aek Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Last weekend took advantage of beautiful weather after a week of rain to check out the Platteville formation in SW Wisconsin. Here are some of my finds..please let me know if any of these ID's are incorrect.. Sinuites, extremely common . Ordovician sea floor Beloitoceras, measures 1.5" continued.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Endoceras? Actinoceras? measures 3.5" across Gonioceras, measures 3" across Isotelus simplex pygidium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Trilobite parts. Large partial cephalon measures 3". Basiliella barrandi? Smaller one, Gabriceraurus? continued.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 This batch is from the Platteville in NW Illinois. Collected in January. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Really nice finds! Love the cephalopods and gastropods. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted April 14, 2017 Author Share Posted April 14, 2017 6 hours ago, Peat Burns said: Really nice finds! Love the cephalopods and gastropods. .. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 I like those cephalopods and I wish we had more variety where I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/15/2017 at 11:10 PM, JUAN EMMANUEL said: I like those cephalopods and I wish we had more variety where I am. Thanks, Juan! It was my first time collecting in the SW WIsconsin area and definitely found some interesting material. I wish it was a little closer to home , a good 3 hour drive for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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