JamieLynn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I finally found the Pennsylvanian era roadcut (thanks to a little help from the Paleonotogy Society of Austin) that eluded me a few weeks ago . I talked my mom into going with me on the 5 hour round trip to pick up some Pennsylvanian goodies, so very different from my Cretaceous backyard hunting. We had a lovely lunch at Dairy Queen (as you do in Texas) and then found the spot. It was exactly ONE MILE off the road I was originally searching on. Yeesh. But it was so worth it!! Even thought the PSoA had been out there the month before, there is SO much there it was astounding. We stayed for almost two hours and only hit a small part of it. My mom got completley intrigued by the hash plates so she just sat in a spot and looked close. I climbed up ravines and traipsed around, so we found a wide variety of stuff. Here are our best finds: (I tried to ID everything, but if I got anything wrong, please let me know. And there are a few things I don't know what they are, so if you recognized something, let me know!) Crinoid Cup pieces Graffhamicrinus A spine from Atocrunis murospinus Gastropod Euphimites Gastropod Dondaldina: Echinoid Spine: Very worn Echinoid Cidarid plate: Orthocone Mooroceras possibly Gastropod Pharkodonotus Brachiopod Enteletes Brachiopod Derbiya Coral Lophophylidium spinosum A variety of Crinoids Bryzoan Synocladia Unknown Crinoid Cup segement: Mollusc Orhomyalina (We found HUNDREDS of these busted up, mostly the pointy end and this was the only one I found whole. It was tiny compared to the busted ones) And of course, lots of bryzoan branches: 4 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Very nice finds! That certainly was worth the trip. I guess you just can't wait to get back there again to check out the parts you haven't explored yet. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Yes!! I am going to have to wait a few months for "Cedar Fever" to pass.....Texas Juniper trees pollinate in Jan and Feb and I feel like I have the flu for two months, so I try to go out as little as possible. which is REALLY frustrating because this is the nicest time of the year....temps in the 60s during the day instead of the 100s!! Ah well. www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingRPh Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Jealous of the B. Enteletes. Wish we could find a complete one in our Upper Pennsylvanian cut here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Productive trip..... Nice finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 18 minutes ago, FlyingRPh said: Jealous of the B. Enteletes. Wish we could find a complete one in our Upper Pennsylvanian cut here... I don't know what their size range is usually, but it seemed like a monster compared to the other things from the Penn...most things seem small. This one was hiding in a crevase between two huge boulders....but the sun was hitting on that sawtooth edge so I saw it! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Nice finds! Love the bryozoans and the Lophophyllidium is superb. 1 hour ago, FlyingRPh said: Jealous of the B. Enteletes. Wish we could find a complete one in our Upper Pennsylvanian cut here... This is the only one I have : 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Monica Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Nice finds! I think my favourite is the spiny horn coral - it looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingRPh Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 4 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice finds! Love the bryozoans and the Lophophyllidium is superb. This is the only one I have : I guess I will have to make a screen and take a shovel next time I go to the cut. Maybe I can find some... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, FlyingRPh said: I guess I will have to make a screen and take a shovel next time I go to the cut. Maybe I can find some... Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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