Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Hello everyone! Viola and I spent about 2.5 hours in Hungry Hollow's South Pit (mid-Devonian in age) yesterday afternoon. The weather was actually the most pleasant it has ever been for us at this location, but it was so mucky from recent heavy rains that we couldn't explore the whole pit for fear of getting stuck. We did, however, come away with some nice finds. Most notably, it was my best day for finding the small pyritized goniatite Tornoceras - I collected 9, which is more than the sum total of what I've found in all of my visits prior to yesterday!!! I hope you enjoy the pictures Monica Two photos of the pit: Two photos of Viola collecting/playing in the mud: More to follow... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Two in-situ photos - the tabulate coral Alveolites goldfussi and the pyritized goniatite Tornoceras: Probably my favourite find of the day - a chunk of matrix with the long-winged brachiopod Mucrospirifer arkonensis - this time you can actually see how long the wings are! @Wrangellian you might be interested in seeing this: More to follow... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Another brachiopod nestled in its matrix - I don't know the identity of this one - perhaps @Tidgy's Dad can help me out: I'm assuming this is some kind of bryozoan, but I've never seen one like this before at HH (in my experience they're usually a tan colour whereas this one is black) - anyone have any suggestions as to its identity? There's a Mucrospirifer on the back of the rock, if that helps to narrow things down at all: Finally, this weird little thing - I'm assuming it comes from an echinoderm (possibly crinoid?), but I'm really not sure - anyone have any thoughts? Thanks: Thanks for looking! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Looks like a fun day out in the field. You scored some really nice looking specimens. Identifications are beyond me as this is not my bailiwick but I'm sure we have members familiar with the material from this area who can provide a clue to your mysteries. @Malcolmt @Kane Say hello to Viola and the family from us. We're hoping to get back out to the Peace River this week (now that it is finally staying low enough to hunt). Looking to find some items some 380 million years younger than your finds from HH. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Nice finds Monica! I am glad that you and Viola had a great day! Could you take a close-up of the goniatite? 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Could you take a close-up of the goniatite? Yup, those goniatites are pretty cool looking up close. Would love to see some detailed images and a spread of your new goniatite hoard from yesterday--9 of them! What a trip! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Great report and pics, Monica! Thanks for posting this. At least your weather was dryer than ours was. The brachiopod looks to me like an internal cast of Pholidostriphia nacrea. 2 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...
Northern Sharks Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 I never made the connection, but I was there too. I was with Bob when you showed up. I had a brown cowboy type hat. Had I known it was you, I would have introduced myself. Your "bryozoan" may be a piece of fish armour but I haven't seen enough to say for sure. It does have the right texture though. Your last piece looks like a plate from a crinoid calyx. How large is the unknown brach in matrix, the one with the bumps? 1 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...
digit Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, Northern Sharks said: Your "bryozoan" may be a piece of fish armour but I haven't seen enough to say for sure. It does have the right texture though. I'm so happy to hear this. Not only because this would be a great find for Monica but also because my mind went to "placoderm" when I saw that but it is so far out of my league in terms of my fossil knowledge that I wasn't even sure this was a possibility. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 57 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Nice finds Monica! I am glad that you and Viola had a great day! Could you take a close-up of the goniatite? 31 minutes ago, digit said: Yup, those goniatites are pretty cool looking up close. Would love to see some detailed images and a spread of your new goniatite hoard from yesterday--9 of them! What a trip! Cheers. -Ken Here are a couple of slightly-more-close-up photos of my goniatite "hoard" from yesterday: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Wow! Those little gems are tiny! Were you on your hands and knees scanning the ground for these? Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 21 minutes ago, Northern Sharks said: I never made the connection, but I was there too. I was with Bob when you showed up. I had a brown cowboy type hat. Had I known it was you, I would have introduced myself. Your "bryozoan" may be a piece of fish armour but I haven't seen enough to say for sure. It does have the right texture though. Your last piece looks like a plate from a crinoid calyx. How large is the unknown brach in matrix, the one with the bumps? Hello there! No worries about not introducing yourself yesterday - because Viola and I arrived so late (she had a swimming lesson from 9:30-10:15am, followed by her showering and me prepping our lunch (which we ate while driving to HH), followed by a frustrating arrival to the area when we noticed that Townsend Line was closed meaning we had to waste some time finding an alternate route to HH) we were itching to get started. Perhaps we'll formally meet the next time Bob organizes a field trip... Re: my bryozoan or fish armour - I'll send a photo to Bob to see what he thinks... As for the brachiopod in matrix - the hinge line that's visible is about 1.5cm long. Did you have a good day yesterday? Feel free to add photos of your finds to this thread, if you'd like to! Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, digit said: Wow! Those little gems are tiny! Were you on your hands and knees scanning the ground for these? Cheers. -Ken I wasn't on my hands and knees, but I did crouch low to the clay in search of these little guys. I found them along one of the walls (not the ground) of the South Pit - I guess it would be the east wall of the South Pit (the wall across from the wall where all the corals can usually be found). Viola was getting a little annoyed with the fact that I was finding so many and she wasn't, but when we were looking along another wall of the pit she found 3-4 herself, so she got over her annoyance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Glad to hear that she attained the search image and was able to score some of these on her own. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 28, 2019 Author Share Posted April 28, 2019 Oh, and here are a couple of close-up pictures of the long Mucrospirifer arkonensis with a ruler for scale - I estimate that they would probably be about 8cm long at the hinge line if they were intact - WOW!!! On one side of the rock: On the other side of the rock: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Nice finds, Monica!!! Still have not ventured out on a hunt. Next weekend though there is a quarry hunt scheduled!! The unknown brachiopod looks very flat which gives me the "strophomenida" feel. though I know nothing about your local brachiopods. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrodB Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Great finds and trip report Monica. Thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Looks like the rain washed a few nice things out for you. It's not that often that you can find so many goniatites on one day there. I was also thinking Strophomenida for your brachiopod, but maybe Tim got it already. Not an everyday find anyway. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Looks like you guys had a good day... was out of the question for me to go as it was Emily's birthday party... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Great Goniatites, Monica! I love these guys! Brightened the photos, to show the sutures better. 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...
Fossildude19 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Monica said: As for the brachiopod in matrix - the hinge line that's visible is about 1.5cm long. That is the size of most of my Pholidostrophia. 2 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...
Kasia Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 On 4/28/2019 at 9:02 AM, Monica said: Another brachiopod nestled in its matrix - I don't know the identity of this one - perhaps @Tidgy's Dad can help me out: Nice finds, Monica This one looks like Strophomena to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Nice finds, Monica. That Mucro plate is a nice one, with several long ones on it. 8cm! I'm glad the collecting season is back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Monica- great trip report and finds. Gotta love any fossils with pyrite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 That looks like such a nice trip. That bryozoan definitely looks like fish armour and if it is, it has got to be a nice stepping stone of a specimen in your collection. Really nice brachiopods too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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