Fossils from Bavaria (Part 1)

[belemniten]

Last weekend i was two days in Bavaria and collect in 4 quarries. Two quarries, which i never visit before and two, which werent new for me ...

 

I decide to post the finds of each quarry in a single topic that i dont have time pressure 

The first day i was in the quarry Mistelgau (clay pit) near Bayreuth.

I am sry that i dont have pictures of the quarry but it was rainy, so i couldnt take pictures there ....

 

I found many small ammonites (around 1-6 cm):

 

 

I am not sure with ID (i appreciate any help!) ....

 

Some detailed pictures of the nice ones:

 

Maybe Pleydellia (?) Size: 2.6 cm

 

Nice structure on this one ("Lobenlinien") Size: 2.5 cm

 

 

A bigger one with 4 cm: (Cotteswoldia ??)

 

 

And a very small one (1.2 cm) ...

Maybe Ccallyphylloceras ??

 

 

 

 

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Another nice one .... I think it could be also Pleydellia,  but i am not sure.

Size: 3.5  cm

 

 

And minerals on one of the bigger ammonites .... (5.5 cm long)

 

 

There were also lots of belemnits, but i didnt collect that many examples. 

Here are some:
 

 

A 15 cm long Acrocoelites:

 

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And a 20 cm long "Belemnitenschlachtfeld" (belemnite battle field) ... i couldnt find better pieces 

 

 

I personally was very happy with this three gastropods ....

They are all not big (about 1.5 cm long),  but the details are nice
 

Amphitrochus (?)

 

 

I know this arent special finds and i am also not very happy with them, but because of the bad weather i was only 1 hour there (and i was completely wet).

But for this ammonites i will find a nice place in my collection ...

 

 

Thanks for viewing ... hope you enjoy !

 

 

[JohnBrewer]

What a fantastic haul for a couple of days Sebastian!

[belemniten]

15 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said:

What a fantastic haul for a couple of days Sebastian!

Thanks John ! This is only the haul of the visit in Mistelgau (1 hour) 

The other finds i will post soon ... 

[JohnBrewer]

5 minutes ago, belemniten said:

Thanks John ! This is only the haul of the visit in Mistelgau (1 hour) 

The other finds i will post soon ... 

 

One hour?!  

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3 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said:

 

One hour?!  

Yes .... i wanted to search more but it was so rainy that i was completely wet after 1 minute outside. 

[Fruitbat]

Ausgezeichnet!  I wish that I had been old enough to go fossil hunting on my own when I lived in München (back in the late 1960s).  I know...I know...I'm surprised that I'm not part of one of the fossil quarries myself! 

 

-Joe

[JohnBrewer]

28 minutes ago, belemniten said:

Yes .... i wanted to search more but it was so rainy that i was completely wet after 1 minute outside. 

 

Ah, a 'fair weather' collector then  Some people have no stamina!

[Barerootbonsai]

No such thing as bad weather, just improper dressed people lol..  Look fed to seeing the rest. These are fab. 

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1 hour ago, Fruitbat said:

Ausgezeichnet!  I wish that I had been old enough to go fossil hunting on my own when I lived in München (back in the late 1960s).  I know...I know...I'm surprised that I'm not part of one of the fossil quarries myself! 

 

-Joe

Thanks ! It's really a great place for collecting ... too bad that I have a "long" travel time so I can only search about three or four times a year there ...

By the way your German is ausgezeichnet ! 

 

56 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said:

 

Ah, a 'fair weather' collector then  Some people have no stamina!

I want to see you 2 days digging in clay quarries while constant rain 

 

13 minutes ago, Barerootbonsai said:

No such thing as bad weather, just improper dressed people lol..  Look fed to seeing the rest. These are fab. 

Thanks ! I was appropriately dressed ... i think I can ditch my gumboots 

I will need some time to take pictures and post the rest ... if you want I can give you the links when it's time 

[JohnBrewer]

Just now, belemniten said:

I want to see you 2 days digging in clay quarries while constant rain 

 

I live in the wettest city in England and my local hunting ground is near where I live.

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1 minute ago, JohnBrewer said:

 

I live in the wettest city in England and my local hunting ground is near where I live.

 Mmh ok .... then you sure have more stamina than I ! But I am not envy ... i hate rain exspecially while collecting 

[Ludwigia]

Nice finds Sebastian. I think you are correct on most identifications, only the 3.5cm. one is more probably a Cotteswoldia. They are generally the more strongly ribbed ones. The gastropod is probably Costatrochus subduplicatus. They are extremely common there.

