Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Today I stopped at a favorite roadcut near Vienna, Illinois at the intersection of I-24 & 146. This site contains Mississippian Fauna of the Chester Series / Upper Chester Group / Menard Limestone. Here are some of my finds- Pentremites spicatus Blastoids- (the larger 2) Archimedes screw and Crinoid Stem- Crinoid Basal Plates- Agassizocrinus (?) Brachiopods- Horn Coral- Fenestella Bryozoan- Hash Plates- 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1000 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Nice finds! That Fenestella is pretty neat! There is a site in Australia where every slab you pick up is covered in it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Terrific finds, Ralph! Love the blastoids and the fenestellid in particular! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Great report and finds, Ralph! Thanks for posting them. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Nice blastoids! Decent size for some of them too. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Nice finds Ralph! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, FossilDAWG said: Nice blastoids! Decent size for some of them too. Don Thanks Don and you are correct about the size. This location tends to have Blastoids of that size and a short distance to the West near Anna, Illinois usually has them smaller. I am always hoping to find a hash plate with a Blastoid in it, but so far no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Fantastic finds. I only have 2 blastoids in my collection, and my biggest one is still dwarfed by yours. Amazing preservation too! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Great finds! And they're not all that heavy to lug home Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I love it all, especially that last hash plate containing the two Archimedes bryozoans - very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Great report and pictures, thank you for sharing! Libby Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Max-fossils said: Fantastic finds. I only have 2 blastoids in my collection, and my biggest one is still dwarfed by yours. Amazing preservation too! Yes Max, they grow them big a that site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 50 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Great finds! And they're not all that heavy to lug home Correct, they fit in your pocket like a couple of marbles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 49 minutes ago, Monica said: I love it all, especially that last hash plate containing the two Archimedes bryozoans - very nice! I do find some pretty hash Plates at that site, but not at the Anna site a short distance away. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 8 minutes ago, masonboro37 said: Great report and pictures, thank you for sharing! Libby Glad that you enjoyed it Libby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Is it an optical illusion or are those blastoids huge? Congratulations on some excellent finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Is it an optical illusion or are those blastoids huge? Congratulations on some excellent finds. They are large- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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