StevenJD Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Went to the Florissant fossil quarry, and found some nice fossils. Wondering if I could possibly get them ID'ed, since I'm a novice. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fossilized6s Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Welcome. Very cool finds! Sorry I can't help with IDs. ~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...
izak_ Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Welcome to TFF! They are very cool finds! All I can say is the 1st one is an insect and the third a leaf, and thats it Good luck Izak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmerlin Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hi steven welcome to the forum I think the leaf may be Fagopsis longifolia which from my quick research seems to be a common species found at the quarry. But Im far from being a plant expert so it could be something different . Im not sure about the insect but ill keep looking Very nice specimens Best regards Chris 1 "A man who stares at a rock must have a lot on his mind... or nothing at all' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted August 1, 2015 Author Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hi ckmerlin, I think you nailed the leaf ID. Thanks! Thanks also to Charlie and Izak. I'm from Texas, but I am currently working in Colorado near the fossil quarry so I'll be back out there to see what else I can find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 the insect looks like a small bee 1 "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted August 2, 2015 Author Share Posted August 2, 2015 I was thinking the same Herb, just wasn't too sure. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I love Florissant. A few years ago I left a small package of fossils hidden along the road near there. I posted directions to it but I don't think it was ever found. If you have the internet skills you can probably find the old post and stop and see if it's there. Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 That sounds pretty cool! I'll have to see if can find that post. Nobody has claimed to find the package yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 I looked back at the post, and nobody has found it that I know of. Some sounded like some were going to look, but they never posted back. I left it there back in 2011, so it may not even be there anymore. I hope you find it. If you do let me know, I don't remember what I left in it anymore! Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 There is a terrific book sold at the Fossil Beds park that you should look at getting. It really helps with the ID of the plants and insects. The Fossils of Florissant. Your fossil may actually be the species that is on the cover. http://www.amazon.com/Fossils-Florissant-Herbert-W-Meyer/dp/1588341070 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenJD Posted August 4, 2015 Author Share Posted August 4, 2015 I'll be going to the park this weekend then, and picking up that book. Thanks for the heads up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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