hiposong Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 I like geology better, so I like to run around my city On this mountain is a Taoist temple. Taoism is the traditional religion of China. But you see, the slope is very steep. This is the Taoist gate, but I'm not here to see it. On the mountain, have two Chinese characters："道魂". It means the soul of Taois（Of course there are fossils in this big rock, haha）. Running to the side of the mountain without temples, I found some mollusks, of course, many of whom I didn't know. I don't know what they are, and I don't know who to ask.- - Of course, I was about 30 meters away from the top of the mountain, and I found something that I didn't know whether it was fossil trees or sedimentary rocks, which confused me-v-. The sun wants to go home, well, I'll go home, too - V - 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnOfADream Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 That's a beautiful area! Did you end up extracting any fossils to take home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, DawnOfADream said: That's a beautiful area! Did you end up extracting any fossils to take home? No, the rock is very hard. I can't knock them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnOfADream Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 1 minute ago, hiposong said: No, the rock is very hard. I can't knock them That's too bad! Best of luck with your future searches. If you ever visit Australia I'll happily take you to some sites near me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, DawnOfADream said: That's too bad! Best of luck with your future searches. If you ever visit Australia I'll happily take you to some sites near me Thank my friend, the friend who has the same hobby is really loving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Thank you for the interesting post. We appreciate being able to see areas that are far away from us. 1 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...
minnbuckeye Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 A beautiful location to experience. Very nice fossils, including a few cephalopods, a gastropod, and maybe a trilobite. This shows a marine environment so the possible tree is likely sedimentary deposits. Hope to see more in the future. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thanks for the introduction to your beautiful area. The long straight shells that are divided into chambers, such as the first two where you have a hammer in the photo, are orthoconic nautilods. These are characteristic of many Ordovician deposits around the world. They may be impossible to hammer out of the massive rock exposures, but often there will be rock rubble at the base of the exposures and you might look there for specimens you can actually carry away. I think the "fossil tree" is a sedimentary structure, not a fossil. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Welcome to the Forum. Thank you for the interesting post. We appreciate being able to see areas that are far away from us. Thanks, I will come here often to share some of our fossil travels here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: A beautiful location to experience. Very nice fossils, including a few cephalopods, a gastropod, and maybe a trilobite. This shows a marine environment so the possible tree is likely sedimentary deposits. Hope to see more in the future. Mike Thank you, I will.You're good，You can sort them out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 5 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Thanks for the introduction to your beautiful area. The long straight shells that are divided into chambers, such as the first two where you have a hammer in the photo, are orthoconic nautilods. These are characteristic of many Ordovician deposits around the world. They may be impossible to hammer out of the massive rock exposures, but often there will be rock rubble at the base of the exposures and you might look there for specimens you can actually carry away. I think the "fossil tree" is a sedimentary structure, not a fossil. Don Thank you very much for your detailed explanation. I have solved the puzzle of “trees”.I'll take a closer look next time I go to a similar formation.That's very nice of you. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Thank you for sharing! I visited the mountains northwest of Chengdu in 2016 and they were all metamorphic, so no fossils. But then we visited the Zigong Dinosaur Museum South of Chengdu and it was amazing! Your country has an amazing wealth of paleontology to explore and share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 7 hours ago, erose said: Thank you for sharing! I visited the mountains northwest of Chengdu in 2016 and they were all metamorphic, so no fossils. But then we visited the Zigong Dinosaur Museum South of Chengdu and it was amazing! Your country has an amazing wealth of paleontology to explore and share. Thank you. If you have a chance to come to Anyang city, Henan Province, I can take you to find fossils.I have visited some of the mountains around my city:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Nice fossils and wonderful scenery! I lived in HK from 2002-2006 but I only visited Beijing and Chengdu on the mainland - your photos are making me want to return there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiposong Posted June 13, 2020 Author Share Posted June 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Monica said: Nice fossils and wonderful scenery! I lived in HK from 2002-2006 but I only visited Beijing and Chengdu on the mainland - your photos are making me want to return there Oh my god, You are great.Welcome to China again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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