ilovethebeatles Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hello! I'm new to this website and I'm wondering what interesting geological things and fossils I can find in Northern Illinois. I'm new to geology and fossils so any tips/education would be welcome! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Hello, again. Obviously i am not familiar with the area, but try the threads here. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/forum/103-illinois/ Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Welcome to TFF from Maryland! I wish you luck in your fossil-hunting endeavors! “...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...
ilovethebeatles Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Hello, again. Obviously i am not familiar with the area, but try the threads here. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/forum/103-illinois/ Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovethebeatles Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 5 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Welcome to TFF from Maryland! I wish you luck in your fossil-hunting endeavors! Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Do you live in Northern Illinois? I'd suggest joining ESCONI(Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois) Their website can be found here. http://www.esconi.org They take several field trips to the areas hard rock quarries. These quarries are middle to upper ordovician in age: Decorah, Galena and Maquoketa formation. Two times a year they take a trip to a private spoil pile in the mazon creek area to hunt concretions that contain fossils from the carboniferous. Some examples are; ferns, jelly fish(theres a lot of those lol), insects other plant material including wood. Im not too familiar with all the finds there, but you won't get bored there! In early spring and late fall we go to St.Paul, Indiana and hunt the Waldron shale (silurian) and a quarry. We also have yearly rock and fossil shows, monthly general meetings with geology, fossil and archeology on seperate days. There are other spots as in road cuts, river cuts and RR cuts too, but im typically reluctant to hand the locations out as they take time in research to find and or they're given to me by friends on the condition of I tell no living soul of its location. Good luck in your endeavors! Best regards, Paul EDIT: Permian to Carboniferous ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Welcome to the Forum. For examples of what ages of fossils you can find, you can have a look at this Bedrock Geologic Map for the age of the outcrops in Northern Illinois. Fossil sites in Illinois (Very old information, but a good place to start your research) Depending on how far north you are, you could also look in Southern Wisconsin. Fossil sites in Wisconsin Paul's suggestion of ESCONI is a great idea, as well. Good luck with starting out. 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Just now, Raggedy Man said: Do you live in Northern Illinois? I'd suggest joining ESCONI(Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois) Their website can be found here. http://www.esconi.org They take several field trips to the areas hard rock quarries. These quarries are middle to upper ordovician in age: Decorah, Galena and Maquoketa formation. Two times a year they take a trip to a private spoil pile in the mazon creek area to hunt concretions that contain fossils from the permian. Some examples are; ferns, jelly fish(theres a lot of those lol), insects other plant material including wood. Im not too familiar with all the finds there, but you won't get bored there! In early spring and late fall we go to St.Paul, Indiana and hunt the Waldron shale (silurian) and a quarry. We also have yearly rock and fossil shows, monthly general meetings with geology, fossil and archeology on seperate days. There are other spots as in road cuts, river cuts and RR cuts too, but im typically reluctant to hand the locations out as they take time in research to find and or they're given to me by friends on the condition of I tell no living soul of its location. Good luck in your endeavors! Best regards, Paul The Mazon Creek specimens are Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) in age. I have a few specimens from there myself, gorgeous! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 46 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: The Mazon Creek specimens are Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) in age. I have a few specimens from there myself, gorgeous! Rofl wow! Im a noob. Thanks for catching that. No clue why I put the perm. Making steak on the grill will do that I suppose. Ill correct my post ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 6 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: . Making steak on the grill Steak?!? I thought you were more of a fish fingers and custard kinda guy “...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...
Raggedy Man Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 1 minute ago, WhodamanHD said: Steak?!? I thought you were more of a fish fingers and custard kinda guy ROFL!!! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Fish fingers and CUSTARD????? What the heck are 'fish fingers and custard'????? I mean...fish don't even have HANDS, let alone fingers...and who would mix fish with custard anyway? Oh...WAIT a minute! NOW I remember! Dr. Who...right? As far as fossils in Illinois are concerned...you might find a link to an article or two of interest in my pdf library here on The Fossil Forum. Here's a LINK. Just scroll down to the section on Illinois. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 You have areas around Braidwood (Mazon Creek) and a couple areas near Starved Rock. If you check posts that I did for those areas under the “Fossil Hunting” section you will find locations and examples of fossils found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 9 hours ago, Fruitbat said: Fish fingers and CUSTARD????? What the heck are 'fish fingers and custard'????? I mean...fish don't even have HANDS, let alone fingers...and who would mix fish with custard anyway? Oh...WAIT a minute! NOW I remember! Dr. Who...right? -Joe Here is an explanation for the origin of fish fingers and custard and a recipe: http://www.sugarednerd.com/recipes-and-how-tos/2015/7/8/fish-fingers-and-custard-1 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...
Raggedy Man Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 We had fish fingers and custard at our wedding party with a dalek cake. I was actually fantastic and yummy. Who knew....Who knew.... ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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