aek Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 (edited) Last summer I became interested in collecting mollusks from the Chicago area rather by accident. I happened to find some shells in a dug up wastepile. I contacted the Prairie Research Institute and it turned out a geologist there was interested in C14 dating them for a surficial geologic mapping project he was working on. I then became obsessed with finding more from different points around the city. I was able to find 5 other localities and these samples were also donated. These are are freshwater aquatic mollusks from the Tolleston shoreline of ancestral Lake Michigan. Overall it was fascinating to compare the "Ice Age" mollusks with modern shells on the beach, the effect of invasive species and contributing to science. Radiocarbon data from one sample. After calibration: 4700, 6200BP Edited May 21, 2021 by aek 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 47 minutes ago, aek said: Overall it was fascinating to compare the "Ice Age" mollusks with modern shells on the beach, the effect of invasive species and contributing to science. Very very cool! So nice to find scientists interested in collaborating on a project like this. Great to know that a fossil hunt is not just for curios for your cabinet but are being used to further science. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 @digit Thank you, Ken! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Congratulations on your contribution to science, @aek! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 @Monica Thanks , Monica! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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