FossilSniper Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Alright, so after going to the St. Leon roadcut a few days prior (rather unsuccessfully, unfortunately) my family I put on boots, whipped on gloves, slapped on some knee pads and spent the next two days hunting the Caesar Creek Spillway in Ohio! These runs were much more successful. My best personal best finds consist two partially pyritized orthoceras- these are a first for me! I found plenty more orthoceras, which is rather impressive for a field overpicked by collectors! I also found a handful of fossilized gastropods. Here are the spoils: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Some complete and partial gastropods: Trace fossil(s): Some crinoid fragments to make my day even better: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Pyritized orthoceras! The brownish rock is actually pyrite, just my camera would not allow me to get closer. Tadaa: “Back”: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 Trace of a Flexicalymene roller: (my first from this site!) Some Isotelus fragments (these fragments were all found next to each other, so these are possibly all from the same trilobite!): 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Congratulations on a successful hunt and quality time with your family! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice finds! Glad you had a more productive trip this time. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 19, 2018 Author Share Posted April 19, 2018 More orthoceras: Overall, it was quite a successful trip. We were limited by rain, so I had to find all of pictured in under two hours! I think the best find of ne of the day would have been a 24 cm negative of a MASSIVE orthoceras, but according to rules we were not allowed to keep the fossil imprint. Still, I’m glad to have it in my memory. Maybe, I’ll be off to St. Leon road today (this time with some helpful advice from Uncle Siphuncle!) -FS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Great haul there! Orthoceras pyrite is definitely cool! 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...
DevonianDigger Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Cool stuff! Worth braving the muck for I imagine Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Great finds ! Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Sounds like it was a fun trip. I always like finding the nautiloid chunks. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Congratulations on the successful trip and nice finds! 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...
Malone Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Nice finds! Not bad bad for a couple of hours hunting! Any ideas on what made the trace tunnels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Malone said: Nice finds! Not bad bad for a couple of hours hunting! Any ideas on what made the trace tunnels? Polychaete worm I think might be a good guess ——————————————————- Awesome finds! Love those Isotelus trilobits! 2 “...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...
Monica Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 The nautiloids are great! And it looks as though you found at least two different species of them - congrats! By the way - is that a little brachiopod that I see on the very last specimen that you took a picture of? What a cutie! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Good stuff. But no bugs? Flexicalymene? They are tiny tiny things but I never left without a few and even a small enrolled Isotelus once. You have to get real close to the ground as in crawling along with your face right in the mud. I had most of my luck out in the middle of the south side of the spillway. But on one occasion the north side produced a few weird crinoid bits and pieces. You look for concentrations of the tiny brachiopod Zygospira amongst which the little rollers hide. And you have to often look twice because the Zygos and Flexis blend together. Love the cephalopods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilobolus Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Lovin' the orthos and the crinoids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcat3rd Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Looks great for a couple hours! Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 21, 2018 Share Posted April 21, 2018 Great finds. For your information, I believe that the pyrite was deposited long after sedimentation. What you have there is a vertical section and the pyrite as well as the calcite is visible on the insides of the section, which would mean that watery solutions seeped into the cracks in and around the fossil and the minerals fell out there later. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 21, 2018 Author Share Posted April 21, 2018 13 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Great finds. For your information, I believe that the pyrite was deposited long after sedimentation. What you have there is a vertical section and the pyrite as well as the calcite is visible on the insides of the section, which would mean that watery solutions seeped into the cracks in and around the fossil and the minerals fell out there later. Exactly what I thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 On 4/20/2018 at 5:22 AM, Monica said: By the way - is that a little brachiopod that I see on the very last specimen that you took a picture of? What a cutie! Correct! Good eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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