DPS Ammonite Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 1 hour ago, RuMert said: Nice views. What's the stratigraphy? Here is a great guide about Northern California coastal fossil hunting that includes info about the stratigraphy: https://www2.humboldt.edu/natmus/get-outside/fossils/Geol-Fossil-Guide.pdf 4 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Great report and finds! Thanks for the fieldtrip! Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 That looks like a fun site to visit. I get bored at normal beaches but if I could fossil collect then I'd be much happier. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Thanks for the report! Looks like a beautiful place to hunt. 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...
Spoons Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 3 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: Here is a great guide about Northern California coastal fossil hunting that includes info about the stratigraphy: https://www2.humboldt.edu/natmus/get-outside/fossils/Geol-Fossil-Guide.pdf Yes, the stie mentioned as the Fleener Creek Trailhead is the same place I’m talking about here. This guide is a little out of date, but gives a good overview of my local fossil prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 52 minutes ago, Shamalama said: That looks like a fun site to visit. I get bored at normal beaches but if I could fossil collect then I'd be much happier. I feel the same way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 Nice report and some great photos. Some super fossils too. Thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 7 hours ago, RuMert said: Nice views. What's the stratigraphy? I don’t think I understand your question. The dark gray mudstone is the Rio Dell Formation. This represents deposition of a southeastward trending embayment laid down approximately 2ma during the late Pliocene early Pleistocene. The Orange sandstones I do believe are part of the Carlotta Formation. This lies uncomformably on top of the Rio Dell. This represents a delta deposit that would have flowed into said bay. I don’t recall ever coming across a definitive date for the Carlotta, but it’s somewhere Between 2ma and 450,000 ybp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 I also forgot to share this with you guys! Carbonized Sequoia Sempervirens logs, some over 25ft in length have been recovered from the Carlotta. Here’s an in field example of some Carbonized wood. (I know it’s kinda a bad picture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoons Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 Here’s a specimen I collected from a different location. Same Formation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Cool! Are there any shark teeth at this site? "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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