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Hi, I found this forum when searching for history of the Thames River in London, Ontario.  I keep finding amazing fossils in my yard, I don't recognize many of them so I was trying to look them up, as well as learn about the earth beneath me.  I want to know about the age and makeup of this area.  I found Kane's posts and pictures of finds in the London vicinity, and have learned a great deal in a short period of time.  I'm so excited to learn that I'm living on top of such ancient bedrock.  That's exposed! 

 

I've always loved digging around for fossils, having spent hours sitting in the school yard meticulously looking through the rocks with my girlfriend.  I found a trilobite there, couldn't believe it.  Just a little bitty trilobite was curled up, just sitting there waiting for me to pick it up.  That was on the south side of Chicago in the mid 60s.  (I've always wondered where that gravel came from.)

 

So I'm an amateur, love rocks, it's plus if a fossil is in there.  I just love being outside and exploring, I love the quiet and solitude, nature.  Hate ants.  Sorry.  Just learned that a black ant can live 15 years.  ugh

 

Anyway I have enjoyed the posts on this forum and appreciate the pictures and fossil identification that members post along with them. I want to learn and appreciate this expertise in this forum.

 

Debbie Kraft

Dorchester, Ontario

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Hello, Debbie, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. :)

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Hello and welcome Debbie! Don’t brag on @Kane too much, it might go to his head! :P Only kidding. Kane is very knowledgeable and a super nice guy, but tell him I said so! ;) 
 

You have come to the right place to learn about all things fossil and what you find beneath your feet. We have many active people here, and a vast amount of collective knowledge. Glad you decided to join!

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Welcome to TFF Debbie.  You've found a great group of fossil enthusiasts to be a part of.

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Welcome to the Forum. :)  

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Welcome from Germany, although I know South Ontario quite well. I don't mind ants as long as they stay out of my pants and don't bite.

 

Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger

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Welcome to the Forum, neighbour. You're in the right place. Finding fossils in our area is a challenge, but not impossible. The Thames has a lot of oddballs, too, on account of glacial transport, so you never know what you may find scouting the banks. Dorchester is a lovely place, and the forested areas in the region are quite lovely -- just now the trilliums are popping up among the mayapples, and the tree canopy is filling in spectacularly (providing a bit of shaded relief from this recent heat wave!). :) Looking forward to seeing your finds!

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Welcome from Illinois, USA.

 

 

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Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them!

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15 hours ago, Kane said:

Welcome to the Forum, neighbour. You're in the right place. Finding fossils in our area is a challenge, but not impossible. The Thames has a lot of oddballs, too, on account of glacial transport, so you never know what you may find scouting the banks. Dorchester is a lovely place, and the forested areas in the region are quite lovely -- just now the trilliums are popping up among the mayapples, and the tree canopy is filling in spectacularly (providing a bit of shaded relief from this recent heat wave!). :) Looking forward to seeing your finds!

Ha!  I just figured out how to reply to posts!  Thanks, Kane.  

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On 5/26/2020 at 8:47 PM, Tidgy's Dad said:

Hello, Debbie, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. :)

Hi, T Dad!  Morocco seems such an exotic and mysterious place to me.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you find in your part of the world.  Thank you for the welcome.

Deb

 

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On 5/26/2020 at 9:09 PM, FossilNerd said:

Hello and welcome Debbie! Don’t brag on @Kane too much, it might go to his head! :P Only kidding. Kane is very knowledgeable and a super nice guy, but tell him I said so! ;) 
 

You have come to the right place to learn about all things fossil and what you find beneath your feet. We have many active people here, and a vast amount of collective knowledge. Glad you decided to join!

Thank you, glad to be here.

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7 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said:

Welcome from Illinois, USA.

Hi, Mark, thank you

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On 5/26/2020 at 9:44 PM, grandpa said:

Welcome to TFF Debbie.  You've found a great group of fossil enthusiasts to be a part of.

Hi, Grandpa, nice to be here.

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14 hours ago, rand95 said:

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Hi, Rand, thank you

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13 hours ago, Gizmo said:

Welcome aboard! :)

Hi, Gizmo, thank you!

 

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On 5/26/2020 at 9:55 PM, Fossildude19 said:

Welcome to the Forum. :)  

Hi, Fossildude, thank you

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17 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

Welcome from Germany, although I know South Ontario quite well. I don't mind ants as long as they stay out of my pants and don't bite.

Hi, Ludwigia, thanks for the welcome from Germany!  I was fortunate to visit a couple years ago, particularly loved Rothenburg ob der Tauber.  But there is just so much to see and love about the country. My paternal side is from Ansbach & Strasbourg, hope to visit again if we can ever get the virus under control.  Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you find in your area.  

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4 hours ago, SkateKraft said:

Hi, Ludwigia, thanks for the welcome from Germany!  I was fortunate to visit a couple years ago, particularly loved Rothenburg ob der Tauber.  But there is just so much to see and love about the country. My paternal side is from Ansbach & Strasbourg, hope to visit again if we can ever get the virus under control.  Anyway, looking forward to seeing what you find in your area.  

Yes, Rothenburg is a beautiful little town. One of the few that was spared the Allied bombing. If you go to my profile and click on my activities, then you'll see that I've already posted quite a bit about German fossils over the years. You can also view some of them directly in my albums gallery.

 

Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger

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12 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

German fossils

Will do, thank you, Ludwigia

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