sloth Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Alright everyone I'm pretty excited about this one. It's about an inch long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Sorry, i don't even see a fossil present. Arthropleura has a very distinctive texture as well. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 hours ago, fossilized6s said: Sorry, i don't even see a fossil present. Arthropleura has a very distinctive texture as well. With the pics provided, I agree. I do not see any type of Mazon Creek fauna or flora. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvie Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks like the sedimentary rock I get excited about over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 hours ago, fossilized6s said: Sorry, i don't even see a fossil present. Arthropleura has a very distinctive texture as well. 18 minutes ago, Nimravis said: With the pics provided, I agree. I do not see any type of Mazon Creek fauna or flora. 11 minutes ago, Yvie said: Looks like the sedimentary rock I get excited about over here. Thanks everyone. (Sigh) I'm really glad I'm moving back to Florida. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, sloth said: Thanks everyone. (Sigh) I'm really glad I'm moving back to Florida. The fossils are a lot easier to identify in Florida, then they are at Mazon Creek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 minute ago, Nimravis said: The fossils are a lot easier to identify in Florida, then they are at Mazon Creek. I know, I can tell you what a short faced bear's metatarsal looks like down there! Here I spend hours wondering just if what I have is a fossil at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 In all fairness, to those who are not experienced enough to have the "eye", many Mazon Creek fossils look a lot like mineral stains or blobs. They are probably one of the most difficult faunas to work with. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 4 hours ago, sloth said: Thanks everyone. (Sigh) I'm really glad I'm moving back to Florida. Personally i wouldn't be discouraged on your attempts. Very few people can claim the finding of Arthropleura material from the Francis Creek. It takes a while to learn what to look for and what not to while collecting and identifying Mazon material. Purchasing both the fauna and flora books from ESCONI has helped me a ton. I highly recommend them. And you won't see the thousands of dud nodules I've cycled through only to find a few hundred fossils (most not display worthy). It's definitely a numbers game, a knowledge on nodule shapes, locations and a bit of luck. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 On 11/28/2017 at 9:19 PM, FossilDAWG said: In all fairness, to those who are not experienced enough to have the "eye", many Mazon Creek fossils look a lot like mineral stains or blobs. They are probably one of the most difficult faunas to work with. Don On 11/28/2017 at 11:31 PM, fossilized6s said: Personally i wouldn't be discouraged on your attempts. Very few people can claim the finding of Arthropleura material from the Francis Creek. It takes a while to learn what to look for and what not to while collecting and identifying Mazon material. Purchasing both the fauna and flora books from ESCONI has helped me a ton. I highly recommend them. And you won't see the thousands of dud nodules I've cycled through only to find a few hundred fossils (most not display worthy). It's definitely a numbers game, a knowledge on nodule shapes, locations and a bit of luck. Haha, thanks guys. I do have some actual fossils from the site and it is very rewarding when you can definitively say you have a fossilized animal from 300 million years ago! It's my very big maybe pile I'm struggling with now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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