historianmichael Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 (edited) I have been incredibly bad about writing this trip report, so I am glad that I have finally gotten a rainy day to put it together. Back in September, I joined the Paleontological Society of Austin on a field trip to two sites in the "Heart of Texas," one in the Pennsylvanian and one in the Permian. I had never before had the chance to collect in the Permian so I was really excited to go on this trip. @erose did a great job explaining the stratigraphy of the sites and what we should look for. Erich explained that the Permian site was an exposure of the very early Permian Moran Formation. The highlights of the site were tiny enrolled trilobites and rare crinoid cups. The site also had tons of brachiopods. I spent the night in the area so I had the good fortune of collecting the site after most of the other members had left. To say the least, I was really happy with my finds. A big thank you to @Ptychodus04 for the prep work on the crinoid cup and trilobite. Ditomopyge decurata Crinoid Cup- Peter Holterhoff, who has done a lot of work studying and describing the Pennsylvanian and Permian crinoids of Texas, told me that this specific crinoid remains undescribed and that he has only ever seen 2 or 3 other articulated cups of this crinoid Crinoid Plates and Anal Spines Archaeocidaris sp. Plates and Spines Lophophyllidium plummeri Zaphrentis gibsoni Fenestrate bryozoan Derbyia sp. Neochonetes puebloensis Hustedia sp. Composita subtilita Dielasma sp. Condrathyris perplexa Schuchertella pratteni Punctospirifer sp. Rhynchopora magnicosta Reticulatia sp.? Marginifera sp.? Some unknown brachiopods Edited December 18, 2021 by historianmichael 2 16 1 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R0b Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 That looks like a good trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilus Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil_Adult Posted December 18, 2021 Share Posted December 18, 2021 Nice specimens! Sounds like you had a good trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Nice to see your finds sorted and photographed. It was a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam86cucv Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Nice finds! Looks like a great day out. I like the wide varieties of inverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PermianOkie Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Thanks for sharing excellent clear pictures along with identifying names, your post is very informative. I love collecting Permian fossils but have still yet to collect from a Permian marine environment/formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Wonderful stuff, Permian is a favourite of mine, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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