Slaugbr1 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 I have just started searching recentley have alwayd been interested. Been finding some coral fossil chunks up by lake erie in ohio. Really got me interested in searching. I have been researching but i am still a little confused and coukd use some tips and instruction on what to be looking for and where to look! I have no one iam learning from trying to self teach and iam reading but the words are not translating to the search thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miocene_Mason Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Welcome to the forum, my knowledge Does not extend to Ohio, butn sure someone will be able to help you out. If you ever find yourself in Maryland and are looking for some sites, shot me a PM “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Welcome to TFF! I suggest joining a local rock club. Most have field trips to good sites and many members that are willing to help a newcomer to find fossils. They can also show You what can be found in Your area. Good luck! 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...
Fossildude19 Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Welcome to the Fossil Forum. Tony's advice is spot on. Join a paleo/mineral/gem club, like the North Coast Fossil Club. You will have special access to places, and meet like minded individuals who will have more knowledge to share with you. This is a good website to start your research from. It is very very old information, and may no longer be accurate, but it will give you some pointers in the right direction. Good luck. Regards, 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...
Fruitbat Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 You might be interested in some links to (free) Ohio papers available in my pdf library here on The Fossil Forum. They're not ALL as technical as the ones you showed above. Here's a LINK. Welcome to The Fossil Forum! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted November 16, 2017 Share Posted November 16, 2017 On 11/14/2017 at 7:01 PM, Slaugbr1 said: I have just started searching recentley have alwayd been interested. Been finding some coral fossil chunks up by lake erie in ohio. Really got me interested in searching. I have been researching but i am still a little confused and coukd use some tips and instruction on what to be looking for and where to look! I have no one iam learning from trying to self teach and iam reading but the words are not translating to the search thank you! I know the Allegheny and Pottsville Groups, and this looks more like the Maxville Limestone than those units. For the most part the Pottsville and Allegheny are terrestial units dominated by coarse clastics (sandstones and conglomerates) with some minor shale and thin limestone interbeds. However, the majority of these units are lacustrine and not marine. There are marine layers, even marine limestone layers, especially in the western extensions of the units into Ohio, however the fauna of the Allegheny and Pottsville is dominated by brachiopods and bottom dwelling organisms such as bivalves, and rarer gastropods. Corals are reported i believe, but from what I know they're not a prevalent component of the faunal makeup. Most of the Pennsylvanian corals come from the overlying Conemaugh, especially limestones like the Ames. Meanwhile, the Maxville sounds like the Ohio equivalent to the Greenbrier Group, where corals (and bryozoans) are locally abundant and diverse. There's also the fact that this outcrop is in the north of Ohio, and it sounds like the Mississippian Maxville and Cuyahoga are named after locations in northern Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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