Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 It's become a regular habit for me to visit the site in the Kimmeridgian in the ditch at the side of the road at least once a month. For one thing, it's less than an hour's drive away and it's also relatively easy to work for an old codger like myself. No forging through the woods, clambering uphill and breaking hard rock. All I have to do is get out of the car and mosey a couple of hundred yards down the road and into the ditch. The marley limestone is easy to take apart, and as long as the hypselocylum zone is giving up its offerings, I'll be happy to keep on visiting it regularly. You just have to love the Upper Danube Valley, not only for the fossils, but also purely for it's majestic scenery. I thought to take my camera along today, so I was able to take some shots as I was working away. Spent about 4 hours there and I hit a good spot. Here's the first find after just about 20 minutes. Then they were popping out fairly regularly for the next few hours. Here are a couple of "discovery" and "breaking out" pairs of photos. 18 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 The next one looked to be good, but it turned out that there's a bit of repair work to be done. And this one would have been huge had it not been more than half eroded away. This block, however, gave up one small, one medium-sized and one relatively large ammonite for the site. 12 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 A few of the other finds, including an Aptychus and a sponge. And here's a group photo at the end of the session. It was a productive afternoon which ended up with a fish sandwich and a donut on the way home. I'll post the things later as I get them prepped. 18 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Thanks for sharing the pics Roger! Nice ammonites, can't wait to see these beauties prepped! The Danube Valley looks gorgeous! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Darktooth said: Thanks for sharing the pics Roger! Nice ammonites, can't wait to see these beauties prepped! The Danube Valley looks gorgeous! It's a great place to holiday. Lots of cliff climbing possibilities if you're into that kind of stuff. Or you can canoe or kayak down the river or walk along the top of the cliffs and visit numerous castles and fortresses. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 1 minute ago, Ludwigia said: It's a great place to holiday. Lots of cliff climbing possibilities if you're into that kind of stuff. Or you can canoe or kayak down the river or walk along the top of the cliffs and visit numerous castles and fortresses. Kayaking would be my choice! Maybe some flyfishing? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Maybe some flyfishing? Never seen anyone doing that, but anything's possible, I suppose, as long as you have a license for it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butchndad Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 42 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: it's less than an hour's drive away and it's also relatively easy to work for an old codger like myself. No forging through the woods, clambering uphill and breaking hard rock. All I have to do is get out of the car and mosey a couple of hundred yards down the road and into the ditch. i hear you brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, butchndad said: i hear you brother Are you an old codger too? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 An incredibly beautiful location and lots of terrific finds as well. Not too sure about the fish sandwich, though. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Not too sure about the fish sandwich, though. At least it wasn't raw, but the donut was actually better. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Really beautiful scenery, and report. Thank you for sharing! It's cheered me up on an otherwise boring rainy work day here in Texas. I can't wait to spend a few hours whacking at rock again I'll take the fish sandwich, even if it were pickled fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Titan said: Really beautiful scenery, and report. Thank you for sharing! It's cheered me up on an otherwise boring rainy work day here in Texas. I can't wait to spend a few hours whacking at rock again I'll take the fish sandwich, even if it were pickled fish! My pleasure. Glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully the sun comes out soon in Texas. I must admit that the fish was from the Golden Arches. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I don't judge, but like you I think I'd prefer the doughnut in that case 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Beautiful place! Beautiful fossils!! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Great finds at another beautiful site!! I do not see grapes in the landscape. Isn't the Kimmeridgian where fine wines are produced?? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 That certainly is a beautiful location and the fossils look great. I was lucky enough to take a river cruise down the Danube a couple of years ago, I wish I’d known where to hop off and go collect some nice ammonites - haha. Not sure where that is on the river but it looks vaguely familiar to me, but then it all looked pretty nice. Thanks for the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 whoooa, those are great Roger growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 5 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Beautiful place! Beautiful fossils!! Don 4 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: Great finds at another beautiful site!! I do not see grapes in the landscape. Isn't the Kimmeridgian where fine wines are produced?? Mike I just learned something new. Found this right away in a google search: https://www.wineguy.co.nz/index.php/glossary-articles-hidden/732-kimmeridgian-soil Unfortunately the sediments in the ditch don't quite meet the criteria for good wine growing. 3 hours ago, ClearLake said: That certainly is a beautiful location and the fossils look great. I was lucky enough to take a river cruise down the Danube a couple of years ago, I wish I’d known where to hop off and go collect some nice ammonites - haha. Not sure where that is on the river but it looks vaguely familiar to me, but then it all looked pretty nice. Thanks for the report. You were definitely a lot farther downstream. This area is very close to the source and the river is little more than a creek at this point. 1 hour ago, Manticocerasman said: whoooa, those are great Roger Thanks Kevin. I just read your article. Very well done! 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Very nice ammos and scenery, as usual My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 2 hours ago, RuMert said: Very nice ammos and scenery, as usual Thanks. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Less than an hour away!? That would be awesome! Id be there always; people would wonder about the crazy guy in the ditch! Those are some awesome finds too! Some look like they wont need much work (but I cant wait to see your magic touch on them anyway.) How old do you need to be to be considered an old codger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 8 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Thanks Kevin. I just read your article. Very well done! Glad you like it 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Nice stuff. Is the green coloring part of the ammonite, or does it come off when you prep these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 4 hours ago, jpc said: Nice stuff. Is the green coloring part of the ammonite, or does it come off when you prep these? That's glauconite. Some of the color remains after prep as you can see in these ones that I just finished. Laevaptychus obliquus & Glochiceras sp. Streblites tenuilobatus & Rasenia sp. The next 3 are all Ataxioceras sp. Haven't figured out the species yet. More to come tomorrow. 6 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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