Nimravis Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Yesterday I stopped at a road cut that I had seen on the internet. The road cut is located on Dug Gap Mountain Road in Dalton, Georgia. To be honest, I do not know anything about this the age of this formation or the shell imprints that are in the matrix, which I believe to be a mudstone. The only thing I found were imprints of small shells and a live Georgia scorpion. If anyone has information on this site, I would appreciate it. Here are some pics of the area , the scorpion and my finds. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I can't help with identification, but I wanted to say that those shell imprints are really pretty! I especially like the one below: Thanks for sharing! Monica 13 minutes ago, Nimravis said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Lower Silurian Red Mountain Formation. 4 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 2 hours ago, MikeR said: Lower Silurian Red Mountain Formation. Thanks for the ID Mike. @Monica , ditto I also thought that they were very pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Nice set of brachipods, Ralph! Thanks for the report. 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...
Nimravis Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 13 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Nice set of brachipods, Ralph! Thanks for the report. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Love the preservation on that scorpion fossil! The rest of those fossils are nice too. 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...
Nimravis Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 4 hours ago, ynot said: Love the preservation on that scorpion fossil! The rest of those fossils are nice too. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Nice scorpion. It looks a little browner than our Wyomig beasties. And nice fossils, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 10 hours ago, jpc said: Nice scorpion. It looks a little browner than our Wyomig beasties. And nice fossils, too. Thanks and the that scorpion is a Georgia Devil Scorpion.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 So THAT's the formation I saw in that video! All right. 1 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Somehow missed this. Nice brachiopods and love the scorpion. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 @Peat Burns Tony here you go- Lower Silurian Red Mountain Formation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 The two species of scorpion common to Georgia are the Southern Devil Scorpion, also called the Southern Stripeless Scorpion and the Plain Eastern Stripeless Scorpion. I hope this is helpful. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 5 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: The two species of scorpion common to Georgia are the Southern Devil Scorpion, also called the Southern Stripeless Scorpion and the Plain Eastern Stripeless Scorpion. I hope this is helpful. Thanks Mark, at my sisters house, about 1 hour from this spot, are a lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Nice brachiopods! Cool scorpion... but watch out for the bites! I hear they are painful! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Cool and well preserved brachiopods. 1 "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...
Plax Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 weird how there are scorpions in the mountains and coastal plain of Georgia but none on the coastal plain of NC. They even have them in western NC and Tenessee mountains but none down here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Plax said: weird how there are scorpions in the mountains and coastal plain of Georgia but none on the coastal plain of NC. They even have them in western NC and Tenessee mountains but none down here. I agree, my sister lives in the North Georgia mountains and they are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plax Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 am guessing a dispersal from the west post glaciation? Does your sis use a black light to spot them at night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 @Plax I use one if I am down there with my 5 year old grandson, he loves scorpion’s and we catch any we find in the lower level of the house and relocate them outside- he has a blast doing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamT1974 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Nice finds. Thank you for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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