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A Great Day Collecting at the Pennsylvanian Roadcut in Oglesby, Illinois 3-28-21
Nimravis posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
This morning I drove 45 miles to an auction that was taking place in Ottawa, Illinois. This auction takes place every couple of months starting in March and they usually have a lot of Native American objects and usually a few fossils. I the past I have purchased some Coconino trackways and a ton of Moroccan echinoids at a great price. Today I went because I was bored and wanted to see what they had. They had some Mazon Creek fossils in a box, some in a frame, some polished Orthoceras from Morocco, two small mammoth teeth and a 4” meg. The prices that were paid for these fossils was crazy, at least to me. I left after the fossils were sold and debated going home or driving 20 minutes farther to check out the small road cut in Oglesby, Illinois that exposes the LaSalle Limestone Member of the Bond Formation. This sight has been collected by a number of members on the Forum. I have not been here since 10-5-20 and decided to hit it for a few minutes. Once I drove up I knew that some of the head wall had come down, probably over the Winter and was hoping for something nice, I was not disappointed. Here are some pictures of the area. As you can tell from the pictures it is steep and talus filled and a roadcut that needs to be respected for it possible danger and not a sight for younger collectors. This location is a great site for some pretty and sometimes large brachiopods, including Spirifer, Composita argentia, Lindoproductus cora and Juresania nebrascensis. There are also inarticulate brachiopods and Petalodus teeth that can be found if you are lucky, I was lucky today. Here are some pictures of brachiopods that I came across today, many were left behind for others to collect. Some brachiopod cavities are filled with beautiful crystals. Continued on next post.- 24 replies
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I recently found a formation of what I believe to be offshore shale near Auburn, Nebraska that I'm unsure of the age of and am trying to determine what type of inarticulate brachiopod I found there. I'm leaning towards L. Carbonaria, but O. Missouriensis and C. modesta are also possibilities. Any help getting a positive ID would be appreciated!
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