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@stats @Mark Kmiecik @RCFossils @Peat Burns @connorp @deutscheben@fiddlehead I had been in contact with a friend (Bob) of mine that I met over 30 years ago. I met him through my fossil mentor Walter. Bob and Walter would collect in the 70’s and 80’s with many well know collectors, including Francis Tully. The would also bring fossils to the Field Museum so Dr. Eugene Richardson and others, could ID some of their finds. In our talks over the last several months, he had spoke about selling his collection and I advised him that I would be interested. We came to an agreement on price and today I stopped by his house to get the collection. It contained an unbelievable amount of fossils, all prom Pit 11, with the exception of a couple that he collected at Pit 14, a place he only visited one time. I am going to post just a few pics of some of the fossils in his collection that he amassed over 30+ years of collecting. I have only looked at a small sample of what I purchased. Without further ado, here are a few of the fossils. A few flora pieces to begin with. As you can see from this sample, many of these are how he found them and they were never cleaned. Now to some of the fauna. This first piece is shown in the 1979 Matthew Nitecki book- Mazon Creek Fossils. This Titanoceras so. Cephalopod is shown on page 337, figure 1a - Lateral view of ventrolateral portion of body chamber. This was in the chapter “Middle Pennsylvanian Cephalopoda of Mazon Creek Fauna, written by W. Bruce Saunders and Dr. Eugene S. Richardson, Jr. Bob advised me that he found this piece at Pit 14 near a chiton that he also found there. Here is one of my favorites, Bandringa rayi. This shark was loaned to the Field Museum and Dr. Rainer Zangrel took a look at it. He stated that this specimen showed the mouth (white dot area). Here are a couple Tully pieces. The below one is cool because it shows the claw/mouth, folded over on the body. This looks like a spider. Here is a scorpion. A couple winged insects. Continued on next post.
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First of all, hello everybody! This is my first post! Need some help with identification of a tree jetstone, site is an Aptian quarry, in north central Bulgaria. During few visits and alot of digging I managed to recover few chunks of a tree stem or a branch turned into jetstone. Can you help me identify the type of flora I have? I couldn't find much information online, and I don't have proper flora paleontology books. Attached photos below. Thanks! P.S. First 3 chunks i have treated with b72, the bigger ones are still natural condition. Also i have found some ammonites in the same quarry, might attach photos of them if whould help.
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I'm in the process of photographing and cataloging specimens from a new site and thought some here might enjoy seeing some specimens as I go. These fossils were collected in eastern Illinois from the roof shales of the Herrin (No. 6) Coal. They are middle Pennsylvanian (Desmoinesian) in age. The Herrin (No. 6) Coal is the second to last coal member of the Carbondale Formation. For reference, the Mazon Creek biota occurs in the Francis Creek Shale Member, which overlies the first coal member of the Carbondale Formation, the Colchester (No. 2) Coal. Here's a general stratigraphic section of the Carbondale for reference. This biota has similarities to the Mazon Creek biota, but the flora especially is quite different. The fauna so far seems typical of terrestrial Pennsylvanian sites: bivalves, branchiopods, indeterminate arthropod parts, and a single shark egg. This biota is not well studied, and thus many names here are provisional pending a possible formal study. Scale bars are 1cm unless noted otherwise. Dunbarella striata Calamostachys tuberculata Alethopteris gibsonii Cyperites bicarinatus
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I've been spending a lot of time lately studying the Mazon Creek flora, and am continuously astonished by the diversity and quality of specimens that can be found. I don't think we see enough plants on the forum, so I figured I would go ahead and share some of my favorite finds. First is a specimen I recently shared, and a fitting start to the thread. This is Crenulopteris acadica, the most common true fern found in the Mazon Creek flora. It has been the most common plant I find, accounting for probably half my finds. Next is a favorite of mine. This is a section of Calamites (probably C. cisti) encrusted by a number microconchids. I always enjoy finding concretions with associations of different species. Last for now is a specimen of the rare seed fern Callipteridium neuropteroides with great coloration.
