Paul C Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Hey guys I found a fossil near cultas lake but it wasn't really near the lake. It was about 1 km away from the end of the lake. Not really sure what kind of fossil it is. Really wanting to know what it is and some details on it. The spiral on the front of the rock is 6cm in wife and 3.5cm in height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Nice ammonite! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Its no doubt an ammonite. The spiral shape makes it the obvious giveaway. Now THAT's something you should enjoy having, it seems like a pretty big and rare one, too. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 It is 'Cultus Lake' and a lot of the geology in the area is Late Jurassic. There are shales but I didnt know about any fossils. If you are in Chilliwack then you are familiar with Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack at Vedder Crossing. That's where I went through officers training in the late 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Probably a member of the family Perisphinctidae. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Cool !!! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 For a more definitive ID I would email Dr. Paul Smith at the UBC Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. His email is psmith at eos dot ubc dot edu (obviously you should convert "at" to @ and "dot" to .) He is listed as emeritus on the department web page, but he is an ammonite specialist who has done a ton of work in BC.If you do not hear back from him quickly, you could also try Dr. Louise Longridge, a lecturer in the same department who has also published extensively on BC Jurassic ammonites. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I agree this is a nice perisphinctes. You also might like this : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00562.x/epdf "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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