thair Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I went out to a site near Lake Brownwood here in Cen Texas Penn last spring. To my disappointment the land owner had decided to cover the exposure with dirt so he could grow grass?! I have hunted this spot in the past and it yields very well preserved fossils but he had not quit cover a small wash so I was able to find some he had not buried. The next time I try this spot there will probably only be grass. "Bulldozer giveth and bulldozer takes away" as someone said one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Wow - those are really pretty brachiopods!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Very nice! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Wow!! Those brachs and gastropods are exceptionally nice. Pennsylvanian age? Congratulations and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Those are wonderful. Too bad it's covered over... and too bad more people don't have more of an appreciation for fossils that they could be convinced to not destroy or cover up all the good collecting sites.. I guess covering up is better than outright destruction or remaining exposed to the weather with a collecting ban in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Are all the fossils from the same formation? The gastropods look more Cretaceous. The photo below looks like a Pennsylvanian pecten and not a brachiopod. I'd love to find one like it in Arizona. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I agree- those are really nice looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Wow! I'm simply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Too bad the site is getting covered over. Well they have stood the test of time so far. Perhaps they can remain in place and some collectors in the future will have a bonanza just waiting for them. At least you had a chance to "rescue" some before they got buried. Very nice samples you posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yes they are Pennsylvanian and from the same location. And yes the one is not a brachopod it is a pectin as you said. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 A lot of those brachiopods look a lot like Marginifera or a related genus. VERY nice! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Neat ones, i'm jealous, that's a pity to know this place will be covered with grass ! "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Great finds. Keep that spot marked on a map. A few good rains or a flash flood could expose it again in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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