Dylan Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Good day to all, Figured Id post my last two hiking trips together. Moving from small coral fossils in the river bed to much larger and defined fossils in the banks. Hard work does pay off. Ive put a lot of miles on; Whether it be bent over looking up and down riverbeds to gazing at hillsides for anything that pops out. Slowly, with a little research and time out in the field my finds just keep getting better. I stumbled onto a nice bank, which is providing most of these finds here. Some in concretions and some not. Tell me what you think! Thanks, Dyl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dylan Posted May 4, 2017 Author Share Posted May 4, 2017 Just another mention. I did best with what I had. Both baculites concretions were broken already. The ammonite in four pieces, I do believe, was by far the worst. i couldn't even make out other pieces. I recovered them the best I could. As you can see as well I found a nice piece of gypsum. Looks to be almost an iron concentration as well. **Pictures never do justice** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Nice finds! I like the opalescence / irredescence on that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Photos 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 are Baculites ammonites. Photos 1 and 2 show a cross-section of a shell, exposing the surface of the septa, better seen in photo 5. Photo 3 shows some oysters. Photos 7 and 8 are inoceramid bivalves, the the last photo is selenite (aka gypsum). Nice finds! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 8 hours ago, Dylan said: ...with a little research and time out in the field my finds just keep getting better... Nice work......you are finding some cool stuff. "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...
FossilDAWG Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Correction: photo 3 is a nautiloid (most likely Eutrephoceras) not a selection of oysters. Oops! Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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