connorp Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Just beforehand my exit on the highway, I really needed to use the restroom, and pulled off at a rest area. This was quite lucky, since there was a very large piece of shale sitting in front. The whole thing was a giant hash plate. It was heavily weathered though and there were a bunch of fragments strewn around. I ended up finding quite a few nice pieces in the debris on the ground. Here's the rock and a closeup. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 First is a couple small hash pieces. Next is a couple of brachiopods (plus a small fragment of one). 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 The best though was a trilo pygidium. The matrix was soaked from the rain and a few bits fell off, unfortunately. And finally, a small piece of hash that has what looks like copper on it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 All in all pretty good for a random rock. I really have no idea what age it might be, though. Thus I'm not sure if anyone could ID the trilo-bit or the brachiopods, but please share if you have any thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Nice finds! Don't know the area, but they are spiriferid brachiopods. Some super bryozoans there as well, it seems. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Nice finds. Those are Devonian rocks and fossils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 The trilobite pygidium belongs to Eldredgeops rana. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Awesome block and finds! The mineral on the piece of hash looks like pyrite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I agree with pyrite and Devonian. Those spiriferid brachiopods look Middle Devonian. Eldredgeops is a Middle Devonian trilobite. A lot of bryozoan material there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I agree, nice finds for a random rock! Is that a bivalve in the upper right of the shot with 3 pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Wrangellian said: I agree, nice finds for a random rock! Is that a bivalve in the upper right of the shot with 3 pieces? Yup, a tiny little guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 What a nice surprise for a rest stop! I love the hash plates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Never know where the fossils will turn up. Nice eye for the find. 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...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 As random rocks go, that’s not a bad find. Good eye! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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