MeargleSchmeargl Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 I think we have all seen the crabby beauties that @RJB and @Doctor Mud have revealed from their Stony Concretion prisons. Now I want to get in on that action, but I don't (currently) have a passport for a trip to NZ. Any sites in the US anyone knows of? Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Oregon and Washington I’ve heard have crabs (not in a bad way) and if you are lucky the cliffs (colloquiallism for Calvert cliffs) saw several being prepped at the Calvert Marine Museum. Also remember a place in Alabama? “...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...
sixgill pete Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 There are spots in many states where concretions are found. many are held dear by those who are in the know for fear of them being over collected. There are several I know of here in N.C., but are in locations not readily available to the general public. I would not be surprised if there are places in Ga. or other close by locations. Try doing some research on the web, the information is out there. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted February 9, 2018 Share Posted February 9, 2018 Most of my crab localities have been closed off. Most are now gated or posted. Sad, but thats just the way it is today. Fossil hunting for crabs was easy 20 years ago. I do have some concretions left from Washington, but I do not let go of those. Sorry man RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Here is the classic reference for your neck of the woods: Rathbun, M.J. (1935) Fossil crustacea of the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain. Geological Society of America Special Paper, 2:1-160 PDF LINK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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