[jpc]

Nice stuff... I thought the Mistelgau quarry was closed to fossil collecting...?  

[Fruitbat]

Vielen Dank.  Ich wurde in Heidelberg geboren, aber ich habe nicht viele Chancen Deutsch hier in Texas zu sprechen.  Ihrer Englisch ist excellent!

 

-Joe

[Uncle Siphuncle]

You did great at Mistelgau.  About a year ago, my wife and kid found little ammos like yours up on the ridge while I dug out belemnite slabs down low.  We only had a couple hours before running off to Buttenheim.  Wish we could return!

 

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8 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

Nice finds Sebastian. I think you are correct on most identifications, only the 3.5cm. one is more probably a Cotteswoldia. They are generally the more strongly ribbed ones. The gastropod is probably Costatrochus subduplicatus. They are extremely common there.

Thanks Roger ! Very helpful ... excpecially the ID of the gastropod ! Maybe next time i can find more ...

 

7 hours ago, jpc said:

Nice stuff... I thought the Mistelgau quarry was closed to fossil collecting...?  

Thanks ! I also thought that but after i have seen this:
http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/58489-rolling-through-germany/

I decide to visit this quarry ...   (There is also a little "discussion" if collecting is allowed there or not ...)

 

4 hours ago, Fruitbat said:

Vielen Dank.  Ich wurde in Heidelberg geboren, aber ich habe nicht viele Chancen Deutsch hier in Texas zu sprechen.  Ihrer Englisch ist excellent!

 

-Joe

Wow ! Your german is brilliant ! Great that you remember so much .,.. 

Thanks for the compliment 

 

4 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said:

You did great at Mistelgau.  About a year ago, my wife and kid found little ammos like yours up on the ridge while I dug out belemnite slabs down low.  We only had a couple hours before running off to Buttenheim.  Wish we could return!

 

I saw your finds and they are stunning ! Your belemnite battle fields were great ... couldnt find something like that 

I also want to return but i think in the near future its impossible ^^

[Barerootbonsai]

belemniten .      It is a Scottish saying I believe.   Bummer you had all the gear on and still got wet.  It is deffinately on my map to visit.  I have been to Bavaria several times beautiful place.  I would love to get the links to see the others.  I live in south west England so it can be very wet. 

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5 hours ago, Barerootbonsai said:

belemniten .      It is a Scottish saying I believe.   Bummer you had all the gear on and still got wet.  It is deffinately on my map to visit.  I have been to Bavaria several times beautiful place.  I would love to get the links to see the others.  I live in south west England so it can be very wet. 

I understand  But why i always have to talk with english people about the bearable amount of rain 

I will give you the links ... so expect a PM from me 

[Uncle Siphuncle]

Just continue digging in the excavations you find in the floor at the back of the pit, not deepening the holes, but widening them.  The "Belemnitenschlactfeldlager" is about 10-20 cm below the quarry floor.

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44 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said:

Just continue digging in the excavations you find in the floor at the back of the pit, not deepening the holes, but widening them.  The "Belemnitenschlactfeldlager" is about 10-20 cm below the quarry floor.

Thanks for the hint ! I will try it next time ...

[Ludwigia]

2 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said:

Just continue digging in the excavations you find in the floor at the back of the pit, not deepening the holes, but widening them.  The "Belemnitenschlactfeldlager" is about 10-20 cm below the quarry floor.

 

Dan, I know that your advice is well-meant, but that was the situation a few years ago. Nowadays it's just sort of tolerated that collectors poke around there, but they might get into trouble if they start digging the floor up again, so I wouldn't recommend trying that any more.

[Uncle Siphuncle]

1 hour ago, Ludwigia said:

 

Dan, I know that your advice is well-meant, but that was the situation a few years ago. Nowadays it's just sort of tolerated that collectors poke around there, but they might get into trouble if they start digging the floor up again, so I wouldn't recommend trying that any more.

10-4, Rubber Ducky!  I'll just surface collect if I ever make it back to the area. 

[belemniten]

2 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

 

Dan, I know that your advice is well-meant, but that was the situation a few years ago. Nowadays it's just sort of tolerated that collectors poke around there, but they might get into trouble if they start digging the floor up again, so I wouldn't recommend trying that any more.

 

55 minutes ago, Uncle Siphuncle said:

10-4, Rubber Ducky!  I'll just surface collect if I ever make it back to the area. 

Ok thanks for the information !