DevonianDigger Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Decided to take some extra hash shale I had boxed up and give it the vinegar bath treatment to see what might be hiding inside of it. I was actually really excited to see all the very tiny crinoid bits in there. I was stoked to see a rather tiny cup in there as well. (Uppermost sample in the photo.) A nice big Mediospirifer that literally plopped out of a random rock I had thrown in. Also found this tiny little Eldredgeops in there. Notice that's a thumbnail in the background! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Great finds! I had never thought of finding microfossils like this before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2016 Share Posted September 1, 2016 Nice finds, Jay. Breaking the matrix down in this manner could also yield conodonts and ostracods. Make sure you are going through the muck at the bottom of the container. Thanks for posting this - I may have to give this a try with some of my matrices. 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...
Skittleez Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 @DevonianDigger Incredible share. Thanks for posting these pics up. They are in awesome condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 You just have to be careful with vinegar - most of the fossils you showed would probably dissolve or get etched by the vinegar as well if you left them in too long. Very nice little Eldredgeops trilobite, though! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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