Limestone Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Hello all, I was cleaning off the matrix off a bivalve I found some time ago in a the Guajataca River in northern Puerto Rico. This is a sample of shaley clay from the San Sebastian Formation and dates back to the middle(?) - upper Oligocene I was wondering if anyone would be interested in the matrix I cleaned off. it's a small sample ~4.0 grams of matrix. I can ship it to someone in USA that wants to look at it and see if they find anything interesting micro fossils. If any one else is interested let me know, I can eventually ship some more matrix from the same or other locations once I get back to collecting. I will pay for the shipping to USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Have you found any microfossils in the matrix? If so, what kind? 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...
Limestone Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 50 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Have you found any microfossils in the matrix? If so, what kind? Hello, I haven't searched for micro fossils, sorry for not making that clear. I am a new to fossil hunting and read this subforums, it's seems really interesting. But don't have the expertise or equipment to do it. In the mix I do see shell pieces and what looks like an echinoderm spine. Other than that I couldn't tell you if there is anything else. If someone is interested in finding out, I can collect sand and debris from the river and ship it out too i would be interested in knowing. I haven't much online about micro fossils in Puerto Rico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 What does this formation typically bare, sharks teeth or terrestrial bones? Sorry, I know little of Puerto Rico’s geology. I don’t have the patience to go through matrix in search of tiny ostracods, but if small teeth or bones may be found, then maybe. P.S. Hope you and your family are doing well down there. “...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...
Rumi Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I would be very happy to accept your offer, and am well-equipped to deal with both Foraminifera and Ostracoda. And I would be quite willing to share findings on the forum. Rumi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limestone Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 11 hours ago, Rumi said: I would be very happy to accept your offer, and am well-equipped to deal with both Foraminifera and Ostracoda. And I would be quite willing to share findings on the forum. Rumi Great, I will send you a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acryzona Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 A quick google search showed that the formation does have variety of ostracods. Looking forward to what @Rumi finds Collecting Microfossils - a hobby concerning much about many of the little paraphrased from Dr. Robert Kesling's book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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