Shamalama Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) As I announced a while back I am planning a trip out to Utah for late August/ early September. I plan on spending two days in the Delta area prospecting for trilobites and other fossils in the paleozoic rocks of the region. I keep seeing references to Fossil Mountain and that it has Ordovician fossils but is it worth the trip? Will I be finding slabs with fossils or loose fossils or a combination of the two? Considering that I have to mail all my finds back home to Philadelphia I don't want to ship large quantities of fossil hash that will just wind up in my garden. Anyone have some material they have collected that they can post a picture of? Thank you in advance. -Dave Edited June 11, 2015 by Shamalama -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 As I announced a while back I am planning a trip out to Utah for late August/ early September. I plan on spending two days in the Delta area prospecting for trilobites and other fossils in the paleozoic rocks of the region. I keep seeing references to Fossil Mountain and that it has Ordovician fossils but is it worth the trip? Will I be finding slabs with fossils or loose fossils or a combination of the two? Considering that I have to mail all my finds back home to Philadelphia I don't want to ship large quantities of fossil hash that will just wind up in my garden. Anyone have some material they have collected that they can post a picture of? Thank you in advance. -Dave I don't have any to show but from reviews of that mountain you will be finding "shale rock containing large numbers of fossils". According to this review http://www. travel headlines .utah .com/2013/12/rockhound-utahs-west-desert.html look like the rocks are chock full of them. What days were you coming to Delta? Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) As I announced a while back I am planning a trip out to Utah for late August/ early September. I plan on spending two days in the Delta area prospecting for trilobites and other fossils in the paleozoic rocks of the region. I keep seeing references to Fossil Mountain and that it has Ordovician fossils but is it worth the trip? Will I be finding slabs with fossils or loose fossils or a combination of the two? Considering that I have to mail all my finds back home to Philadelphia I don't want to ship large quantities of fossil hash that will just wind up in my garden. Anyone have some material they have collected that they can post a picture of? Thank you in advance. -Dave Dave, I am so sorry I will miss you for a few days, I am planning to be there late in Sept not sure I will have a 4WD capable to reach there I was there twice, and I was not very lucky , but I am sure it was my fault. The place is amazig, as is all the desert enviroment around Yes, the rocks are full of fossils, but I was not able to find nice specimens worth the flying trip to Italy Edited August 17, 2015 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted August 22, 2015 Author Share Posted August 22, 2015 Nando, Sorry I did not see this until now. It is too bad we will not be able to meet in the field. I will be visiting this locality since I will be in the area but there is a lot of territory to cover while there. Hopefully I will come across something good. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Nando, Sorry I did not see this until now. It is too bad we will not be able to meet in the field. I will be visiting this locality since I will be in the area but there is a lot of territory to cover while there. Hopefully I will come across something good. Great, don't forget to post your finds here Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Sadly, I did not make it there, but I did make it to the (relatively) nearby Conger Springs locality and picked up some Mississippian brach fauna from the Chainman Shale. I am waiting for my packages to arrive so I can't post any pictures right now. If you haven't been there you should make a visit if you have the time. About 20 min. north of US 50 on well graded gravel roads. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 I know the place, just forgot about that. I remember mostly crinoid stems fauna Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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