Kasia Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Last week I had the chance to go for a short fossil hunting trip to the area called the Polish Jura – famous for limestone formations, which take several fantastic shapes and have their very own names. Here are some instances: The camel The Hercules club The Trolls It’s also the area with numerous stone castles from the 14th and 15th century – the are located along the so-called Trail of the Eagle's Nests Here are some examples: But my main interest were of course fossil sites. First we visited the so-called Karniowice travertine – academic description says: “they form several lenticular bodies (up to more than 10 m thick) in the lower part of the Permian conglomerates and volcanic tuffs, discordantly overlying the Carboniferous sandstones. Light-grey travertine is locally highly porous or cavernous. It is formed of sparry calcite containing dispersed chalcedone aggregates and impregnations of iron and copper sulfides.“ According to the description it was supposed to be the locus classicus of Dendropupa zarecznyi – one of the oldest gastropods. Nowadays it looks like this: We brought home a few pieces of the rock, but no Permian gastropods (or anything else, for that matter), in them. They just have really fantastic shapes The second location en route was Płaza quarry – the Triassic site I have already visited before. The place didn’t change much from last time: except that there were very little fossils available, mainly brachs and crinoids: I found these two fossils – do you think the white stuff are pieces of bones? The other Triassic quarry in the area was unfortunately turned into a shooting range and is no longer accessible The next day we went to Tarnogórski Canyon – which is a former dolomite mine. It’s quite big: and a bit overgrown not to mention a little lake in the middle We searched the rubble for quite a time, but again – only pieces of crinoids: After such a disappointment, we went to see the Black Trout Adit, which is one of a few Unesco sites in Poland. It’s the only still operating drainage adit in Poland and one of the longest underground boat flows in Europe. We went 30 m underground and then had a 600-metre “cruise” in metal boats: When we emerged back to surface, we decided to stop by the Błędów Desert – yes, we do have a desert in the middle of the country The Błędów Desert is actually Central Europe's largest accumulation of loose sand in an area away from any sea, deposited thousands of years ago by a melting glacier. The aerial view: The next day we started from visiting the former capital city of Poland – Kraków: the home of the Wawel Dragon: Then we stopped at the Jurassic Mirów quarry: We were hoping for an abundance of ammos, however there were not so many as in the nearby Niegowonice and several of them partial and very flattened: They usually are very small: Nevertheless, we managed to find a few things: Plus a mystery fossil? The last stop was Młynka quarry – also Jurassic: The most interesting place however was a little ravine next to the entrance – with Callovian rocks: which turned out to be full of goodies: And the cherry on top – the crab That's it - thanks for reading, I hope you liked it 5 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Nice, and excellent report, as always. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, Paleorunner said: Nice, and excellent report, as always. Thanks for sharing. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 What a fascinating and interesting trip report. History, nature, fossils and a plethora of wonderful photographs. Thank you, Kasia. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 21, 2021 Author Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said: What a fascinating and interesting trip report. History, nature, fossils and a plethora of wonderful photographs. Thank you, Kasia. thanks, Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castle Rock Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 The scenery is simply fantastic! Your photos are likewise impressive! THANKS! Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 6 hours ago, Castle Rock said: The scenery is simply fantastic! Your photos are likewise impressive! THANKS! Dave Thanks, I wish we had a bit more sun - but since it's November, we considered ourselves lucky it was not raining/ snowing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Great scenery, castles and fossils Must have been lots of excitement 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 32 minutes ago, RuMert said: Great scenery, castles and fossils Must have been lots of excitement Thanks - it was, indeed. I'm always happy to find new sites with nice stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 Excellent trip, good pictures and nice fossils! 1 " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 10 hours ago, abyssunder said: Excellent trip, good pictures and nice fossils! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 To me, as an American the castles are amazing. That in itself would have made a great trip to me just to view them. The fossils would have been a bonus! 1 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Very nice pictures and report,and Zallas?very close from Krakow :)it was a very good memory for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 8 hours ago, sixgill pete said: To me, as an American the castles are amazing. That in itself would have made a great trip to me just to view them. The fossils would have been a bonus! If you ever visit Poland, I can take you to several exceptional castles - they are all over the country https://klubpodroznikow.com/ksiazka/1848-zamki-w-polsce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, nala said: Very nice pictures and report,and Zallas?very close from Krakow :)it was a very good memory for me Thanks, I decided to visit smaller quarries that do not require permission to enter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 6:39 AM, Kasia said: Thanks, I decided to visit smaller quarries that do not require permission to enter During Sunday mass god gives permission :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 26, 2021 Author Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 11/26/2021 at 6:41 AM, nala said: during sunday mass god gives permission :) I had no idea! I will know better next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClearLake Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Very interesting to me as it is an area that I’m not very familiar with but on our “bucket list” for visiting one day. Thanks for sharing your trip!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasia Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, ClearLake said: Very interesting to me as it is an area that I’m not very familiar with but on our “bucket list” for visiting one day. Thanks for sharing your trip!! If you make it here, I will gladly share a few more info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Very nice travelogue! Thanks for bringing us along. Your mystery fossil is a section through an ammonite, showing the surface of a septum. Don 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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