New Members DMT Posted October 20, 2021 New Members Share Posted October 20, 2021 Hey guys! I'm new to the forum and have something neat to share that came from Hockley Valley Ontario. I found a descent sized piece of what I believe is fossiliferous limestone. This was in a clearing on my property near Hockley Village! I had posted it on mindat.org which some kind people had directed me here to help further identify the fossils in it and maybe learn more about this specimen. We deduced that it was likely limestone but with some hard silica in it as it was able to mark glass. The rocks dimensions are 17 × 12.5 × 4.3cm and it weighs roughly a pound (I don't have a precise scale). That last picture shows translucency within some of the fossils when lit. Pretty incredible could there perhaps be mineralization happening here? I can disclose any specific fossils' dimensions if required but the largest is 3.5cm long and also my favorite on the piece. It is the one with a one inch nail in its picture. I'm looking forward to learning more about this beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Welcome from Colorado USA. Surely some experts on your fossils will explain what it is sooner or later. 1 “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...
Kane Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Mostly bryozoans, which are fairly abundant throughout our province. The first domed piece may be a Prasopora. 6 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Nice piece.. Hello, and a very warm welcome to TFF from Morocco. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Welcome from Georgia USA. I used to live in Ontario and I'm familiar with the fossils. Almost all your fossils are bryozoans, which are typical of many of the Ordovician formations in particular. As Kane said, the dome-shaped ones are most likely to be Prasopora. There is a lot of variety of invertebrate fossils (shells, corals, bryozoans, etc) to be found in Ontario, though the rocks are almost all too old for vertebrate fossils. Don 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Welcome from Arizona. Between Mindat and The Fossil Forum we have your fossil, mineral and rock IDs covered. A few of us are members of both groups. We are decent at your artifact IDs too. (Not me). I see that our Ontario experts chimed in. John 1 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...
Ludwigia Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I agree with my colleagues that these are mostly bryozoans. I used to live near Orangeville and loved visiting the Hockley Valley. Lovely area! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Welcome to TFF! I agree that most of the fossils are bryzoans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DMT Posted October 20, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted October 20, 2021 Thank you for the warm welcome lovely community! Wow that's cool!! Thank you for the help guys. I see that there are many bryozoan species I can't wait to identify each one! Now one kind gent from mindat.org had identified a brachiopod and specified it to be a spirifer/mucrospirifer. Could anybody else confirm that with any of my photos? Perhaps it's the picture where I have a nail resting on top of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, DMT said: Perhaps it's the picture where I have a nail resting on top of it? I believe that one is the bryozoan I mentioned earlier (Prasopora). 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members DMT Posted October 20, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted October 20, 2021 22 minutes ago, Kane said: I believe that one is the bryozoan I mentioned earlier (Prasopora). Oh okay I thought you were referring to picture 6 (it looks like a black cap). The one with the nail has those weird tips on each end making it look sort of like butterfly wings rather than the circular cap look. Which makes me believe it's something different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 The one with the nail appears to be a cross section through a bryozoan, essentially the dome shape on its side split in two. There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I don't see any brachiopods in the pictures provided. Only cross sections and surfaces of bryozoans. 1 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...
New Members DMT Posted October 20, 2021 Author New Members Share Posted October 20, 2021 Well thank you guys again for the help! This is an even cooler rock to me now that I have an idea of what it is. Can't wait to share the rest of my collection! A few more I found in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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