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Found this specimen in Pike County, PA. Here are some photos from different angles! This fossil has taken me in all different directions with regards to research. I have been unable to discern what this find may be. If anyone has an idea, I’d love to hear it! (My guess) Lepidodendron or Archaeopteris sapling branch??
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Today was a nice “Mazon Creek Fossil Day” at the Coal City Library presented by ESCONI (Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois). The library. There were about 45 people in attendance which included some FF members. There were a number of displays that contained Mazon Creek fossils and you were able to purchase the various MC books by Jack Witry @fiddlehead. Fossils- Some of the attendees- (L) Rich @stats and Marty. Continued on next post.
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Found these in Romana, town: Anina. (Eastern Europe). The place is known for plant fossils and other such things. In an article, I saw a journalist say the fossils found there are Jurassic. Are these plant fossils, stems or just markings? I am bad at telling. If it is plant, do you know which one could it be? Bonus one: I am not sure if the order of the pictures will get messed up, but last few pictures I uploaded is a grey "slate" with something in the middle. What is that? If these are just rocks, pretend you've never seen this Thanks!
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Hi. I was planning to take a look at the Braceville Shaft Mine site this summer, ... can the public access it?
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Suggestions Needed! Eastern Oregon Collecting Tour
Nathaniel Edmonds posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Hello all!! I am a graduate student at Oregon State University, a geologist by trade, but a paleobotanist on the side (see my publication :https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/721261?journalCode=ijps). I am going to add to my Paleocene fossil plant collections, and am going to make a tour all around eastern Oregon. I will of course visit Fossil (again) for some more Bridge Creek Flora specimens, but do not personally know the area super well. Do any of you have any recommendations for plant fossil locations where I can legally collect? It would mean the world to me, I am trying to make my collection more robust, and hopefully produce some scientific literature from them. I would be open to non-plant fossils as well. I know the Mitchell area has some plants, (Bridge Creek also) and will be in that area, but if any of you have specific spots anywhere in eastern Oregon, I would be much obliged. I understand the sensitivity behind disclosing locations, so if you dont feel comfortable, want to keep things secret, maybe just drop me a hint, I am a geologist, and if put in the right area, will be able to find fossils on my own, I just need some help, eastern Oregon is SUPER big!!!! Thank you!!! -Nathaniel Edmonds- 2 replies
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Some photos in situ from my last trip into a coal mine in NW Spain. Carboniferous fossils like Calamites, Aphlebias, Sigillarias, Ferns, an ultra complete cordaites...
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I am working on some fossil mounts as gifts and was wondering if anyone could help me Id or had an idea of what these leaves are. The first two are the same kind of leaf I believe. The two taken without the ruler: image three 2 inches, Image four 2 1/2 inches! These all come from around Burns in Eastern, Oregon. A HUGE thank you! Nyla
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Carboniferous Arthropleura, plants, insect wing...!
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That day was so exciting, because I found a really nice specimen of Mixoneura wagneri fern, a specie that isn't very commoon in the area. And the color is... I had the luck of found some Arthropleura armored pieces too (I have to clean and glue them) and a small part of a cockroach wing. Terrestrial fauna are very rare in Spain... I found It on a restored coal mine from upper Carboniferous, Stephanien B of NW Spain.- 6 replies
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Here you have some beautiful fossils that I have been finding lately ^^, all of them come from the same coal mine in the NW of Spain, Stephanian B, Upper Carboniferous. I hope you like them! 1. Parasphenophillum crenulatum 2. Neuropteris ovata var. Hoffman 3. Aphlebia crispa 4. Diplacites emarginatum 5. Oligocarpia gutbieri 6. Calamite suckowi
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More Carboniferous flora from last weeks trips
oscarinelpiedras posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I recently went to a site in wich there are only one single specie, Neuropteris ovata. But Neuropteris ovata has many diferent shapes and sizes wich depend of the area of the frond wich the pinnules come from (Upper, lower, terminal, basiscopic, acutifolia zones, etc.) You can also find Cyclopteris fimbriata, that are big basal leaves from the frond. Upper Carboniferous of NW Spain. Here are some examples:- 1 reply
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