JUAN EMMANUEL Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I am posting some pics of my trip to Etobicoke, Ontario on the Georgian Bay formation, Lower Member. I only went a couple times to different localities in Etobicoke since the lockdown put a strain on my wanted public transportation service. I visited the Humber River and Mimico Creek. I only came home with 2 specimens from the Humber while I didnt take anything home from Mimico. This year's winter has been mild so that is why I believe there has not been any turn around for [good/unusual/extraordinary] material. I recall back in 2015, which had a rough and severe winter, generated more good fossils for me than this year's mild winter. I didnt have to do a lot of digging and just surface collecting just to find good specimens when the winter is rough before the following Spring and Summer. The ice didnt form thick and did not cause any strong erosion in the creeks in my opinion. These pics are from the Humber River This right below is a partial Treptoceras crebiseptum I collected along the bank. Sorry for the blurry pic, this one is a Pholadomorpha pholadoformis. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Some interesting flora at the disturb site along the Humber River.  5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 I also went back to one of my sites along Mimico Creek. To my suprise there is a project going on that is suppose to control or prevent erosion since so many post WW2 homes line Mimico Creek. As a result some of my favourite sites, which gave me some of my nicest specimens from Mimico Creek, are now under rubble and rip rap. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted October 15, 2020 Author Share Posted October 15, 2020 Here are the two specimens I decoded to take home after the trips. I took a Treptoceras partial and a nice Pholadomorpha pholadoformis specimen with some pyrite on it. They both come from along the Humber River. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Shame about all that builders' rubbish. Still , the two specimens you did take are nice and the flowers are very pretty. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I'm a bit surprised (and disappointed) about the "erosion control" on Mimico Creek. Given all the environmental regulations I'm surprised they could alter the natural river banks like that. Nice fossils BTW. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 That double-valved Pholadomorpha pholadoformis is an excellent find - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Those bivalves are awesome! Very large for the period. Shame about the loss of one of your sites though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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