DPS Ammonite Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) EDIT: see complete post below Ynot's brief post. I found some amazing fossils last weekend north and east of Payson, Arizona in the Pennsylvanian aged Naco Formation. Clear skies and warm temperatures were tolerable because of the tree cover. The star of the show was a 40 cm slab with and upside down silicified Syringopora coral colony that showed the basal branches. Mother Nature started the etching process, I continued it with dilute pool acid. For scale, each coralite is about 2mm in diameter. The next star was a 23cm unidentified sponge. Edited October 7, 2020 by DPS Ammonite 3 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...
ynot Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Looks amazing! Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 32 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said: I found some amazing fossils last weekend north and east of Payson, Arizona in the Pennsylvanian aged Naco Formation. Clear skys and warm temperatures were tolerable because of the tree cover. The star of the show was a 40 cm slab with an upside down silicified Syringopora coral colony that showed the basal branches. Mother Nature started the etching process, I continued it with dilute pool acid. For scale, each coralite is about 2mm in diameter. The next star was a 23cm unidentified sponge. The big surprise was an unidentifyed possible crinoid that were 0.7 to 1.7cm across. Lively debate in the ID section has yielded no confirmations yet. See: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/88445-pennsylvanian-crinoid-from-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...
DPS Ammonite Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Here are some fossils from the Naco Formation at the Paleo Site near Kohl's Ranch. From top clockwise: bryozoa; Antiquatonia portlockiana; Composita subtilita; Myalina nacoensis; Derbyia crassa. Some nice horn coral. Last but not least, some tubular sponge roots. 3 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...
TqB Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Great collection! The Syringopora is the best I've seen. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Impressive stuff from an unusual location! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 The Syringopora is stunning! Love the colour. And the brachiopods are gorgeous! I still think those are crinoids, but goodness knows which one! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Exquisite finds - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Nice fossils! Also points for vocabulary, I need to use the word “peregrination” more! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Thanks for sharing! The Syringopora is simply breathtaking - again something for FOTM! Franz Bernhard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Ueh, more nice fossils! You are kicking it out there. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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