Nimravis Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 It was 47 degrees out today so I decided to whack open some concretions. Many times when opening concretions you run into pieces that look like they contain fossils, but they are just duds. This one (Left) has the body shape of a Tully (Right), but is not. Sometimes pieces like this (Left) look like Mazonova helmichnus eggs (Right), but they are not. This one could be something, but I highly doubt it, but will look at it closer. In the bucket that I was going through today, I found these 3 concretions that I put on the side and decided that I will freeze / thaw them sometime, they just had a nice shape. Here is a Sedgwickia sp. - a marine bivalve. Here are a couple Myalinella meeki- after the outer crust was broken off, you can see the crack in the concretion and the spot that I will lightly tap to open it. Here are some pieces of bark and sub-surface bark. Neuropteris- Annularia- 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Nice Neuropteris with the basal pinnules. The Annularia looks more like Sphenophyllum. The Sedgwickia is very nice. Keep 'em comin'. Looking forward to some of the freeze/thaw to open. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Nice Neuropteris with the basal pinnules. The Annularia looks more like Sphenophyllum. The Sedgwickia is very nice. Keep 'em comin'. Looking forward to some of the freeze/thaw to open. I think you are correct- that is what I get for not looking at pictures in a larger format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 43 minutes ago, Nimravis said: I think you are correct- that is what I get for not looking at pictures in a larger format. It is an example of Annularia sphenophylloides 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 2 hours ago, RCFossils said: It is an example of Annularia sphenophylloides Thanks Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 20 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Nice Neuropteris with the basal pinnules. The Annularia looks more like Sphenophyllum. The Sedgwickia is very nice. Keep 'em comin'. Looking forward to some of the freeze/thaw to open. Sphenophyllum is possible. How about A. sphenophylloides? Oops, should have read farther... I agree with Rob. Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 22 hours ago, RCFossils said: It is an example of Annularia sphenophylloides I stand corrected -- overlooked that one. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 After climbing today and dropping the wife off at the mall I decided to Whack open a number of concretions and see what pops. This was the second concretion that I opened and the first fossil. When I first saw it I was thinking spider, but on second look, it reminds me a of Halicyne max, even though it does have a funky preservation, but is more likely Cyclus americanus. @RCFossils Rob, what do you say? A little later on I cracked opened this poorly preserved Cyclus americanus. Today like other days I came across a lot of the bivalve Myalinella meeki. In this bucket that I was going through I also came across a few open concretions that I would have picked up to check out later. Here are a couple Essexella asherae Jellyfish and a portion of one that would have been large. Here is a piece, though poorly preserved, looks the Echiuran- Coprinoscolex ellogimus. The last piece that I found opened was a piece of coprolite. A small piece of Calamites- Back to some of the things that I cracked open today- Here is some piece of bark and sub-surface bark. Here are a couple pieces of coprolite- many times with the larger pieces, you can hit the concretion with very lightly and the still shatter. A possible piece of coprolite or Sea Cucumber portion. Today I had a lot of nicely shaped concretions that cracked open perfectly, but such is the case with a lot of Mazon Creek concretions, they were void of fossils. Here are a couple examples. That's it for today. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 As always, interesting! Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 50 minutes ago, stats said: As always, interesting! Cheers, Rich Rich, I forgot to tag you on the first piece, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 12 hours ago, Nimravis said: After climbing today and dropping the wife off at the mall I decided to Whack open a number of concretions and see what pops. This was the second concretion that I opened and the first fossil. When I first saw it I was thinking spider, but on second look, it reminds me a of Halicyne max, even though it does have a funky preservation, but is more likely Cyclus americanus. @RCFossils Rob, what do you say? I think you are probably correct. It has the right general shape to be Halicyne. Can you take a few more pictures at different angles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 42 minutes ago, RCFossils said: Can you take a few more pictures at different angles? Thanks and I will do that tonight and see how they come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, RCFossils said: I think you are probably correct. It has the right general shape to be Halicyne. Can you take a few more pictures at different angles? 41 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Thanks and I will do that tonight and see how they come out. That is interesting, I look forward to seeing more about this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, deutscheben said: That is interesting, I look forward to seeing more about this one. Don’t hold your breath, lol- I doubt that it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 @RCFossils - @stats Rob and Rich, here are some pics that I took with a digital microscope- Hope these are better. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/8/2019 at 7:54 PM, Nimravis said: After climbing today and dropping the wife off at the mall I decided to Whack open a number of concretions and see what pops. This was the second concretion that I opened and the first fossil. When I first saw it I was thinking spider, but on second look, it reminds me a of Halicyne max, even though it does have a funky preservation, but is more likely Cyclus americanus. @RCFossils Rob, what do you say? Looks like a Halicyne to me. Nice find! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 @RCFossils Thanks Rob, that is a first for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 23 hours ago, Nimravis said: Rich, I forgot to tag you on the first piece, what do you think? I think you are right on the Halicyne, especially with the closeups. No central line, so it doesn't look like a Cyclus. Contrats! Awesome find! Is that from Shadow Lakes? Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 Just now, stats said: I think you are right on the Halicyne, especially with the closeups. No central line, so it doesn't look like a Cyclus. Contrats! Awesome find! Is that from Shadow Lakes? Cheers, Rich Across the street at the place I always call Across From Pit 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Across the street at the place I always call Across From Pit 4. Is that Piano Hill? Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 21 minutes ago, stats said: Is that Piano Hill? Cheers, Rich No, if you were looking at the main entrance to Shadow Lakes, it was the property to the right, which would be I believe Novy Road, there is a housing development there now, I collected when they were building it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred97 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Wow, page 44 and something new - congrats on the Halicyne! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 10:06 AM, Nimravis said: Don’t hold your breath, lol- I doubt that it is. It's nice that something new like that can still show up and surprise you after all those concretions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 Great find, Ralph. Very glad you got a new, rare one. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 11, 2019 Author Share Posted December 11, 2019 11 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Great find, Ralph. Very glad you got a new, rare one. I don’t think it is rare, but I have never found one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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