Fossils Of California, Oregon, Utah, So .dakota, And Ohio

[Olenellus]

Fossil Friends:

The selections below, which are portions of my overall collection of fossils, represent several decades of fossil hunting. What they cant show is the stark panorama of Marble Mountains in the Mojave Desert or the breathtaking view of Mount Manzamo New Mexico, where I collected ammonites and several species of brachiopods, respectively. Nor can it show those many out of the way spots bordering public property in (sometimes questionable) and the hostility of eccentric rich people in cities such as South Laguna and Silverado Canyon, California. Perhaps the greatest delight I find in this hobby, is finding specimens not listed in any fossil guide, such as the Upper Cretaceous Gryphea I discovered across the street from my house and as I was driving across town. Only a few of my fossils have been acquired in barter, but I see nothing wrong in trading or buying fossils. After all, its still collecting. Collecting, in fact, should include collecting information about paleontology as well. Fossils are more than showpieces. They represent the fauna and flora of past ages that have unique natural histories. Without the knowledge behind their physical presence, they are no more than paleontological baubles or trophies.

From left to right, the labels for these selections are Monster Teeth of Morocco and Orange County California, Pennsylvania Brachiopods of New Mexico, Gastropods, Bivalves and Sharksteeth of Holz Shale (OC), Ammonites of Silverado Canyon (OC), Fossil Molluscs, etc of NM, Olenellus Assembly (Mojave Desert), Marine Fossils of OC, John Day Leaf Imprints (Oregon), Carbonifierous Bark of NM, Wheeler Amphitheatre (Utah) Elathria, Brule Beasts of the Badlands, and Lucas Ohio Phacops.

---- Olenellus

Edited March 20, 2014 by Olenellus

[squalicorax]

Very nice collection. I enjoy those large trilobite cephalons

[Wrangellian]

I think my posts are disappearing today, I could swear I complimented you on your words and collection, and suggested some larger versions of the smaller pics, and asked about your source for the Cretaceous material including the Trigonarca - where did you find that (do you know the exact age/stage) and where did you get the name? I have something almost identical from my local Santonian but no name, it is in none of the guidebooks for my area.

[NZ_Fossil_Collecta]

that black trilobite at the bottom, he looks like he tried to enroll but never... quite... got... there. one of mine looks like he didn't quite make it either.