sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Last Friday I went with a group of people to a local North Carolina Oligocene Quarry. This quarry contains exposures of the late Oligocene Belgrade Formation; Pollocksville and Haywood Creek members along with the early Oligocene river Bend Formation. These are all in situ pictures. The drive in .... These piles are mostly Pollocksville member, but there is some Haywood Creek member of the Belgrade mixed in. There is also a pebble lag that has Pleistocene and Pliocene fossils. First find of the day was this nice little croc tooth, Thecachampsa sp. A little later I found this nice cowshark tooth, Notorhynchus cf. primigenius and this nice little croc vert ..... 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 this nice little Hemipristis serra a Carcharodon hastalis (or Cosmopolotodus if you prefer) A Galeocerdo casei, a tiger shark from the Belgrade Formation a nice little barracuda tooth agorgeous little bivalve; such amazing color. Still trying to I.D. this 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 a nice Carcharhinus tooth; C. obscurus ? a crushing type fish tooth. Very similar to the Pycnodont, Anomoedus phaseolus. But Pycnodontiformes were extinct by the Oligocene. and a few other things from the Belgrade 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Now some stuff from the lower Oligocene River bend Formation Psammechinus carolinensis Rebecapecten trentensis a nice little crab claw a small oyster, have not found this species before. Gotta ID. Can anyone tell me what is in this picture ( I know, but wondering if someone see's them) 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...
jcbshark Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Excellent finds Don, love the cow shark Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 53 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: Can anyone tell me what is in this picture ( I know, but wondering if someone see's them) Fossilized sand dollar? Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 52 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: Can anyone tell me what is in this picture ( I know, but wondering if someone see's them) "Them" hinting at multiple items. Humm, scrutinizing up close and all I see is sand covered lumps. Can you give us a hint like are they inside or outside of the shadow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, caldigger said: "Them" hinting at multiple items. Humm, scrutinizing up close and all I see is sand covered lumps. Can you give us a hint like are they inside or outside of the shadow? in and out. 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 4 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: Fossilized sand dollar? close! 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...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 minute ago, sixgill pete said: close! Roman gold coin? ;-) Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 Here is another pic of them ...... 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...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Killer smorgasbord, not a readily accessible age in my neck of the woods. Looks like you covered all the food groups! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Inverted cow or bison patty? Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Are they bigger than a bread box? Kindly have something in your picture to show scale. We have members from all over the world and many of them might not know the size of your shadow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Awesome finds! Now it seems you have a competition on your hands, I can’t go farther then echinoderm. “...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 March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Awesome finds! Now it seems you have a competition on your hands, I can’t go farther then echinoderm. Yes they are echinoderms, Hemipatagus carolinensis. I will post pics tomorrow of them cleaned up a little. 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 29 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: Killer smorgasbord, not a readily accessible age in my neck of the woods. Looks like you covered all the food groups! Thanks Dan. It is all covered, love the Oligocene, wish there were more exposures of it here. 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 19 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: Inverted cow or bison patty? Would you like one on white or wheat for lunch Saturday? 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...
sixgill pete Posted March 14, 2018 Author Share Posted March 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, caldigger said: Are they bigger than a bread box? Kindly have something in your picture to show scale. We have members from all over the world and many of them might not know the size of your shadow. But I thought my shadow was as good as international currency!! 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...
Heteromorph Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Nice finds and trip! All great finds. I have never hunted any Oligocene formations but I hope to someday. I will love to see the echinoids cleaned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 21 minutes ago, sixgill pete said: Yes they are echinoderms, Hemipatagus carolinensis. I will post pics tomorrow of them cleaned up a little. Can’t wait! “...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...
SailingAlongToo Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Sea biscuit? Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Great finds and trip report- must be nice to find a wide assortment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Nice trip pics. That clam is a beauty with all the colors. I was going for echinoids too. Then in the bottom right of the pic it almost looked a little like 2 more Psammechinus carolinensis. The one thing I occasionally dislike about my in situ pics is that I’ll see a fossil that got away without me noticing it while I was taking a pic of the other one. It usually happens with the really small fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hipockets Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Are the hemipatagus Riverbend formation ? If so, wouldnt they be marieta carolinensis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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