Nimravis Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 Tonight I did not “Whack” these concretions, but I “tapped” some more of the ones that I froze outside, over the Winter. Nothing special was found, just four Essexella asherae Jellyfish from Pit 11 and one Flora piece from Pit 4, I believe it may be Stigmariodes, but I could be wrong. If anyone has a correct ID, let me know. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Tonight I tapped a few more concretions that were freezing over the Winter. This first piece is something that I am not sure about, but the only thing that I believe looks similar is the seed Rhabdocarpus sp. A nice Neuropteris also popped open from Pit 4. A very poor Pecopteris also broke apart. From Pit 11, two Essexella asherae Jellyfish opened up, one is a poor example and the other is very large and in my opinion, very pretty- Though they are common, I love Essexella asherae. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 2 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Tonight I tapped a few more concretions that were freezing over the Winter. This first piece is something that I am not sure about, but the only thing that I believe looks similar is the seed Rhabdocarpus sp. I think you are correct. I think that is a seed. Nice one! Although I give many jellies away, I still get a little excited when they open. In Pit 11, they can also be an indicator that at least some fossils can be found in the concretions you picked up. Not a fan when after processing, I find out my whole bag was full of jellies. Concretions are heavy to haul out of the depths of Pit 11! Cheers, Rich 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 4 minutes ago, stats said: Concretions are heavy to haul out of the depths of Pit 11! That is the truth Rich. Link to post Share on other sites
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Nice seed, that's very interesting And I agree, the big jellyfish is lovely. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 (edited) Today I decided to try and whack open the +200 concretions that I collected at a new site on March 27th. This is an area that is most likely a part of Pit4 and was probably on the border of the Essex and Braidwood biota. I was really hoping for a high percentage of fossils in this group, something similar to the site that I call “Across From Pit 4”, and it is about 1/2 mile away. Here are pics of what opened- This piece looks like a “Tummy Tooth Worm”, Didontogaster cordylina. After cleaning with water. I had also found Myalinella meeki clams when I was out there. Here is a small piece that opened today. This is a piece of coprolite that contains multiple Myalinella. Pecopteris Asterophyllites Annularia There were many pieces that contained pyrite. Misc plant material- I really liked the shape of this concretion, so I decided to put it in the freezer rather than whack it. I decided to dump these remaining concretions since I was not having much luck. I would guess that these pieces would be void of fossils, but when hitting a new site, I grab any concretion that I see so I can test them out. This is a site that I probably will not visit again. Edited April 4 by Nimravis 2 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 (edited) Interesting, Ralph. I agree! The first time you visit a site it's good to do a survey and pick up a variety of shapes. Although, the diagonal concretions are typically bad, I'll even grab a few of those. I even do this in Pit 11, when going to a new area. You have to find out which ones are likely to have good fossils. Sorry about your luck... You had some very good looking shapes! I have heard that Pit 4 had a good diversity of fossils. Cheers, Rich Edited April 5 by stats 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 2 minutes ago, stats said: Interesting, Ralph. I agree! The first time you visit a site it's good to do a survey and pick up a variety of shapes. Although, the diagonal concretions are typically bad, I'll even grab a few of those. I even do this in Pit 11, when going to a new area. You have to find out which ones are likely to have good fossils. Sorry about your luck... I have heard that Pit 4 had a good diversity of fossils. Cheers, Rich Pit 4 does, and like you, I grab all complete concretions at Pit 11. Link to post Share on other sites
Nimravis Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago I was going to go out and do a little fossil collecting today, but decided against it. Instead I pulled out a couple small containers of concretions that I have been freeze / thawing for about 35 sessions. These were just a couple that I decided to place in the freezer. After 35 sessions of freeze / thawing, these pieces did not pop, so I decided to give them a whack. The majority of these were void of fossils, but here is what I found, nothing special, but it still nice to find something. Annularia- Macroneuropteris- Myalinella meeki - Misc Plant Material- I have to get back to whacking open concretions, I still have about 15 5-gallon buckets to open. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites
stats Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Nice! A day with fossils is always a good day! Sorry, some were blanks, I guess that's just the way the concretion crumbles... Cheers, Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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