cngodles Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I am going to start adding some images of my favorite finds which I call Collection Pieces. Identifications range from maybe, probably to most likely. I've only started to seriously collect over the past year. I've spent a great deal of time studying and learning Geology, as a hobby. I am located in Western Pennsylvania. At first, a map of the area. Anything in bright yellow is the Glenshaw Formation. The Ames Limestone layer exists between the Glenshaw and the Casselman Formations, which is the Orange color on the map. I have yet to explore the Ames Limestone, so I've only found fossils that exist in the marine zones below the Ames. Second and Third, are Metacoceras. The Fourth photo is of another Metacoceras. The id is slightly less likely as I can only see a few of the rounded spines. But I'm pretty sure it is one. Coming up next is a Mooreoceras that I found just this past weekend. I maintain everything on a website, that is listed in my profile. Thank you! Clint 4 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Mooreoceras was a nice find recently. It was in a very soft layer that I believe is eroded through contact with that water. Lucky for me, the fossil was better off and I even got three shiny septum plates. 4 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 A steinkern of a Composita. 2 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Pecopteris Not often do I find ferns with good coloring, but this one was an exception. 6 3 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Pteronites A sea pen, and apparently a great condition local example of one. 7 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Nice looking stuff from a fellow Pennsylvanian aged digger! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Very interesting finds. Thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 A mold of a crinoid columnal. Is is embedded in what could be Schizodus. 2 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 Paleoneil & Lepidophylloides A clam, Paleoneilo, with what appears to be Lepidophylloides embedded right next to it. I was excited about this one because the leaf was well preserved. 3 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 Nice, I enjoy seeing fossils from a new area to me, and the combination of plants and sea life is very interesting- similar yet quite distinctive from the Pennsylvanian material I find in Illinois. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted April 26, 2019 Share Posted April 26, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 11:52 AM, cngodles said: Paleoneil & Lepidophylloides A clam, Paleoneilo, with what appears to be Lepidophylloides embedded right next to it. I was excited about this one because the leaf was well preserved. I would guess this is a fish fin spine similar to #2 in this photo from the internet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 26, 2019 Author Share Posted April 26, 2019 That is a very interesting detail. Also, it would more more likely to find it next to the clam than a leaf, but leaves were also preserved well after falling into water. Here's hoping I found my first piece of a fish. I know the limestone layer above (The Ames) contains teeth from Petalodus. Its about 80-120 feet above my layer however. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 A few more views. I’m going to have to change it’s name in the catalog. The more fish spines I look at, the more I’m convinced. 2 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 A larger leaf. Found this one just tonight. 2 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 On 4/26/2019 at 10:43 PM, cngodles said: A larger leaf. Found this one just tonight. This one is Macroneuropteris sp. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Lepidodendron Found right on the side of the road. It's a state road, however it's only of the ones that are numbered with 4 digits. So it's really a back country road. A couple of years ago they rebuilt portions of the road and dug up some of the road material. They dumped it as a small hill along the side of the road, including some pieces of sandstone. This one fortunately happened to be lying right on top of the soil. It's the best Lepidodendron specimen I've found to date. 6 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 Petalodus Tooth 2 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 A second tooth I found, just last night. 4 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Outstanding! Those teeth and the Lepidodendron are great. You are really putting together an excellent view of the ancient world in your collection area. I love to see how Pennsylvanian sites in other areas compare to those here in Illinois. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Here is another Sea Pen. The sea pen shown above is actually the only one I’ve ever found that wasn’t in life position. Every other one I’ve found is standing up straight, with the wide end facing the sky. 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 A Metacoceras, a very common genus locally. I’ve found at least a dozen and other dozen or more pieces. 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petalodus12 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Wonderful finds! Glad to see another western Pennsylvania collector on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Here are some of the corals I've found. First, a polished piece in limestone: Here is a somewhat three dimensional look at the top of a specimen. The coral material has sort of worn away. Here is a whole specimen freed from lose limestone: Here is one that was naturally split lengthwise. It is wet. 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 And some of the brachiopods. The locality preserves the aragonite from the original shell materials making them easy to find. However, they still don't easily come out of the limestone and make break. I'm not sure on the species of most, but I do have a general idea. I just haven't done the work connecting the dots. Linoproductus Little tiny one, preserved from eroded limestone. Same here, matrix and specimen is almost like hard dirt. Used to be limestone I think. Not sure on this species Same here: 5 1 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 That's a nice array of brachiopods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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