Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I woke up to 31F this morning...perfect kayaking conditions! Actually, winds were light, making the big water of Lake Bridgeport smooth as glass, so I stayed pretty dry on my 6 hour paddle trip into the Pennsylvanian Period. I canvassed a bunch of exposures above the waterline, and just as many below. The disconcerting factor since last trip a year or 2 ago was the explosion of zebra mussels. I don’t see a way of reversing this situation, and it hurts collecting more so than the onset of shoreline development. When water is up, they take over. And when it drops, forget about ever crawling for smalls again. All that said, I still found a ton of gastropods (for Roger Ludwigia’s entertainment), some horn corals, a few orthocone and coiled nautiloids, a couple nice goniatites, and one piece of pet wood. No trilobites this round but I did score a couple cruziana traces. More pics post prep. The matrix associations will be especially attractive. Figured below: Worthenia, cruziana, Aviculopecten, ornate orthocone nautiloid (?), Glaphyrites, and the total haul. @Ludwigia 3 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Nice finds! Beautiful Paleozoic gastropods! I always enjoy seeing your trip reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Nice haul! Thanks for sharing, the gastropods, cruziana and nautiloid are especially super. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Hey Dan, Nice to see the traces and gastros. thanks for the photos. Your definition of perfect kayaking conditions differs a bit from mine! Continued hunting success! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Nice finds! Those zebra mussels effect my fishing too! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Darktooth said: Nice finds! Those zebra mussels effect my fishing too! Bet you’ve cut off a few lunkers on those nasty things. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Nice haul! Thanks for sharing, the gastropods, cruziana and nautiloid are especially super. The gastros there are a huge component of the fauna. I found Worthenia, Trepospira, Meekospira, Straparollus, Pharkodontus, and maybe others today. Most very well preserved too. 1 Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: The gastros there are a huge component of the fauna. I found Worthenia, Trepospira, Meekospira, Straparollus, Pharkodontus, and maybe others today. Most very well preserved too. Wow! Most excellent to find so many gastropod species, with good preservation and size from that age! Lovely! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Love that cruziana! “...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...
Ludwigia Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 but thanks for the nice surprise Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Great finds Dan. Nice that you were able to get out and explore despite the cool temps. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 6 hours ago, Ludwigia said: but thanks for the nice surprise Roger. If you pay postage, I’d be happy to give you a sampling of Schnecken from this site. Cost of a small box would get you loose specimens. If you feel like splurging on postage, I’d send matrix pieces. Prep is easy, usually a little scribe work on the margins plus a quick dolomite blast. Just thought I’d throw it out there. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: Roger. If you pay postage, I’d be happy to give you a sampling of Schnecken from this site. Cost of a small box would get you loose specimens. If you feel like splurging on postage, I’d send matrix pieces. Prep is easy, usually a little scribe work on the margins plus a quick dolomite blast. Just thought I’d throw it out there. PM on the way! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Were you able to find any sutures on this fossil? My first guess would have been a goniatite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 29, 2018 Author Share Posted January 29, 2018 49 minutes ago, Al Dente said: Were you able to find any sutures on this fossil? My first guess would have been a goniatite. This was my prize for the day. Hoping to make time to clean some things up this week. Or not. I blew off kitchen cabinet installation over the weekend to indulge in pure collecting hedonism. The "work before play" adage went right out the window on my bachelor weekend. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Love the Worthenia, Aviculopecten, and orthoconic nautiloid (which looks so different from what I'm used to seeing around here - it almost looks like a conulariid, except it lacks the expansion at one end - beautiful!!!) - I think I'll add Texas to my to-visit list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 Did some scrubbing last night. I’ll need to show some follow up pics post scribe and dolomite blast. Some cool stuff involved, most notably the association pieces. I was too busy 2 handed snaggin’ fossils to reach for my phone on that trip. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 6 hrs of kayaking... is that three hours to get there and three hours back? Good report, as usual, Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, jpc said: 6 hrs of kayaking... is that three hours to get there and three hours back? Good report, as usual, Dan. That in itself is a long story... Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Nice finds! I do like those Pennsylvannian gastropods, and you seem to have some really big ones there, at least compared to what I have collected in New Mexico. On a different note, do you have to register kayaks in Texas? I noticed the numbering and decal on the side of your kayak. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: That in itself is a long story... We got time.... : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 30, 2018 Author Share Posted January 30, 2018 1 hour ago, jpc said: We got time.... : ) In short, I “pimped out” my kayak, and now I’m low ridin’ like a fossil thug. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoyouthinkhesaurusRex Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 15 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: In short, I “pimped out” my kayak, and now I’m low ridin’ like a fossil thug. LOL A 6 hour paddle in our parts would likely take you to another state (or open ocean)! Nice finds, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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