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Cracking open concretions today I found a possible Euproops danae Horseshoe crab, a nice Pecopteris fern, a piece of bark, a Mazonomya Clam and a Myalina clam. 

 

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Sweet little clam, and the horseshoe crab is a fun surprise.

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Just now, Innocentx said:

Sweet little clam, and the horseshoe crab is a fun surprise.

Thanks, you never know is going to pop out.

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More great finds! :)

The Euproops danae is of course amazing, but I rather like the Mazonomya too. 

Can't wait to see the next batch.

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26 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

More great finds! :)

The Euproops danae is of course amazing, but I rather like the Mazonomya too. 

Can't wait to see the next batch.

:popcorn:

Stay tuned- I am trying to open between 50-75 concretions a day, at this rate I should go through mine by 2020 lol.

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Just now, Nimravis said:

Stay tuned- I am trying to open between 50-75 concretions a day, at this rate I should go through mine by 2020 lol.

:)

I'll keep my diary free til then. 

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I took the day off from work today and cracked open about 125 concretions today, here are some of the concretions and some of my finds.

 

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Achistrum sp. - Sea Cucumber

 

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I believe an Acanthotelson stimpsoni Shrimp

 

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Essexella asherae Jellyfish

 

 

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Unknown Worm- dis not crack properly, possibly due to pyrite inclusion.

 

 

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I believe Spiropteris

 

 

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Alethopteris

 

 

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Neuropteris

 

 

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A poor Annularia - it might clean up better.

 

 

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Bark

 

 

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Things that I never keep- concretions with misc. plant debris or pyrite.

 

 

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42 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

I took the day off from work today and cracked open about 125 concretions today, here are some of the concretions and some of my finds.

 

 

Achistrum sp. - Sea Cucumber

 

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I believe an Acanthotelson stimpsoni Shrimp

 

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Essexella asherae Jellyfish

 

Unknown Worm- dis not crack properly, possibly due to pyrite inclusion.

I believe Spiropteris

Alethopteris

Neuropteris

A poor Annularia - it might clean up better.

Bark

Things that I never keep- concretions with misc. plant debris or pyrite.

Some nice finds there.:)

The sea cucumber is a particularly good one and the shrimp has a very nice tail fan. (if that's what it is) . 

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1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

the shrimp has a very nice tail fan. (if that's what it is) .

Yes, that is it's tail. Usually the fossil are somewhat centered in the concretion, every once in a while, you find one that is off-center like the shrimp.

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On 5/19/2018 at 8:18 PM, Nimravis said:

I should go through mine by 2020 lol.

You should break open the last one as the the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve 2020:D

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9 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

You should break open the last one as the the clock strikes 12 on New Year’s Eve 2020:D

Looking at how slow this is going, it might take longer. LOL

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Well today was not very productive, I did find numerous Mazonomya clams ( one with an internal mold) that came from a housing development that was going up years ago which was located across the street from Shadow Lakes (Pit 4)- this area would still contain the same Fauna.

 

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Also found some bark.

 

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And from Pit 11, there was a worm and a sea cucumber with it’s mouth- that is always nice to find.

 

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Not at all bad, i don't think. 

The clams are pretty nice and the sea cucumber is great! :)

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7 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Not at all bad, i don't think. 

The clams are pretty nice and the sea cucumber is great! :)

I am always looking for something special or showy.

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Just now, Nimravis said:

I am always looking for something special or showy.

I know what you mean.

That's why I've got Tidgy.

And wifey. :D

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2 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

I really like the sea cucumber. 

:)

 

Adam you live on the edge. :D

No he doesn’t silly! He lives in Fes!

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1 hour ago, WhodamanHD said:

No he doesn’t silly! He lives in Fes!

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And the cracking continues- nothing special today except a nice, some what long, Lycopod leaf. All of these concretions are out of Shadow Lakes (Pit 4), as with almost all the concretions I have left, they were collected throughout the 90's.

 

Myalina Clam with an internal mold.

 

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Coprolite

 

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Lycopod Leaves

 

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Poorly preserved examples of Pecopteris 

 

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Poorly preserved examples of Annularia

 

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Stems ans bark

 

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Check back tomorrow for more finds.

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I shall. 

Yes, that lycopod leaf is pretty long. 

Nice find. :)

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Well today it is extremely house in the Chicagoland area, it is currently 91 degrees with very high humidity. Breaking open concretions is a real chore when you are doing it outside. I would say that I had about an 80% success rate on the bucket that I chose today. These concretions came from Pit 4, which contains a very high concentration of flora. The only problem is that they do not come out as clean as the plant material from the actual creek. All of the fossils that you will see today are as they broke open about an hour ago, some show nice, most will need to be cleaned- if I ever get around to that.

 

The first couple pics will show how nice it is when a concretion splits open correctly after 300+ million years. The first pic shows the concretion and the second shows where it split after a couple whacks- very nice. The fossil in this one is a very nice piece of bark, I really love bark.

 

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Today I came across a number of ferns- Pecopteris, Neuropteris and Cyclopteris (a big one).

 

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Cyclopteris

 

 

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Some of my favorite pieces of bark are Calamites, and what is nice is when they contain internodes like the ones below. What is even better though is when it is Calamites with internodes in 3D as the 2nd thru 4th pic below shows.

 

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Here are other pics of bark that I found today.

 

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And last, some pieces of Lycopod leaves. A lot of the pieces that you see here are small, partial concretions. When I would collect, I would pick up everything and deal with it later. I have learned not to leave anything behind, because I have found some rare / cool things in crappy concretions.

 

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Check back tomorrow for more finds.

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Love those Calamites stem pieces, but my favourite has to be the beautiful Cyclopteris. :)

A good day for the plants!  

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50 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Love those Calamites stem pieces, but my favourite has to be the beautiful Cyclopteris. :)

A good day for the plants!  

Thanks Adam, I hope it cleans up a bit.

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