markjw Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 A 15cm fossil from "Nautiloid Alley" alongside the creek in Long Branch, Ontario. Also separate images from a "two-fer". For some reason, one sometimes encounters 2 or 3 close together in the same medium sized rock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Here is a little 5cm chunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Nice finds. Thanks for posting. 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...
caldigger Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Those nautiloids were know for making suicide pacts with their buddies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Very nice finds! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thanks for upbeat comments colleagues ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 nice orthocones growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 I love orthoconic nautiloids, too - I think they're my favourite thing to find in the area! The ones you've found are likely Treptoceras crebriseptum - they are the most common ones to be found in the GTA (where exposed fossiliferous rocks are from the Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician). Welcome to the forum from your "neighbour" in Mississauga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Thanks colleagues! Monica, I am going to start paying attention to the latin names even though I can't yet pronounce them. I'd love to be able to differentiate the types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Very nice. One of the greatest thing about our forum (besides the people) is being able to see photos of fossils you cannot find in your area. it allows all of us to be exposed to new things and broaden our horizons and minds. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Nice nauties! Did you go up the creek from Marie Curtis Park? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjw Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Thanks sgp; Loving the tooth you just posted. Wow! Ludwigia: Yes. North of the bridge at Lakeshore Road I've encountered many...surprised that others haven't picked them up, because they are really spectacular, even to a layman. I leave most of them in the water for others to re-discover when the water level goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I think to the layman, if it isn't a dinosaur or shark tooth it holds no interest. (Sorry, another upbeat comment) I for one like the orthocones! Keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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