Manticocerasman Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Last saturday my girlfriend and I went back to the south of Belgium to go hunt for my favorite fossils. On the way there we saw a new road under construction where cretaceous chalk was visible. We made a quick stop to chek it out, but we only found 2 bellemnite fragments. So we hit the road again to the devonian rocks. The weather was quite good for this time of the year, so it was no suprise to see some fellow fossil and mineral hunters on the site. Some new heaps on the side of the field got my attention. Here I made my first good find of the day. A goniatite anaptychus. I was missing this in my collection. So I was verry pleased with it. The rest of the morning most of the finds were made in situ by Natalie, 2 decent sized Manticoceras and 2 Carinoceras specimens. She also managed to find a trilobite fragment. Also the first trillo adition from this quarry to our collection. At noon we were joined on our hunt by a friend. We then got to the large dirt pile at the end of the quarry whera a few other people were looking for smal pyritised cephalopods. After a few chats with the other fossil hunters about the cephalopod fauna the showed me a huge Goniatite they found earlyer that day. I had rarely seen a specimen like this. My surprise was even greater when they offerd this specimen for my collection since I specialise in this kind of fossils. Again lots of thanks if that person reads this thread, it wil get well deserved attention and preparation. The rest of the day we spent on the large mound picking up various fossils but my find of the day here was a incredible crinoid calyx. The trip turned out to be one of my best on this location. Cheers. Manticocerasman I'll upload the photos in the next post growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 more pics: growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 The Goniatite i recieved: the Anaptychus: The Crinoid Calyx: A simple but beautiful brachiopod: growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Absolutely amazing day of collecting! WOW! There are some wonderful specimens there. The aptychus, crinoid, goniatite and hash plate are all superb! Though i have a particular fondness for the brachiopod right now! Nice report, thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Looks to me, that you had a great hunt! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I'd say that was an outstanding hunt! That goniatite you were given is huge,and as for the crinoid: Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilobolus Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Beautiful finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Great finds! That brachiopod is simple but beautiful. And nice anaptychus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Very nice finds Kevin Congrats ! Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Very nice finds as always! The brach and crinoid are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phevo Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thanks for the trip report, very nice finds and there seems to be a lot to go through yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 I can imagine the hours going by quickly with all of that rock to sort through - there just isn't enough time in the day... Excellent finds - I am , too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Whoa! Those are some lovely finds, Kevin! That brachiopod is quite stunning, in fact. Thanks for the great report. 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...
DPS Ammonite Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Thamnopora sp. coral. It grew in a coral forest and not on a reef. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Congratulations Kevin. Looks like you had a great trip. I would have been happy with just the simple and beautiful brachiopod and those goniatites and the crinoid calyx are just exquisite. Thanks for sharing your wonderful day with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Awesome finds! “...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...
ynot Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Wonderful trip report and finds! Thanks for sharing. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thanks Manticocerasman, It is enjoyable to see where people hunt at other international collecting sites. Happy Hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 What the others said. Waiting for you to visit some stratotypical locations now. More posts with "Assise de",please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 2nd Tidgey. That is one awesome brachiopod! 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...
Manticocerasman Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 Thx for all the replys, I got a few extra pictures of the brach: growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 and the large goniatite: growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Quality. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Done prepping the monstrous goniatite it took me a while : growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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