Ludwigia Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Since the new collecting season is opening now that most of the snow has left the more populated areas in the northern hemisphere, I figured I could turn over a new leaf instead of posting in the old thread. For those of you who might not be familiar with it, it's a site in the upper Danube Valley that I've been excavating on and off for a good 2 years now and there's still no sign that it'll be drying up soon. It's in the Late Jurassic Kimmeridgian and most of the finds are out of what we call here the divisum zone, named after the ammonite Crussoliceras divisum, which occurs in it. As the title infers, the site is in a ditch at the side of a road cut. I manage to get out there at least once a month, when not more often and I was just there again this week. Here are some old photos of the site and some of the recent finds. Here is a Garnierisphinctes sp., which, although it has a diameter of 13cm., is still just the phragmocone. And here is a Discosphinctoides sp., also a phragmocone measuring 9cm. Here are 2 smaller ones which I have yet to identify. The second one has an Atreta sp. bivalve attached to it. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Very nice ammos! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, jpc said: : ) That's a horizontal Smiley! 3 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Very nice ammos! Thanks That's a vertical Smiley. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 That is a well deserved smiley chain. 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Great pictures of the site, report and ammonites! Thank you for sharing. Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Nice finds Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Very nice, Roger. Lovely finds and prep - you never disappoint. 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...
Ludwigia Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Thanks for the positive comments everyone. I'll post the new finds here in the future as they come. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 As always, another triumph for you, Roger. I swear that at every site you go to, the best stuff just jumps into your hands! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 @Ludwigia very nice. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Very nice.... hopefully we will be getting together in a few months.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 6 hours ago, ynot said: 6 hours ago, Kane said: As always, another triumph for you, Roger. I swear that at every site you go to, the best stuff just jumps into your hands! I do have to do a bit of work beforehand though... 1 hour ago, jsnrice said: @Ludwigia very nice. Thanks. 52 minutes ago, Malcolmt said: Very nice.... hopefully we will be getting together in a few months.... I hope so too. I should be getting my plans together soon, so I'll be in touch. Any dates for concerts in June yet? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Unfortunately, we have no scheduled concerts in June and since we have a very busy July and August (6 dates) it is not looking like we will be doing anything in June. FYI, both Roger and I are musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Too bad, but at least we can let our hammers sing if all works out. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Some choice ammos there, Roger, especially the phragmocones. Looking forward to another great season of Ditch finds. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Some choice ammos there, Roger, especially the phragmocones. Looking forward to another great season of Ditch finds. Congratulations and thanks for sharing. You're welcome. It won't be all that much longer before your standing in this ditch yourself. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 3 hours ago, Ludwigia said: You're welcome. It won't be all that much longer before your standing in this ditch yourself. That's an idea that's almost too big to wrap my mind around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Hi Roger, the ammonites are great (of course!). Do you find any belemnites there? - Kimmeridgian ones are a bit hard to come by in the UK but are interesting when you do. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 4 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: That's an idea that's almost too big to wrap my mind around. 4 hours ago, TqB said: Hi Roger, the ammonites are great (of course!). Do you find any belemnites there? - Kimmeridgian ones are a bit hard to come by in the UK but are interesting when you do. There are a lot to be found, but they are all one genus, Hibolites, and practically all are Hibolites semisulcatus. At least I haven't stumbled on anything else yet. They usually come out in pieces if you're not careful, but since I have enough samples, I just leave them lying there. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 3 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: There are a lot to be found, but they are all one genus, Hibolites, and practically all are Hibolites semisulcatus. At least I haven't stumbled on anything else yet. They usually come out in pieces if you're not careful, but since I have enough samples, I just leave them lying there. Thanks, no cylindroteuthids then? The opposite of the UK which seems to have boreal stuff at that time (though I don't know about the ammonites). Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 1 minute ago, TqB said: Thanks, no cylindroteuthids then? The opposite of the UK which seems to have boreal stuff at that time (though I don't know about the ammonites). No sign of them yet, and I'm pretty sure I'd notice if they were there. Of course this exposure is restricted to only a few meters of fossil bearing horizons in the late early Kimmeridgian. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 On 4/11/2017 at 4:22 PM, Ludwigia said: ... ... Looks like you'll need bolt and wire cutters for the next trip. Nice finds, Roger. "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...
Ludwigia Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 6 hours ago, PFOOLEY said: Looks like you'll need bolt and wire cutters for the next trip. Nice finds, Roger. Very funny I value my skull however. I really have to make sure that I don't dig in too deep. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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