Monica Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Hello everyone! This past Saturday, July 28, 2018, Victoria @VTinNorthAB and I met up with our families in Arkona, Ontario in order to do a little fossil-hunting together. It was a wonderful day - it was warm with a mix of sun and clouds and we all came away with some great finds! Please enjoy the photos below! Viola (my 7-year-old daughter) and Aviva (Victoria's 7-year-old daughter) in front of the falls at Rock Glen Viola and Aviva climbing a wall of Hungry Hollow's South Pit, searching for button corals and other goodies Adina (Victoria's 4-year-old daughter - it was her birthday!) and Aviva climbing the same wall - Adina was a trooper! Adina and Aviva posing for a picture post-climb Victoria fossil-hunting high up in the South Pit More to come... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Victoria and her family looking over their fossil finds My little intrepid fossil-hunter, Viola Pretty much everyone else had left the pit by this point, but not Victoria - she stayed out until her family begged her to leave (Victoria - I got this shot of you when Viola and I were in the middle of the pit, searching for little bits and bobs in the clay ) And now for some of my favourite finds of the day...Victoria, feel free to add pictures of your finds when you get the chance to do so It was a day of gastropods for me, which was great since I haven't had much luck with them in the past! Specimen #1 was my absolute favourite find - a cute little mid-spired gastropod! Any ideas as to its identity? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 A beautiful day of fossil hunting with family and friends..... doesn't get much better than that! 3 Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Specimen #2: I think this is Orthonychia conicum (used to be Platyceras conicum) - am I correct? Specimen #3: I think this is Spinyplatyceras dumosum (used to be Platyceras dumosum) - am I correct? Specimen #4: I think this is Spinyplatyceras arkonense - am I correct? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 Specimen #5: another gastropod, but I can't tell which it is - can anyone help, or is it in too rough shape? Specimen #6: a brachiopod (Rhipidomella penelope?) with a tiny orthoconic nautiloid perhaps? Specimen #7: Victoria wanted to come away with a Tornoceras ammonoid but she didn't find any (at least I don't think she ended up finding any?) - I found four so I gave one to her, one to Viola, one I dropped (doh!), and I kept this tiny one for myself Specimen #8: a cute little bivalve - I think I should know its identity but I can't remember at the moment - I'll check and be back... Edit: Ok - I just checked - the last time I was at HH I found a bivalve that was identified as Peracyclas sp., although this one looks a bit different - what do you think? @Northern Sharks just verified - thanks!!! Well that's it for me at the moment - thanks for checking in! Monica 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTinNorthAB Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Thanks for posting this! It was awesome to meet and spend some time with @Monica and “Vilola” as Adina lovingly calls her I have some gorgeous pieces to show off and I can’t wait to see if that one trilobite is more than just a “trilo-butt”. I will post pics as well when I get a chance. I still can’t believe my mom won the favosities from the raffle at Rock Glen. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, Monica said: Specimen #6: a brachiopod (Rhipidomella penelope?) with a tiny orthoconic nautiloid perhaps? Wow! Did you notice all the tiny fossils embedded in this piece? 2 Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 30, 2018 Author Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, Walt said: Wow! Did you notice all the tiny fossils embedded in this piece? Hungry Hollow chunks of matrix are usually full of tiny fossils like ostracods, crinoid columnals, etc. It's an amazing place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Your first gastropod I believe is Naticonema lineata and your bivalve is Paracyclas lirata. Your second gastropod is not a conicum as the tip curls under. As for the other snails, your guess is as good as mine. I'm not sure how to tell Platyceras types apart other than the conicum, and the spiny vs. non-spiny. 5 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 great report and finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Looks like you had a great time and great weather 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Nice finds! Great that you all got to have a good time! 1 “...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...
belemniten Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Great finds! Looks like a fun place. Thanks for sharing those wonderful pictures 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Looks like it was a fine day with lots of fun! 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Nice to see that the 2 families got together and had a great time by the looks of things. Thanks for all the great pics! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Monica said: Pretty much everyone else had left the pit by this point, but not Victoria - she stayed out until her family begged her to leave Doesn't this sound like somebody I know... (Spoiler alert, it's me) 1 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Northern Sharks said: I'm not sure how to tell Platyceras types apart other than the conicum, and the spiny vs. non-spiny. So is this a spiny Platycerus? Bumps on top in this picture? Or epibionts? More importantly, Great trip, report and findings!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Nice finds. those gastropods! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 7 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: So is this a spiny Platycerus? Bumps on top in this picture? Or epibionts? Mike Those would be spines. They tend to be bigger on juveniles. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Technically, the spiny Platyceras types are now called Spiniplatyceras, with S.arkonense being the most common. This is how they are typically found, all spines broken off and the snail attached to crinoid remains. 3 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Great report and pics Monica! It is nice to see forum members getting together and having fun. Congratulations to all of you. 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 It's delightful to see you all collecting together, a beautiful thing. I have been looking for a pair of wellies like Viola's for ages, but now i have new favourites, I want some like Adina's! The gastropods are wonderful great finds! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1000 Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Beautiful finds! Especially like the gastropods 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 7/30/2018 at 1:35 PM, MeargleSchmeargl said: Doesn't this sound like somebody I know... (Spoiler alert, it's me) I'd be doing the same thing... not being from the area, if I ever got to that place I'd push my limits for sure. Interesting stuff, Monica, esp. the snails! Never seen a platycerid(?) quite that spiny before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybowl Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Nice finds! I’m no expert, but I think the nautiloid looking thing on #6 might be a crinoid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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