed and gravel pit I could find. I brought my vast collection of rock specimens with me when I moved to the Louisiana swamp in 2008. I have visited this site for a couple of years. I’d like to learn more about my rocks plus I just enjoy reading about the new finds and adventures of the members here.
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Found this in central Louisiana along with what I would assume is the end of a rib bone? How can you tell if it was from a land animal or ocean dwellers of the time. Excuse my lack of knowledge in this area I am new to this hobby. The first picture has clearly a hole through it where I’m assuming was where either nerve/blood vessel ran through. Just not sure what part of bone it is or who it belonged to.
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Found this one and I can’t seem to figure out what it is. Any help would be great!
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This was found either on Timablier Island or Last Island, Louisiana in Terrebonne Parish. I had it with other shells(clam shells, pieces of clam shells) and what looks an oyster shell.
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I think I found an egg with an exposed embryo, a couple of pictures show the size.
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This is from my yard in Central Louisiana. I had a bunch of pea gravel hauled in so I can find “Indian Beads” (lifelong collector) I am unable to identify it thus far in my searches. Can y’all help? Thanks in advance! Wanting to get back in to this
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Looking through my typical pile of gravel I saw this, I thought maybe it was wishful thinking because I see spiral shapes all the time. I picked it up and noticed it had traces of shell like material tracing the spiral. Could it be an ammonite encased in chert like this, or just a worn down snail of some other sort?
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Greetings folks! Please excuse the late intro, but just learning how to use this site, then once I learned how to post under Fossil ID, I was off and running. Anyhow, I just love your site. Hopefully in the future I will be able to make some ID contributions, instead of hounding people with questions. I know very little about Geology or Fossils, but have always found them fascinating. Already made my first road trip to the Appalachian mountains and as per of my trip did some fossil hunting. Found some Crinoids, and learned a bit about them, so for me that was a great start. Otherwise, nice meeting you guys/gals and look forward to getting to know yawl and increasing my knowledge a bit more. Joe
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Requesting assistance identifying the dark slug-looking forms, these look like they were once soft-bodied so I'm pretty lost. I haven't the foggiest idea what these are and my fossil reference books don't have anything that looks like this in the photos or illustrations from what I can see. This was a creek find in southeast Louisiana. Your time and expertise are very much appreciated by this fossil newbie, thanks.
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Greetings Guys! I had a question relative to this Oyster shell. It was found on the bank of the Mississippi river, out of New Orleans. Being from Louisiana, I "sho nuff" know an oyster shell when I see one. The curiosity of this one is where it was found. No trash pile, no oyster bed, just simply on the sand on the river bank where the water level is has gone down. I'm trying to figure out if this could be a oyster fossil. At this point in the river, it is 100% fresh water, whereas oysters like salt, or brackish water. Any thoughts from you guys, gals, would be greatly appreciated. Joe
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Sea Shell identification--Could this be a fossilized sea shell?
Joe Salande posted a topic in Fossil ID
I had a question relative to this sea shell. It was found on the bank of the Mississippi river, out of New Orleans. The curiosity of this one is where it was found. just simply on the sand on the river bank where the water level is has gone down. I'm trying to figure out if this could be a sea shell fossil. At this location of the river, it is 100% fresh water, whereas this looks like salt water sea shell. Any thoughts from yawl would be greatly appreciated. Joe Any thoughts from you guys, gals, would be greatly appreciated.
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Hello everyone. I currently live in Bossier City, LA. Although I was raised in Louisiana, the Northwest and Southwest have been my home for the past 30 years. My wife and I moved back to Louisiana 5 years ago so we could help my mom who is getting on in years. My wife and I are rockhounds and have collected all over the west. I also collect fossils, mainly trilobites. I've collected at U-Dig in Utah, as well as other sites as I found them. I would provide pictures, but none of them were very spectacular and I usually ended up giving the fossils to kids as encouragement to get interested in earth science. I was pleasantly surprised to see the number of trilobite collecting areas in the Midwest and East as well as the rockhounding opportunities in general. Well, except for the swamp that is Louisiana I joined mainly for information on collecting sites in Texas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma. Any information on that would be much appreciated, especially Black Cat Mountain and the Clarita, OK area. Let's see, what else?.....oh yeah, I will be retiring in about 18 months and my wife and I will be full time rv'ers. I would like to learn about fossil preparation between now and then so any info (classes, clubs, forums, etc) would be great. Look forward to corresponding with you all. Cheers! Walt Davis
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I found this one ages ago when i was a kid. I didn't even realize it was a fossil until i picked it up years later and saw that the "dirt" on the inside was solid rock with small shell pieces. Seems relatively recent if anything. Don't know exactly where it came from.
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Hey there! New to the forum and new to fossil hunting. Looking to get some ideas for taking my son and the cub scout pack out to do some novice fossil hunting and maybe teach them some geology while out camping and hiking.
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