5-9-22 Lower Silurian Red Mountain Formation- Dalton, Georgia

[Nimravis]

Today I made a quick stop to a very small exposure of the Lower Silurian, Red Mountain Formation that is found along Dug Gap Battle Road in Dalton, Georgia. It is a nice place to stop for a few minutes. One of the nice things about this site, is the area where I park my car ,which is across the street.

 

Here is a pic of the site-

 

 

A couple closer up pics-

 

 

 

 

 

A pic of me that my wife took from the parking area.

 

 

Here are some of my finds-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Nimravis]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Misha]

Those are some very lovely brachiopods, I've never heard of this formation before. 

[Nimravis]

24 minutes ago, Misha said:

Those are some very lovely brachiopods, I've never heard of this formation before. 

A few years back I watched a YouTube video that someone did on this small exposure.

[Thomas.Dodson]

This is a nice site and it seems even more exposed than when I was last there. From what I remember, the abundant small brachiopods are Eocoelia curtisi.

[Nimravis]

31 minutes ago, Thomas.Dodson said:

This is a nice site and it seems even more exposed than when I was last there. From what I remember, the abundant small brachiopods are Eocoelia curtisi.

I believe @MeargleSchmeargl also thought they were Eocoelia hemispherica.

[Wrangellian]

Some of you guys sure get around... I have trouble just going over to the BC Mainland but you guys are going from state to state to state....

Looks like a nice little site to pick up some Lower Silurian stuff, and nice weather down there. (We're not getting much up here lately.)

[Nimravis]

2 hours ago, Wrangellian said:

Some of you guys sure get around... I have trouble just going over to the BC Mainland but you guys are going from state to state to state....

Looks like a nice little site to pick up some Lower Silurian stuff, and nice weather down there. (We're not getting much up here lately.)

Lol- I hopefully will have a few posts coming up, and yes, the weather is starting to get nice, it was about 76 today.

[stats]

Nice post, Ralph!  It's interesting to see what can be found in other states.  I thought Georgia didn't have much in the way of fossils.

 

Cheers,

Rich

 

[MeargleSchmeargl]

On 5/9/2022 at 7:53 PM, Nimravis said:

I believe @MeargleSchmeargl also thought they were Eocoelia hemispherica.

Yes, this is the name I remember for some of them at least.

[MeargleSchmeargl]

15 hours ago, stats said:

Nice post, Ralph!  It's interesting to see what can be found in other states.  I thought Georgia didn't have much in the way of fossils.

 

Cheers,

Rich

 

Oh trust me, there's a lot you can find in Georgia. Shark teeth, echinoids, ferns, trilobites, brachiopods, etc.

[Nimravis]

3 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said:

Oh trust me, there's a lot you can find in Georgia. Shark teeth, echinoids, ferns, trilobites, brachiopods, etc.

I have to find some echinoids.

[EMP]

1. Eocoelia (Anoplotheca) hemispherica

 

 

2-4.  Plate of E. hemispherica and crinoid fragments.

 

5. A large, faint, Strophomena (?) sp.

 

6-12.  Plate of E. hemispherica and crinoid fragments. Some strophomenid fragments and trace fossils are visible as well. Possibly some Atrypa reticularis and Dalmanella sp. fragments, it's kind of hard to tell.

 

A. reticularis

 

 

D. edgewoodensis, just as an example. Dalmanella doesn't apply to a lot of species anymore, since it was pretty much a catch all for generic looking orthids. 

 

I got the figures from the Georgia Geological Survey's "Contributions to the Paleontology of Northwest Georgia." 

Edited June 29, 2022 by EMP
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[Nimravis]

@EMP Thanks for adding this information.

[Tidgy's Dad]

Wow! 

Very interesting thread.

Love those Eocoelia. 

Edited July 2, 2022 by Tidgy's Dad