Shellseeker Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 The Peace River is a magic place, It always has surprises in store, even when I am finding little that is Spectacular!! Look at this selection found while hunting today. Some NICE Hemis, a flake from tool making, even a wild boar tusk (hollow inside and modern) and then The botryoidal translucent brown mineral growing on the fossil is chalcedony. Chalcedony often fills the empty spaces in fossils, especially wood and bone. Did I mention a calcified sea urchin spine .. NEAT !!! Even got 1 Meg (very 1st find of the day), and a couple of calcified Barnacles.... I have never found a calcified barnacle in 10 years of searching this river... I love the diversity of finds... something new i every sieve. And the water was cool and the sun was shining. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Looks as if you hit the lottery of unusual items today Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Congratulations! So glad you had a great day! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Nice and unusual pieces from this trip. 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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Neato! 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 May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Nice 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...
Fossildude19 Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Always a treat to see your various finds from the River, Jack! Thanks for showing us. 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...
Nimravis Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Nice finds, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Cool stuff, Jack! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Good finds! Keep them coming! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Way to go Jack! Love those Hemis. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Never know what the peace will yield next. I have a collection of antique (and modern) bullets and casing, I have various antique bottles and melted glass. Nice finds Shell Seeker! PS your hands are always so clean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 9 hours ago, Peace river rat said: Never know what the peace will yield next. I have a collection of antique (and modern) bullets and casing, I have various antique bottles and melted glass. Nice finds Shell Seeker! PS your hands are always so clean! The Peace River cleanses my body and soul. You are absolutely right about finding antiques. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToothMan Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Very nice finds! I especially like the teeth and sea urchin spine. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace river rat Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Shellseeker said: The Peace River cleanses my body and soul. You are absolutely right about finding antiques. Nice finds, my oddest find are the end (top) of an old ointment tube (back when they were metallic) It has a hexagon plastic cap with very stylized logo. The metal that it is screwed to says "lambert pharamacal co. It appears to date to about WW2. Here is the kicker, a week later I found an identical one, 10 ft away! What are the odds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatehntr Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Urchin spine is very interesting! Is that a positive ID? I've never seen one before. My first thought was that it looks a lot like a ray barb! Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share Posted May 11, 2018 7 hours ago, tatehntr said: Urchin spine is very interesting! Is that a positive ID? I've never seen one before. My first thought was that it looks a lot like a ray barb! Thanks for sharing! Medium positive... but not certain. You find a couple of different types of urchin spines in the Peace River that are relatively common.. This specific shape is different and the fact that the fossil is crystallized make it somewhat special. I found 4 or 5 of these and this one was most complete.. However, this is the first time I have ever found fossils that look exactly like these. A Ray barb is easily identifiable and different from this find. Even broken chunks the same size would look different.. Love to have other input, on why THIS urchin spine looks different from other Peace River urchin spines. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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