toddmeyer Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) My daughter and I spent the morning cracking rock in Seven Stars. There is a lot to find. We found some fragments of trilobites and other person found 6 in partial trilobite missing its head. Edited October 18, 2015 by toddgetz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snakebite6769 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Never heard if seven stars, but it looks just like mahantango formation stuff from the Devonian of deer lake pa. Cool finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Classic Devonian slabs; brings back good memories! "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...
ZiggieCie Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Thats a great trip, and welcome to the Forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Interesting.. all moulds it seems. Gives a good look at the inner contours of things like brachs. What is that in 5722? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pocock Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Nice finds thanks for sharing Regards Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 (edited) Interesting.. all moulds it seems. Gives a good look at the inner contours of things like brachs. What is that in 5722? Eric, That is a bivalve called Orthonata undulata. Fairly common in the Mahantango formation, from what I have seen. Regards, EDIT - Very neat finds - thanks for posting them. Edited October 20, 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...
PaleoWilliam Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Nice finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Thank you for your report and your photos. I had Seven Stars on my list of places to visit last time I was in the area but I couldn't quite fit it in. Maybe next time, especially now that I've seen some of your finds! Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nice finds. Seven Stars I've heard is a favorite haunt of the DVPS. Would like to get there someday. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Eric, That is a bivalve called Orthonata undulata. Fairly common in the Mahantango formation, from what I have seen. Regards, Ah, I wondered about that! It looked familiar because I have one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddmeyer Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 It is an interesting site. There are different types of shale here. Some crumbles at the slightest touch, and is more of a brown color. Some is much harder and has blue hue with iron veins. This is the good rock. This seems to be where most of the trilobites are found. There were several found by others that were there that day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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