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Rocks fossils missouri Hello I am new was wondering if anyone can help me identify these fossils ? PLEASE AND THANK YOU
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FossilNerd replied to Newbie_1971's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I think you are on the right track and of course agree with you. I know he usually hunts in areas similar in age (if not exactly the same) as St. Leon, so I think your assumption is right with Richmondian in age. I’d even venture a further guess and say he typically hunts the Liberty Formation looking for the flexi rollers found in the “butter shale” there, but that is only an educated guess from his previous finds and these might possibly have come from other Richmondian Formations like Whitewater, or Myville…errr… I mean Waynesville…- 5 replies
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I believe it's geological, but can you tell us the general location where it was found?
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Unfortunately I can’t help with the IDs. Like you Adam, these are well out of my comfort zone. Still, I think I’ll hang around and enjoy the show.
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Tidgy's Dad replied to Newbie_1971's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Yes, not quite what I meant. The Ordovician is split into Early, Middle, and Late and in North America, the upper parts of the Late Ordovician are known as the Cincinnatian Series. This is broken into stages and I think you were likely in the Richmondian Stage. But these describe the age of the rock. Each of the actual sequences of rock is differentiated into Formations which each have a distinctive appearance. If we know which formation we are in, we can often find a faunal list and narrow down the species found there. Anyway, that could be Monticulipora as mentioned above.- 5 replies
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Hi . Any idea what this fossil is? Ordovician from Morocco.
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Nice, almost like a flint-agate
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Thanks for any help! Love this forum!
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Im not an expert in geology or Indian material but I think you guys are right here are the photos after I sawed in it half. Pretty cool looking colors
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Good eye!! Great update. Saving pics to the teeth library. Jp
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I don't think its true shape can be determined.
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Nice! Now I have Pink Floyd’s song Time stuck in my head, which isn’t a bad earworm to have.
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Try the Rockd app to get age/formation information from a spot. iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rockd/id1153056624 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.macrostrat.rockd&hl=en_US&gl=US
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Newbie_1971 replied to Newbie_1971's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
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Tidgy's Dad replied to OverCaffeinated's topic in Member Introductions
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+1 for chert nodule.
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Tidgy's Dad replied to Newbie_1971's topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
For the bryozoan ID, do you know which formation you were in?- 5 replies
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I failed to make clear my point: I don't think this is a deer incisor based on the shape. It appears to me to be a cropping tooth from a grazer like a sheep - a bovid, but that does not comport with the reported context of the find. bovid_incisor.mp4
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Agree with the others, not a fossil, but rather a piece of flint/chert.
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Fossildude19 replied to OverCaffeinated's topic in Member Introductions
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I'm not seeing a fossil here either.
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No specific trip planned, but I'll keep you in mind when I do go.
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I could be wrong, but it may be a flint nodule. Just a thought
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Jaybot replied to OverCaffeinated's topic in Member Introductions
Welcome to the forum! As I stated in another thread, I like your username -
First of all, I really like your username (I can relate) For the most part, spots that are very popular- and thus well searched, don't have the best stuff at least in my experience. What we did, and what I'd personally recommend, is for you to learn about the local layers in your area. Read a bit on local shale/limestone/sandstone layers, and if there is fossils reported in those layers, try to find an exposure. Not sure what kind of fossil hunting your after, but we checked out a bunch of roadcuts- we've found decent stuff by stumbling on some good layers. Of course, check local laws and ordinances. It took us a lot of prospecting before we started finding better fossils. So I guess I'd recommend to do a good amount of research. It's pretty fun to find fossils at a spot that you spent the time to discover Sorry that I can't really help you any further than that.
