Slow Walker Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 (edited) Goal: collect all Pierre Shale formation main fossil specimens. During my fossil hunting trips I collect a lot of different fossils but never take the time to figure out what it is exactly. Here I will record my trips and finds but more importantly try to identify what it is. This list will encourage me to not just look for the big marine reptiles but also smaller things I normally ignore. I understand how unrealistic this goal is but it's fun. Any feedback or suggestions are welcomed! Specimens shown on wiki for Pierre shale. Marine vertebrates Squalicorax Tooth http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/125074-x-fish-tooth-pierre-shale-sd/&do=findComment&comment=1361856 Gillicus Platecarpus Elasmosaurus Styxosaurus Plioplatecarpus Cretolamna Pseudocorax Enchodus Tooth http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/125074-x-fish-tooth-pierre-shale-sd/ Carcharias Archelon Dolichorhynchops Prognathodon Xiphactinus Clidastes Tylosaurus Tail articulated http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/124993-mosasaur-articulated-spine-pierre-shale-sd-quarry/ Invertebrates Inoceramus Several species of ammonites Several species of Baculites Birds Brodavis Hesperornis Edited July 28, 2022 by Slow Walker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, Slow Walker said: This list will encourage me to not just look for the big marine reptiles but also smaller things I normally ignore. Wow I typically don't ignore anything I find especially smaller items. I also take matrix back home to screen and examine under a scope. Some pretty cool finds are micro. Good luck and I'm sure the members here will be happy to assist you with identifications. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 28, 2022 Share Posted July 28, 2022 Good luck in your forays! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironhead42 Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 This sounds like a great goal to me! Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 are you familiar with Neal Larson et al's book on the Pierre Shale ammonites. there is an extensive fauna list in the back of the book about 4 pages long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Walker Posted December 7, 2022 Author Share Posted December 7, 2022 Found much fossils but not have time to get nice pictures yet. Including my first ammonite and mosasaur flipper bone in wash out. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Walker Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 Wow, the Pierre shale wiki got updated... way to many species to wrap my head around. I'll be updating my list to only show ones near me and that can be identified easily. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Shale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Walker Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share Posted January 23, 2023 Looks like I cant edit my original post to update progress. This will be my template to update from. Many are hard to ID but I put them where they might go. Birds Brodavis Hesperornis Mosasaurs Globidens Prognathodon Plesiosaurs Alzadasaurus Dolichorhynchops Styxosaurus Bony fish Apsopelix Cylindracanthus Enchodus Pachyrhizodus ? Protosphyraena Xiphactinus Cartilaginous fish Squalicorax Bivalves Cephalopods Echinoderms Gastropods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slow Walker Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Another type of Cephalopods found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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