dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Hi this is my topic on fossil hunting in the Bois Blanc and Onondaga formation of southern Ontario. Not to far on the cliffs of Lake Erie by Dunnville Ontario there are lots of Outcrops of the Bois Blanc formation and Onondaga formation, there are a few Silurian outcrops in the town on the banks of the Grand River with a few fossils, but nothing like the Devonian Outcrops of Lake Erie’s cliffs. There mostly around Rock Point Provincial Park you can’t!! keep fossils here because it’s illegal to take fossils out of any provincial park. I’ve been collecting in these two formations for years, and good quality fossils are hard in the two formations. These two formations were a shallow reef in the the Devonian period, the formations are 419.2 million to 358.9 million years old. Most fossils from this area are corals, crinoids, brachiopods, cephalopods, and some Trilobites, there the more common fauna. Hope this helps with something. I will post some of my finds from these formations later. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Since you posted this in Questions and Answers, what is your question? It’s a bit challenging to read this without punctuation. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Sorry about punctuation and I have no questions I was just doing a informal post am I supposed to post it somewhere else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 As you will be posting finds from these formations, I’ll move it to Fossil Trips. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 9 minutes ago, dinosaur man said: Sorry about punctuation Please use punctuation. Without it, your post is confusing. For instance, it would be easy to misunderstand your post and think you have collected fossils illegally from the Park.... 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Added punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 minute ago, dinosaur man said: Added punctuation Thanks. You may need a few more edits. Carefully proofread and correct as needed. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Hi here are some of my fossil finds in these two formations enjoy!! Unknown species of tube coral. Worm burrows Unknown species of Horn coral. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Perhaps Cephalopods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Nice fossils. Nice lesson. Nice punctuation. The third photo look like horn corals. What are the top two? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Sorry, it’s not allowing me to send any more. I’ll try to send more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 The two rocks in the top photo seem to be bryozoa. Nice finds. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thanks for the ID. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 1 minute ago, dinosaur man said: sorry, it’s not allowing me to send any more. I’ll try to send more later. Refresh your browser and try again. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Type of sponge? Unknown coral Unknown fossils I have no idea about these ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Some more unknown fossils, probably coral of some sort. Unknown Brachiopod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Last but not least a huge rock with a mixture of tube coral and some brachiopods. This is some of my collection from these two formations, but these ones are my best quality ones as I mentioned above hard to get good quality fossils from this area. I also have my eye out for Trilobites in these formations haven’t found any yet!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 3 hours ago, dinosaur man said: Type of sponge? Coral colony. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Your "sponge" is a Pleurodictyum coral. Your "brachiopod" in the last photo is a solitary coral calyx showing major and minor septa around the periphery. The three fossils in the photo above that are also bits of solitary corals. The fauna of the Onondaga in Ontario is really dominated by corals. Don 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thank you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 @FossilDAWG I can tell, lots of my finds from here are coral Thanks!!. 1 minute ago, FossilDAWG said: Your "sponge" is a Pleurodictyum coral. Your "brachiopod" in the last photo is a solitary coral calyx showing major and minor septa around the periphery. The three fossils in the photo above that are also bits of solitary corals. The fauna of the Onondaga in Ontario is really dominated by corals. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Years ago there used to be some inactive quarries in Port Colborne where I collected a ton of Bois Blanc and Onondaga corals. I suppose they are gone now, just because that seems to be the fate of all those old sites. I also found a lot of beach rocks with nicely silicified corals just outside of Rock Point Provincial Park. I prepped those with dilute hydrochloric (sold as muriatic) acid and that brought out the corals very nicely. Don't try that unless you have access to a lab with a fume hood! Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Years ago there used to be some inactive quarries in Port Colborne where I collected a ton of Bois Blanc and Onondaga corals. I suppose they are gone now, just because that seems to be the fate of all those old sites. I also found a lot of beach rocks with nicely silicified corals just outside of Rock Point Provincial Park. I prepped those with dilute hydrochloric (sold as muriatic) acid and that brought out the corals very nicely. Don't try that unless you have access to a lab with a fume hood! Don Thanks, and that’s where I’m finding a lot of my fossils around Dunnville. I actually live two minutes up the road from Rock Point Provincial Park. So I’m always looking for some cool fossils to add to my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 I especially like the horn corals - congrats on finding some nice fossils! By the way - could the item boxed in red below be an orthoconic nautiloid (cephalopod)? If so, lucky you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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