RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Hi all, Last week I had theopportunity to visit the place once again (first described here). Unfortunately the trip went way worse than I expected. I knew the water was high, but was not prepared enough. I thought with high water I could still access small beaches and concentrate on small stuff - not necessarily big bones and verts, but maybe teeth, echinoids, crustacean fragments etc. I hoped having seen the pictures from the forum I woudn't miss interesting material. Having arrived to the coast I immediately saw the passage was blocked by fallen and washed ashore trees. I surely tried to move along but didn't make it far due to numerous trees, slippery clay and algal bloom. My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 The bloom depended on the time of the day and weather: usually the algae dissipated by the end of the day, but before they altered the color of the rocks and made difficult to see anything valuable. The water turned green near the shore. My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 There were also a myriad of harmless but annoying flies. 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 In these conditions I had to settle for smaller and more common finds, like ammonites and bivalves 2 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Still the inevitable ichthyosaur verts showed up My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FossilDAWG Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I do like the ammonites, but that algae is nasty! Is there a lot of agricultural runoff into the lake? Usually that kind of algal bloom means there is a lot of phosphate coming into the system. The flies are probably feeding (as larvae) on the decaying algae. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Probably plesiosaur paddle bone fragment 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Altogether less than 5 kg 6 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Sponges? Bryozoans? 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Gastropods My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Some of the better ammonites 2 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Reptile bones 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Echinoid spines My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Crinoid stem fragments My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Bivalves My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 No idea. Worms? My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Some mysterious fragments. Maybe sponges and belemnites My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Hope the center piece is a fragment of crustacean claw My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Some concretions to prep My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 Well, I was disappointed with the weather- nothing to do there in summer. Thanks for reading! My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Nice finds -- felt soles for your shoes won't slip on slimy surfaces. What are the light-colored cylindrical objects? I didn't see any in the photos of what you collected. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I think I like the bivalves the most - they've been preserved in a very interesting way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 A lot of cool finds, but man that algae and all those flies look like more than an annoyance! The things we do for fossils. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: What are the light-colored cylindrical objects? You mean on the ground? Belemnite fragments probably 6 hours ago, FossilNerd said: The things we do for fossils Exactly ^) 10 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: Is there a lot of agricultural runoff into the lake? Usually that kind of algal bloom means there is a lot of phosphate coming into the system All kinds of runoff I suspect My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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