RandyB Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 My wife and I went for an afternoon drive Saturday to see if we could find a few places I had been reading about a couple hours away. The first stop was Mcintyre Mountain, a Pennsylvanian plant fossil location looking through the tailings from a large but long abandoned mine town, like 150 years abandoned. The drive in was a 4 mile dirt road up the mountain. Luckily for us the majority of it was well maintained and the scenery was beautiful. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 The grids are quarter inch 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pagurus Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Congratulations on finding a beautiful and rewarding place to hunt. Wonderful finds too! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Antes creek, mostly hash plates. We werent there long so just picked through some loose rock along the edge of the road this crinoid mortality chunk, hard to call it a plate when its 5 inches thick, is filled almost all the way through with densly packed crinoid stems. Not sure how to approach making it a display piece. May need to wait until i get a micro abraider side view 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RandyB Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 Not sure what this last one is, might need to get it posted to the id forum. Its from the Antes creek site, so Ordovician. Multiple views. Squares are 1 inch Cast mold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Nice finds and report! The last item here looks like an Isotelus pygidium, to me. Maybe @piranha will stop by to confirm or deny. 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...
Al Tahan Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Very nice Randy very nice . I really like the plant fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 I second that- Isotelus pygidium. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Not bad plant fossils for a 150-year-abandoned mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 What an abundance of fossils for one day trip out! Congrats on all of the beautiful finds - I especially love the plants and the orthoconic nautiloid chunk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Wow! What a great gallery of eye candy. There's a trip that paid-off well! Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 Great report! love the plants, especially the impressions with no organic material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Wonderful finds! The colors make me think of fall. I love the great spectrum of colors that Pennsylvanian plants are preserved in around the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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