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Hi everybody, today I took a trip to 2 sites in the East Berlin Formation. I didn't find anything too spectacular, but there was lots of really cool geological features. This first site is a roadcut in the formation, I believe that I found a sea bed imprint? I'm not sure on it though. Some views of the area I checked out The possible sea bed piece, I'll get a better photo soon. The Second Site View of the site from the pull off The black shale spot, there seems to be multiple differen
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The Green River Formation is one of the most well-known fossil sites in the world, occupying present-day Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. This Lagerstätte has been noted for its well-preserved fish fossils, as well as numerous invertebrates, plants, and sometimes even reptiles and birds. Green River fossils are Eocene-aged, at 53.5 to 48.5 million years old. Thankfully, not only are Green River fossils attractive, they also remain affordable to the casual collector. Allow me to present my humble collection. Crocodile tooth Borealosuchus sp. Southwest Wyoming
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Howdy! This specimen comes from the Pennsylvanian Period, Conemaugh Group, Glenshaw Formation, in the Mason Shales below Brush Creek Limestone. The area has a lot of Pecopteroids, Neuropteroids and Calamites. However, I've been informed that it is not Calamites. I should also note that this piece was part of a larger fossil cast that was crumbling apart when I found it, and unfortunately, I was unable to save the rest of it. The last picture is the back side. All help is appreciated and thanks in advance!
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Winner of the August 2021 Invertebrate/Plant Fossil Of The Month
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The winner of the August 2021 IPFOTM goes to... Annularia radiata leaf whorls - Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) - Grundy Co., Illinois Congratulations to @connorp !!! -
Upon doing some research on exposures near Great Falls, and from a tip I received from a fellow member of my local prospector's group, I found an exposure just outside of Belt that is somewhat known for its plant fossils. Roadside Geology of Montana has this area of the state marked as early Cretaceous, but the large Jurassic coal seam cutting through the middle of this exposure was apparent as soon as I parked. I scrambled up the loose shale and sandstone to the seam, where I almost immediately began to spot small impressions in the dark-gray shale.
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Hi all, I’m excited to be going on a field trip with a a group in Illinois (ESCONI) later this month to a site that has a huge mound of mined-up Pennsylvanian shale. There may be some carbon-film plant impressions there. I’ve never collected this type of fossil before, and I’ve heard that carbon films can disappear quickly when exposed to the air. My question is should I bring something to coat this type of fossil? And if so, what? In doing some research, I see that some people recommend spray-on Krylon while others recommend against it. Would brushing on a thin coat of Paraloid do t
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Pennsylvanian (Llewellyn Formation, 308-300 MYA) plant fossils from coal mine tailings near Mt. Carmel, PA.
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This was, essentially, a quick scouting trip based on threads on the Forum. Don't know much about these fossils but wanted to confirm the location and density of Pennsylvanian (Llewellyn Formation, 308-300 MYA) plant fossils from coal mine tailings near Mt. Carmel, PA. (NOT St. Claire, which is closed to collectors). There were abundant specimens, many bearing evidence of pyrite replacement: orange stems and plant hash. There was also some evidence of pyrite replacement by pyrophyllite to yield silver-colored films. Against the black matrix, the silver-film plant fossils are beautiful and,- 7 replies
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Not the most exciting start to my 1st mazon creek freeze/thaw attempt, but at least its not blank. I am guessing some kind of plant material
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Hi! My 6 year old is very interested in fossils so we took a trip to Rhode Island today to see if we could find anything at a shale beach. Might anyone be able to help ID the following? We aren’t sure and would love to be able to help him determine if he found something, and if so what it might be. My googling is coming up empty handed, and we just started our learning journey. Thanks so much!
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August 2021 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Month Poll
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends September 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Annularia radiata leaf whorls - Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) - Grundy Co., Illinois 2. Millipede - Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) - Grundy Co., Illinois 3. Ophiura sp. brittlestar arm segment - Cretaceous, Del Rio Formation - Travis County, Central Texas 4. Shimanskya postremus cephalopo-
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A few weeks ago @Jeffrey P and I met up in Eastern Pennsylvania to collect plant material in the Late Pennsylvanian Llewellyn Formation. We started our day at Centralia and then made our way to another site. I have visited Centralia a few times now but Jeff had never been there before. Our hope was to find Jeff a nice Trigonocarpus seed but unfortunately our efforts did not come up with anything. The pickings at Centralia were rather slim. However, we did see in-situ a large segment of Stigmaria ficoides root with rootlets. I ended up only keeping a few finds. The firs
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Found these two rocks earlier in Big Creek by my place in Iron Co. MO. they look as though they are made up almost entirely of tiny plant & animal fossils. Each rock is about 6"x4"x2".
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From the album: Prae's Collection (REMPC)
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Hi everyone, I just want to start off the post by thanking @Bguild, @Fossildude19, and @Pagurus for their Cory's Lane post a while back, it really helped me with my trip there. Corys Lane is on a beach in Rhode Island, the view is absolutely incredible towards the end of the day. I visited towards the end of the day because of the tides. The area I was having the most luck at would be completely underwater by the time high tide came around. Speaking of which, I sampled different heights and areas of the locality, and I found that breaking the shale closest to the beach floor (and
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Hi there. I saw this I saw this at Blue Beach in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was loose on the beach, closer to the edge of the cobble towards the water. Also, I'm new to fossils, and only took this 1 pic (I left this fossil on the beach). The plant matter imprint along the bottom is approx 5.5 cm long. Thanks for your help with this.
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From the album: Carrière Les Tuilières (Lodève, France)
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From the album: Carrière Les Tuilières (Lodève, France)
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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Mucrospirifer thedfordensis brachiopod - Mid Devonian, Hungary Hollow Formation and Arkona Shale (350 Ma) - Rock Glen, Arkona, Ontario 2. Epihoplites compressus ammonite - Lower Cretaceous, Gault Clay. Albian Age - Cap Blanc Nez, France 3. Petrified wood, Family Lauraceae (laurel tree) - Late Cretaceous, Maastrichtian age, Dawson Formation (70-66 Ma) - A
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From the album: Carrière Les Tuilières (Lodève, France)
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From the album: Carrière Les Tuilières (Lodève, France)
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Recently I found this plant fossil at the Late Triassic aged Blackstone Fm, Queensland, Australia. I think it’s a horsetail but I’m not certain.
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I've been finding fossils in limestone, sometimes I find fossils in rock that also appears to have these irregular lines interspersed. They are all shapes and sizes, I’ve attached some pictures. I am just curious as to what these are. Carbonized plant material? Or just inclusions in the rock?
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Hi! I work at a children's museum in Tennessee, and we go out to local elementary schools and teach science lessons. One of them is on fossils... how they form, how they are found, what they can tell us about life in the past, etc. I have been tasked with organizing our materials for this particular lesson to give to our new teachers. In cleaning out some bins, I found the fossils I have attached below. I have no idea where the museum got them, but my feeling is they have been in our possession a while. I would really like to attach a name to these fossils, what the date range
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Found this in a forest in Serbia. Is this some kind of forest or maybe sea plant?
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On Saturday I took a trip to collect some Late Pennsylvanian plant material from the Llewellyn Formation of Pennsylvania. I am still working through my finds and identifying everything, but as an initial matter I had a question about two pieces. I have a guess on what they can be and was hoping someone might be able to confirm my suspicions. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you! First, I believe that this fossil preserves the cell structure of a Calamites stem Second, are these the terminal shoots of Asterophyllites? Unfortunately some of it broke in transport b
