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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
MikeR Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Lower Silurian Red Mountain Formation. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Nice set of brachipods, Ralph! Thanks for the report. Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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. Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
MeargleSchmeargl Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 So THAT's the formation I saw in that video! All right. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Somehow missed this. Nice brachiopods and love the scorpion. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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. Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
fifbrindacier Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Cool and well preserved brachiopods. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
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 post Share on other sites
WilliamT1974 Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Nice finds. Thank you for sharing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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