sixgill pete Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 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. Find of the day #2 and barely #2 an extremely rare Cretaceous echinoid, also a first for me. Lefortia trojana I also found more than a few Hardouinia kellumi's. An uncommon Cretaceous echinoid. From the Castle Hayne Eocene, Linthia wilmingtonensis. Unifascia carolinensis I also found this large, softball sized Cretaceous clam cast, from the PeeDee Formation. Trying to find an ID for it. 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. Great day in the sun, getting some good exercise finding fossils. Cannot ask for anything better than that. 4 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Wow, Don! That baculite is fantastic! Rare Finds, and a day in the sun,... doesn't get much better than that. Thanks for posting. 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...
Darktooth Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Nice finds Sixgill! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 Great finds and nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phevo Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 8, 2017 Share Posted April 8, 2017 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. I also found this large, softball sized Cretaceous clam cast, from the PeeDee Formation. Trying to find an ID for it. 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? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 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. 1 Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Great day for you! Splendid finds too. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 https://archive.org/details/cretaceousformat1923step p671 of pdf. p223 text page number? Agreeing with Ludwigia on bivalve steinkern! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 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. Congrats on the baculite. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pilobolus Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 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. Find of the day #2 and barely #2 an extremely rare Cretaceous echinoid, also a first for me. Lefortia trojana I also found more than a few Hardouinia kellumi's. An uncommon Cretaceous echinoid. From the Castle Hayne Eocene, Linthia wilmingtonensis. Unifascia carolinensis I also found this large, softball sized Cretaceous clam cast, from the PeeDee Formation. Trying to find an ID for it. 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. Great day in the sun, getting some good exercise finding fossils. Cannot ask for anything better than that. Beautiful finds! ..at this late date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Pilobolus said: 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. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 I don't remember reading this thread, but - wow - what a nice collection of things (especially echinoids )!!! Impressive...most impressive... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 13, 2017 Author Share Posted September 13, 2017 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 )!!! Impressive...most impressive... Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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