Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 As the winter this year is not very harsh, on Saturday I ventured to a location quite close to my home - I learned about it during the last fossil fair It's a sand pit - well, sort of, as it extracts sand from the bottom of the Vistula River - and according to the fossil seller who told me about it, it is the place where one can find Pleistocene fossils. We were warned to stay clear of the pipes, because of falling stones, but we were allowed to browse the piles of whatever was filtered out from the sand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 As it was the first fossil hunt for Pleistocene stuff for me, it took me a while to learn which of the black stuff could be a fossilised bone and which is only wood :), but quite soon we managed to collect some nice specimens. Here they are: some bones/ parts of bones They looked a little better when they were wet, because after drying they lost the lustre 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 This is actually the best find of the trip - my Mom spotted this one We have no idea however, which animal it comes from The same for the other two pieces: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 We were expecting the Pleistocene stuff, but to my surprise, the Vistula sand turned out to be full of much older rocks, too 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 I'm super happy with all the finds - and as it is really close, I'm going to go back for sure to get some more 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Nice report, Kasia! Love the mix of more modern and ancient finds. Hope you can get ids on some of dem bones. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice report, Kasia! Love the mix of more modern and ancient finds. Hope you can get ids on some of dem bones. Thanks I hope so, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Ooh. Can't wait to hear what that vert is from. Nice haul! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, Andy B said: Ooh. Can't wait to hear what that vert is from. Nice haul! Thanks, I'm really over the moon, because these are the first specimens of this age self-found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 The vert is probably bison's Here is a model Nice pics and finds! 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Thanks a lot - it does look exactly like on the 3D picture. That's awesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I'm a big fan of bison. Past and present! Good find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxytropidoceras Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 The Quaternary geology of the Vistula River region is mentioned in: Uscinowicz, S., 2003. Relative sea level changes, glacio-isostatic rebound and shoreline displacement in the southern Baltic. Polish Geological Institute Special Papers, 10, pp.1-79. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283918735_The_southern_baltic_relative_sea_level_changes_glacio-isostatic_rebound_and_shoreline_displacement https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Szymon_Uscinowicz https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joanna_Zachowicz2 https://www.researchgate.net/search/publication?q=Vistula+River Yours,. Paul H. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Congrats, Kasia, on finding some cool fossils and on finding a new, nearby place to hunt for them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 8 hours ago, Oxytropidoceras said: The Quaternary geology of the Vistula River region is mentioned in: Uscinowicz, S., 2003. Relative sea level changes, glacio-isostatic rebound and shoreline displacement in the southern Baltic. Polish Geological Institute Special Papers, 10, pp.1-79. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283918735_The_southern_baltic_relative_sea_level_changes_glacio-isostatic_rebound_and_shoreline_displacement https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Szymon_Uscinowicz https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joanna_Zachowicz2 https://www.researchgate.net/search/publication?q=Vistula+River Yours,. Paul H. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 22 minutes ago, Monica said: Congrats, Kasia, on finding some cool fossils and on finding a new, nearby place to hunt for them! Thanks, I can't wait to go back for some more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Nice report and finds! It’s great to add a new hunting spot to the list. Especially one that is an age you have never hunted before! Unfortunately, I know nothing about the bones to help with IDs, but Congrats! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, FossilNerd said: Nice report and finds! It’s great to add a new hunting spot to the list. Especially one that is an age you have never hunted before! Unfortunately, I know nothing about the bones to help with IDs, but Congrats! Thanks - I couldn't agree more It's new, but it's even more exciting because of the proximity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Great report, finds and pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted January 9, 2020 Author Share Posted January 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Nimravis said: Great report, finds and pictures. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Nice finds and trip report. Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Enjoyed this thread, thanks. Just imagine what's still in those piles just waiting to be found! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vietnamfossil Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 1/7/2020 at 12:29 AM, Kasia said: This is actually the best find of the trip - my Mom spotted this one We have no idea however, which animal it comes from The same for the other two pieces: The big vertebrate is Bovidae inder. May be Bison The second from right picture is from deer neck bone (cervidae indet). Do you have any photo with scale of that bone so I can help you to ID it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 On 8/27/2021 at 9:06 AM, vietnamfossil said: The big vertebrate is Bovidae inder. May be Bison The second from right picture is from deer neck bone (cervidae indet). Do you have any photo with scale of that bone so I can help you to ID it Hi, nope, it's already packed and stacked with other fossils in my basement - there is no way I can dig it up now among all the stuff after more than a year , sorry... But thanks for the willingness to help Kasia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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