DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Here's my haul from the last Dallas Paleo Society field trip to an abandoned quarry in Gore, OK. The age of the site is Pennsylvanian, Morrowan stage. The hunting was a bit difficult, due to all the recent rains encouraging TONS of plant growth throughout the site. No telling what wonderful fossils were concealed by all of the weeds. Still & all, we all found some good stuff & no one ran afoul of any snakes. First up, the big draw of the site, a blastoid. I found this one lying on the path into the quarry. I think this might be a weathered horn coral. It wouldn't be a Pennsylvanian site without some crinoid stem pieces! A 'stick' of bryozoan! Brachiopod with a little bryozoan crust! Another brachiopod with a heavier coat of bryozoan (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Now let's have some Fun With Hash Plates! Hash plates #1 & #2, with a microscope shot! (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hash plate #3, again with microscope pics! (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 The micro shots! Crinoid anal sac spine, hiding in the hash plate! Crinoid stem section closeup The edge of a shell peeks out of the sediment (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Here's hash plate 4, with micro shot! (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hash plate 5! Haven't found much yet on this one worthy of micro photos. (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hash plate 6 A crinoid stem in the sediment Closeup of the interlocking edges of the stem (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hash plate 7 Micro shot of bits of crinoid & stuff in the slab (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Hash plate 8. This is my favorite of them all. Lots going on here. Brachiopod, bryozoan, crinoid... Micro shots of this slab in the next reply. (Continued... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Bryozoan Bryozoans & a crinoid disk More bryozoan... I think... or is this coral? Edges & ridges of a brachiopod shell More bryozoan That's about all I have to show, unless future micro exploration of the hash plates reveals some more cool stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Very cool finds, and pictures. Thanks for posting these. 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...
JarrodB Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Nice finds Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khyssa Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Nice micro shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrfisherman Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Nice! We debated on going to Gore or spending the day on NSR. North Sulphur won out. Found our coolest Vert yet so I guess it was meant to be. Great shots. Hash #4 is my favorite. I love the overall color and the hole! Thanks for sharing, Mitchell Mitchell Don't Sit Still - - You'll Fossilize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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