Lucid_Bot Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Hello everyone! I'm very new, having started my hunting a couple months ago. I live in northern Allegheny County (Pittsburgh, USA) and have been searching for Pennsylvanian-period flora in shale in the Glenshaw Formation at Pine Creek. There is also an old quarry nearby that seems to have some sandstone specimens. I'm here to learn, connect and hopefully get some identifications. So far I think I've found: Lepidodendron, Sigillaria, Cordaites, Stigmaria, Calamites, Sphenophylum, Alloiopteris, Neuropteris, Alethopteris, Sphenopteris, Odonopteris and Spiropteris. However, still a little confused by a couple of finds, haha. Anyway, happy to have found this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Welcome from Colorado “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Welcome to the Forum. Post up your finds - we'd love to see them. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Welcome! I'm probably too new to judge, but it sounds like you're off to a great start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Hello and welcome! 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...
Petalodus12 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Welcome! I also hunt that exact same area! What a small world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobWill Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Welcome from Texas. My wife actually escaped from Butler years ago, beautiful country. I have been concentrating my efforts on the great Pennsylvanian deposits we have here in Texas for some time and hope to get a look at the "original" sites some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Hello and a warm welcome to TFF from Austin, Tx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Welcome from Southeastern New York. Sounds like you're already off to a great start. Love to see what you've been collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Welcome from Illinois. 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...
Lucid_Bot Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Thanks to everyone for the welcome. Unfortunately I'm having problems posting pictures. It only allows me to post a max of 3.95 MB, but some of are bigger than that and all are big enough that I could only post one at a time. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucid_Bot Posted November 9, 2020 Author Share Posted November 9, 2020 Ok, I resized some of the pictures... I don't know what the last five are. The first three of that set I popped out of split shale with no other fossils(?) The last one (last two pics) I found at a dried up creek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 Welcome aboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I missed this one. Welcome, from a fellow Glenshaw Formation hunter. I'm a bit lower, in the Brush Creek, but really I'm not 100% sure. I have a known Pine Creek spot up in Kittanning I visit when I get the chance. Everything you posted looks great. Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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