Unplanned hunt

[Fossil Claw]

I'm driving through Fairfield Ohio today install a small hill that have been cut open to expand a sidewalk.  It looked promising so I stopped.

 

I found a surprisingly large number of brachiopods for how small the road cut was.  If I wanted to pick up half brachiopods instead of complete ones I probably could have easily filled a 5 gallon bucket. The biggest brachiopods are about golf ball-sized.

 

If they allow the site to weather out it looks like it could be promising for other fossils although mostly so far it's brachiopods that are exposed.

 

I only had about 30 minutes to lock so I plan to go back in a few weeks to see if the site is still there.

[Monica]

WOW!  Nice brachs!

[Fruitbat]

Very nice!  Looks like that site is definitely worth another visit!

 

-Joe

[Echinoid]

Awesome!

[caldigger]

Wow Dominic, you're just a brach grabbing machine lately!  

[ynot]

Lucky (and nice) find!

[MeargleSchmeargl]

For a tiny dot on the radar, not bad!

 

 

Also, is Fairfield in Ordovician territory?

[Fossil Claw]

4 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said:

For a tiny dot on the radar, not bad!

 

 

Also, is Fairfield in Ordovician territory?

 

Yes, ordovician around 445 million years old

[Tidgy's Dad]

Again.