anthracite31 Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 We finally made it back out to Beltzville State Park on Saturday. Had a good time on a beautiful day. No trilobites though 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthracite31 Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 A few more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Let me start out by saying, Coooool! You found some nice stuff. Not being familiar with fossils in your area, what am I looking at in the first row to the right? Looks like sea star arms. And it seems you couldn't have had a more beautiful day to hunt in also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Neat finds. Thanks for sharing. That looks like a beautiful place. I think making a few underwater viewers would help you guys a lot. They're pretty easy to make. 1 ~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...
Auspex Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 ...what am I looking at in the first row to the right? Looks like sea star arms... Are you referring to this? The line I've drawn parallels a hinge line; I think it is an internal mold of a fancy brachiopod. "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...
cck Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I think he's talking about the structures in the third picture of the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I think he's talking about the structures in the third picture of the first post. Ah, of course! They do look like sea star arms. "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...
reddesilets Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Those are gorgeous! I'm new so I'm not sure if I can find things like this where I am. I'm looking though... Thanks for sharing! "Direct observation of the testimony of the earth ... is a matter of the laboratory, of the field naturalist, of indefatigable digging among the ancient archives of the earth's history." — Henry Fairfield Osborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Is this Mahatango Fm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrz4u Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Nice spot - nice finds A underwater viewer sounds like a great idea. Kind regards Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) I think the "sea star arms" are actually Bryozoans. Something like Taeniopora sp. maybe? And yes, JP, ... that area is Devonian, quite possibly Mahantango Formation. Regards, EDIT: - Link to Pictures of Taeniopora. Edited May 26, 2015 by Fossildude19 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...
Auspex Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 I think the "sea star arms" are actually Bryozoans. Something like Taeniopora sp. maybe? And yes, JP, ... that area is Devonian, quite possibly Mahantango Formation. Regards, EDIT: - Link to Pictures of Taeniopora. Good job! "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...
anthracite31 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Hi everyone. Thanks you all the feedback. We are far from educated on all these items and formations but we learn a little bit more with each trip and from the help of you. I will be looking up Bryozoans here in a few minutes! Making an underwater viewer is a great idea. We were even discussing using a small pool float and snorkel/mask and just float the shallows. Thanks again for all the info everyone. Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthracite31 Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Those are gorgeous! I'm new so I'm not sure if I can find things like this where I am. I'm looking though... Thanks for sharing! Truth be told, I think it's harder to find a rock without a fossil on it in the area we were looking. I'd love to say it was because of our super sleuth skills, but this is a well known site :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Neat finds...very well preserved examples! Congrats...Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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