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Into the Devonian reefs


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Last weekend we went to a fieldtrip with the BVP ( Belgian Associaton for Paleontology ) to my favorite quarry

We had the opportunity again to prospect the frasnian deposits around this fossil reef.

There hasn’t been a lot of activity in the quarry since last time, so the finds were less frequent than normal, but we still did find a decent haul of fossils, mainly cephalopods.

The great weather conditions and the good company made this a very fine fieldtrip and ended with a visit to a local tavern for a few refreshments.

 

(pictures by anthonie Hellemond (c) )

 

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Very cool finds. That is a huge Gonaitite for the Fransian!

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15 minutes ago, Shamalama said:

Very cool finds. That is a huge Gonaitite for the Fransian!

Thx, the one we found on the previous visit was even bigger, almost twice as big as this one : 40cm in diameter  ( Crickites sp. )

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Cool finds and looks like an amazing spot to hunt! 
I hope I can join next year when the BVP visits the quarry :) 

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Congratulations Kevin on some terrific finds. Love to see those prepped. Looks like you had a wonderful time. Can Americans join your club?

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Very cool!

Glad you found some more cool stuff! :)

 

 

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