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Unplanned fossilfinds from Barvaux, Belgium


Everhardus

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After a pretty succesfull hunt in Germany last week i’m now in Belgium for a week with my kids. Due to Covid this trip was poorly planned. We were basically happy to find accomodation at last notice and have a nice stream nearby for a swim. Arriving here i noticed a place called Barvaux which sounded familiar. Yesterday i suddenly realised it is a well know site for fossils from the Carboniferus. So without any tools ( all left at home ) we still managed to find these Sperifer’s. I’ll probably check the site again later this week for better ones....

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Not bad, for an impromptu visit to a fossil site!

Good luck on your next outing there. :)  :Luck:

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Nice finds and good luck with your next hunt!! We found these kind of fossils last week in the same region too:D

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After upgrading my intial tools (actually a pocketknife) with a screwdriver we went for a second time to the site. This time we found some beter preserved ones....IMG_5386.thumb.jpg.1a726ea63c291564812bae1e307f71e4.jpg

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Nice brachiopods!  I especially love the one with the little spiriferid attached - adorable! :wub::brachiopod:

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