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Hi all, I had a chance to visit one of my favorite eastern North Carolina quarries today. This quarry contains exposures of the Cretaceous PeeDee Formation and Eocene Castle Hayne Formation. Overall was an outstanding day for everyone who attended. I was very fortunate to add 2 new species to my collection. First and my best find of the day, a Baculites vertebralis living chamber. Baculites along with all ammonites are extremely rare in North Carolina so this was an unexpected and day making find.

 

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Find of the day #2 and barely #2 an extremely rare Cretaceous echinoid, also a first for me. Lefortia trojana

 

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I also found more than a few Hardouinia kellumi's. An uncommon Cretaceous echinoid.

 

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From the Castle Hayne Eocene, Linthia wilmingtonensis.

 

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Unifascia carolinensis

 

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I also found this large, softball sized Cretaceous clam cast, from the PeeDee Formation. Trying to find an ID for it.

 

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There was lots of other things. 25 or so Hardouinia mortonis, a few shark teeth including 1 nice Squalicorax. Also some cool oysters, Flemingostrea and Exogyra and a real nice cretaceous angel shark vert, that I am having trouble photographing.

 

I also captured this cool pic of a dragonfly taking a break.

 

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Great day in the sun, getting some good exercise finding fossils. Cannot ask for anything better than that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow, Don!

That baculite is fantastic! 

Rare Finds, and a day in the sun,... doesn't get much better than that. ;) 

Thanks for posting.

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8 hours ago, sixgill pete said:

First and my best find of the day, a Baculites vertebralis living chamber. Baculites along with all ammonites are extremely rare in North Carolina so this was an unexpected and day making find.

 

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I also found this large, softball sized Cretaceous clam cast, from the PeeDee Formation. Trying to find an ID for it.

 

20170407_193102.thumb.jpg.fabcae2dcf0ace10fc57540eca9426a3.jpg

 

 

Nice finds, Don! I'd suggest looking into Pholadomya for your bivalve.

Is that the very last septal wall that you're showing us in the last 2 photos of the baculite? Which would mean to me that it's on the right in the first 2 photos?

 

 

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15 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

 

Nice finds, Don! I'd suggest looking into Pholadomya for your bivalve.

Is that the very last septal wall that you're showing us in the last 2 photos of the baculite? Which would mean to me that it's on the right in the first 2 photos?

 

 

 

Roger, yes that is the last septal wall. In the photo where it is to the right, all of the sutures would have continued on to the right. Thanks for the tip on the bivalve, I will look into Pholadomya.

 

 

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Great day for you! Splendid finds too. 

Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom".

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On 4/7/2017 at 6:55 PM, sixgill pete said:

...Great day in the sun, getting some good exercise finding fossils. Cannot ask for anything better than that.

Word. :fistbump:

 

 

Congrats on the baculite.

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On 4/7/2017 at 6:55 PM, sixgill pete said:

Hi all, I had a chance to visit one of my favorite eastern North Carolina quarries today. This quarry contains exposures of the Cretaceous PeeDee Formation and Eocene Castle Hayne Formation. Overall was an outstanding day for everyone who attended. I was very fortunate to add 2 new species to my collection. First and my best find of the day, a Baculites vertebralis living chamber. Baculites along with all ammonites are extremely rare in North Carolina so this was an unexpected and day making find.

 

20170407_202255.thumb.jpg.436f7045f386cefaa8b76a4c62f475bc.jpg  20170407_193115.thumb.jpg.b05b1ee2418884e574e9cf77e25d0338.jpg  

 

20170407_193125.jpg.3d3c5e50a519f0719d5c998a1e21d509.jpg  20170407_193127.jpg.037b407d6ccd87a0ec42c59332729992.jpg

 

Find of the day #2 and barely #2 an extremely rare Cretaceous echinoid, also a first for me. Lefortia trojana

 

20170407_193134.thumb.jpg.3d75f12664bc49e318140a1cdcc8c9b9.jpg  58e831a288004_20170407_193134-Copy.thumb.jpg.c865829d653312150164112774f05dcb.jpg  

 

20170407_193148.thumb.jpg.969fe3f0d57283219303ed78f676e2ec.jpg  20170407_193141.jpg.c1bd71cab0c994a2f5c335d27727b728.jpg  

 

20170407_193159(0).thumb.jpg.ae0d318184fb556c7cf2006cdc433de9.jpg

 

I also found more than a few Hardouinia kellumi's. An uncommon Cretaceous echinoid.

 

20170407_192954.thumb.jpg.d18cd0c21c3501102fe502bdb699cfbe.jpg

 

From the Castle Hayne Eocene, Linthia wilmingtonensis.

 

20170407_193038.thumb.jpg.a50fe9daad19cc9976f12101c1684a80.jpg

 

Unifascia carolinensis

 

20170407_193051.thumb.jpg.dd8a6e61b5bed142fe7bb6abb11987f5.jpg

 

I also found this large, softball sized Cretaceous clam cast, from the PeeDee Formation. Trying to find an ID for it.

 

20170407_193102.thumb.jpg.fabcae2dcf0ace10fc57540eca9426a3.jpg

 

There was lots of other things. 25 or so Hardouinia mortonis, a few shark teeth including 1 nice Squalicorax. Also some cool oysters, Flemingostrea and Exogyra and a real nice cretaceous angel shark vert, that I am having trouble photographing.

 

I also captured this cool pic of a dragonfly taking a break.

 

20170407_120640.thumb.jpg.34e16035181ce11a7124748a832911d8.jpg

 

Great day in the sun, getting some good exercise finding fossils. Cannot ask for anything better than that.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:wub:Beautiful finds!

..at this late date

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3 minutes ago, Pilobolus said:

:wub:Beautiful finds!

..at this late date

 

Never to late to comment on anything here on our forum. Thanks @Pilobolus. Looking forward to a return trip to this quarry soon.

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behind the trailer, my desert
Them red clay piles are heaven on earth
I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt

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I don't remember reading this thread, but - wow - what a nice collection of things (especially echinoids :wub:)!!!

 

Impressive...most impressive...

 

:)

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Thanks Monica. One or it may be two of those pictured are on their way to you right now!

8 minutes ago, Monica said:

I don't remember reading this thread, but - wow - what a nice collection of things (especially echinoids :wub:)!!!

 

Impressive...most impressive...

 

:)

 

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behind the trailer, my desert
Them red clay piles are heaven on earth
I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt

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27 minutes ago, sixgill pete said:

Thanks Monica. One or it may be two of those pictured are on their way to you right now!

 

:popcorn::drool:

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