pleecan Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 During the Cambrian era there was an explosion of living diversities. Show us your Cambrian and Pre Cambrian fossils. I do not have any Pre Cambrian fossils.... might be plentiful on the East Coast of Nfld. Canada.... or out Western region such as BC. Trilobite containing Cambrian rocks from Cranbrook BC was purchased on ebay a few yrs ago... . .... prep rock with air abrasion with baking soda blasting media to reveal trilos. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Nice bugs plee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Nice bugs plee! Thanks Fig. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) PL, I've got some trilobites this age somewhere but here's my favorite "oldie" from my collection--a before the big explosion polished cross-section of Asperia ashburtonia , a closely packed columnar stromatolite from the Duck Creek Dolomite in Western Australia. Approximately 2 Billion years old...that's billion with a Capital B! I cant comprehend that figure!! Regards, Chris Edited December 18, 2009 by Plantguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Thanks for the reply Chris (Plantguy).... interesting fossils...read some where... that columnar stromatolite can also be found in Canada ... a billion is certainly a big number....I even have a hard time visuallizing any thing over a thousand.... very big number! Nice find. PL Edited December 18, 2009 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Here's an early Chordate from China... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) interesting Frank...thanks for posting... guess it takes a trained eye to see... If had seen that particular primitive chordate fossil in the field.. probably walk right by with out looking at it.... rock with a bunch of lines drawn on it.... this forum is great beacause it helps train the eye to see and increase success in the field. PL Edited December 18, 2009 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homolka Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Cool.nice fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi guys and girls, Here are a few bugs for your perusal. Latham Shale, Marble Mountains California. Olenellus clarki or Olenellus gilberti I haven't sat down and really tried to positively identify all of my finds from that area yet. I've included a small brachiopod that I occasionally run across. Oh, and a shout out to RB .. it makes me smile to think that I found you on another forum starting trouble. Haha ... www.gtlsys.com, you remember that one right? And Roz possibly is here too ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Brett: Welcome to the forum !.... love those Cambrian fossils esp. the trilos... really nice stuff! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi guys and girls, Here are a few bugs for your perusal. Latham Shale, Marble Mountains California. Olenellus clarki or Olenellus gilberti I haven't sat down and really tried to positively identify all of my finds from that area yet. I've included a small brachiopod that I occasionally run across. Oh, and a shout out to RB .. it makes me smile to think that I found you on another forum starting trouble. Haha ... www.gtlsys.com, you remember that one right? And Roz possibly is here too ?? Very nice bugs, Brett. Yes, I remember you. In CA with all the trilos. I see you are still finding. Glad you found your way here! Roz Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Great to see you here !! .. and a moderator too. Yes, I've been trying to get out a bit more lately, I'll post more when I get time. I'm glad I bumped into you guys again it was getting lonely in cyberspace ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Great to see you here !! .. and a moderator too. Yes, I've been trying to get out a bit more lately, I'll post more when I get time. I'm glad I bumped into you guys again it was getting lonely in cyberspace ..... You too.. oh, JPC is on here at times.Bobby too and some more members. (JPC) Don't think he has posted any of his cool stuff though..Bobby has. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 interesting Frank...thanks for posting... guess it takes a trained eye to see... If had seen that particular primitive chordate fossil in the field.. probably walk right by with out looking at it.... rock with a bunch of lines drawn on it.... this forum is great beacause it helps train the eye to see and increase success in the field. PL The pity on these is it seems in most cases just the gills are preserved... Great Trilos Brett. We rarely see good examples in this part of the country.... Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thanks Frank, there is so much great material on this forum, I know I'm going to learn so much. It helps me to train my eye. These trilos are nice, it's just the ones about the size of my wallet that keep getting in the way of my chisel that make me want to cry .... It's like fishing I guess .. one of these days my patience and luck will pay off. Haha .. one day. The pity on these is it seems in most cases just the gills are preserved... Great Trilos Brett. We rarely see good examples in this part of the country.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted January 17, 2010 Author Share Posted January 17, 2010 (edited) From a UK seller.... Softbodied preservation... 2 Medusoid Jellyfish (Pailiella pateliformis)in quartzite / sandstone matrix Mt. Simon Complex Wisconsin. PL Edited January 17, 2010 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiling Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 On 2010/1/17 at 8:49 AM, pleecan said: From a UK seller.... Softbodied preservation... 2 Medusoid Jellyfish (Pailiella pateliformis)in quartzite / sandstone matrix Mt. Simon Complex Wisconsin. PL Wow! Keep looking! They're everywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 An old thread, but I like the subject! Thought it would be nice if it was revived. So here is a mid cambrian Eocrinoid from the wheeler shale Utah. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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