More tracks

[RetiredLawyer]

Found more tracks! Been digging out and flipping these big chunks of rock since all the tracks are on the underside. I stand corrected on my loose amateur term dinosaurs - archosaurs is the correct term. 

[Fossildude19]

Ooooooooo.  

More Triassic ichnofossil goodness! 

Keep them coming. You have some stunning specimens.

 

[grandpa]

8 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

You have some stunning specimens

I am in full agreement!!  I'm looking forward to someday soon visiting the R.L. Museum of Triassic Tracks. 

 

Seriously, these are some quality and impressive finds!

[JohnBrewer]

[snolly50]

3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Triassic ichnofossil

 

3 hours ago, grandpa said:

Museum of Triassic Tracks. 

 

5 hours ago, RetiredLawyer said:

more tracks!

I'm confused. I thought the trackways from Arizona, displaying prints like those posted, were Permian in age. Are these tracks from a different formation. I am familiar with Arizona's Coconino sandstone prints which are Permian. The Coconono tracks are attributed to Mammal-like reptiles, insects and scorpion-like critters. 

[RetiredLawyer]

I was told by a couple of guys from museums that they are Triassic, probably from the Chinle Formation, which is where the Petrified Forest is located. One of them wanted to take a look at where I found them so I will update with any new information I get from him. He said he would love to have some for display. 

[RetiredLawyer]

It’s interesting that along with the large print there are lots of the little ones. 

[caldigger]

51 minutes ago, RetiredLawyer said:

He said he would love to have some for display. 

As would the rest of us!!!  

[DPS Ammonite]

Wow! What a find.

 

You should show them to Spencer Lucas who has written papers on trackways from the Payson, Arizona area. He will be giving presentations on at least two of his paper at the Geological Society of America meeting in Phoenix in a few days.

http://www.nmnaturalhistory.org/paleontology-curators/spencer-g-lucas-ph-d

 

Keep good records of where and at what level you find each of the fossils in case someone wants to research them. Let us know what the experts say.

 

 

[snolly50]

16 hours ago, RetiredLawyer said:

they are Triassic, probably from the Chinle Formation,

Thanks a bunch. It's amazing that Arizona has such an incredible array of trackways, spanning a vast chunk of geological time. Good luck in finding a ton more! Please post any additional info you uncover. 

[PaleoNoel]

Those are some fantastic fossils! I wish I could find some of those.