silverford Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 First found by members of the newly formed Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club earlier this year, theis new West York Pa Kinzers shale site has proved to be the most prolific site ever recorded since Dr. Walcott and Dr. Wanner - namesake of the Olenellus Wanneria - were traipsing all around York and Lancaster Counties back over 100 years ago. I, myself have found 120 complete specimens of mostly Thompsonai in just 3 months. Wannerias also, are popping out. Sizes here are mostly 2-inchers to larva stage... many are 1-inchers, but, all are tip-to-tailers - some with tailspines. There has never been anything like this site before and I have collected at every site since the late 1970s. Incredible! Christopher L. Haefner silverfordinc <at> yahoo.com President, Lancaster County Fossil and Mineral Club 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 That is very, very cool .... I was a frequent visitor to the Marble Mountains location out in California myself. Welcome to the forum ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Welcome to the Forum Great entrance! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Very impressive...welcome aboard. Regards, Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Welcome! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Amazing! Welcome to the Forum. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Very cool... Got any more pix to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Welcome to the forum! Congratulations to you and your club on this great discovery! I'll go along with jp: be nice to see more pix and perhaps even a description of the site and its fauna(of course without giving away any secrets) What do you plan on doing with the other hundred or so Thompsonai once you've screened them for your collection ? Or are you hanging onto them for scientific purposes? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone2stone Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Welcome To TTF. We really appreciate this information on such a site. Congratulations to all involved in this discovery. This discovery just goes to show we have only begun to seek out the incredible. We anticipate some wonderful stuff from you and your compadres. More more more!!!!! Jess B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 That is great news! Glad you're here. Just curious is the Site on private or public property? It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Howdy from Waco, Texas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverford Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Additional pics from the new York site would be better handled by having people e-mail me personally.... however I currently host another blog site from the discoveries of silver-ore I found at America's oldest silver mine: Pequea Silver Mine blogspot... I have hosted more of these trilobites there because it's a well-known site now. Many thanks. I enjoy sharing the information too as a lecturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 Congratulations on your Olenellus finds and welcome to the Fossil Forum from the Hudson Valley, NY. I take at least a few trips into PA each year and am definitely interested in Cambrian trilobites. Will e-mail you to get more info. In the meantime, please post more about your finds. I'm sure there are a lot of Forum members interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 Darn sorry I missed this. I am definitely interested in going to the site. Any chance of Friday? There still might be a few warmer days to come It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverford Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 I was able to get one Fossil Forum member to the site a few days ago. We chatted for a bit and I showed him where some of the best material was coming from - he found a nice tip-to-tail Thompsonai! I guess the system works! By the way, went back the one 'warmer' day last week and found 7 more including a nice near-perfect Wanneria! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Congrats on your latest finds. Any chance you could post more photos? I and I'm sure others would love to see them. Best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 you'll have to e-mail me... no way to capture my photos to place here that I can tell??? Uploading photos is easy. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) That is very, very cool .... I was a frequent visitor to the Marble Mountains location out in California myself. Welcome to the forum ! Welcome to TFF! Nice find! I barely ever find full trilobites… your lucky ;0 Brett, is Olenellus your profile pic? Edited January 8, 2015 by izak_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Welcome to TFF! Nice find! I barely ever find full trilobites… your lucky ;0 Brett, is Olenellus your profile pic? Indeed Dinoboy .... straight out of the California Latham shale. That can be some hard-rock mining let me tell you. Cheers, B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 History in the re-making, so to speak. Very cool! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Such a wonderful discovery, with historical implications as well! Congratulations to you - and the club. Well done! Would love to make it down there someday. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Wow that is indeed an exciting experience. Congratulations and great job on following the research! Thanks for the update It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverford Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Would love to give a lecture here and there concerning just how the site came into being, and how I passively first began digging into the 100-year-old Smithsonian Papers to even dare to think we had found Dr. Wanners first Wanneria site! What a story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Would love to give a lecture here and there concerning just how the site came into being, and how I passively first began digging into the 100-year-old Smithsonian Papers to even dare to think we had found Dr. Wanners first Wanneria site! What a story! Would you be able to write up the story for posting here? I'm sure we'd all love to hear the backstory! Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverford Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 No sorry, even though I have written several books about my silver discoveries: "The Silver! Mine!" when I outsmarted a millionaire into finding silver ore on and off his property... there is no space here for such a story. It'll take a book or at the least, a lecture to adequately tell what happened. Christopher L. Haefner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now