Fossil hunting

[Trilomax]

Hello everybody, 

Just a quick introduction of myself. My name is Max and I am currently in my third years of my Bsc in earth science. My home university is the university of Bordeaux in France and right now I'm studying in Bergen Norway for one semester. 

Now to my initial question (I hope that is the right place to post). Does anybody know some great places for fossil hunting in Bergen Norway or in the Eifel/Hunsrück area in Germany? I know that in Bergen there are not that many fossils. In the Eifel region of Germany I was hoping somebody might know a spot to search for trilobites, ... I couldn't find any information about good spots in the internet. 

 

 

[Fossildude19]

Moved to FOSSIL HUNTING TRIPS. 

[Ludwigia]

I would suggest you join Steinkern Forum and put Eifel into the search function.

[fifbrindacier]

Hi Max, i can't help you with Norvégiens or Eifel sites, but i lnow some interesting sites around Bordeaux.

[fifbrindacier]

3 hours ago, piranha said:

After a two year hiatus another amazing trilobite has recently been named in my honor. This time the Great German Trilobitologist: Martin Basse has bestowed Koneprusia morrisoni  upon yours truly. The holotype for K. morrisoni was discovered in the Devonian (late Upper Emsian) Leun Shale of Löhnberg, Germany. The genus Koneprusia was established by Prantl & Přibyl 1949, based on the original description of Acidaspis fuscina Novák 1883, and named for the village of Koněprusy near Beroun; a classic locality of the Devonian fauna of the Czech Republic. The title 'Six-Pack Trilobite' is quite apropos: it was six years ago in 2017 when I was first informed of this new species, and now by luck of the draw, the sixth species to carry my name. As all trilobite aficionados are familiar with Koneprusia originating from Morocco, I'm very grateful to have the privilege to share this spectacular spiny variant from Deutschland.

 

 

Basse, M., Müller, P. 2023
Trilobiten aus dem Leun-Schiefer und Leun-Kalk von Löhnberg und Leun in der Zentralen Lahn-Mulde in Hessen (Grenzbereich Unter-/Mitteldevon, Rheinisches Massiv, Varisziden). [Trilobites from the Leun Shale and Leun Limestone of Löhnberg and Leun Villages in the Central Lahn Syncline in Hesse (Lower/Middle Devonian Boundary, Rhenish Massif, Variscides).] Mainzer Naturwissenschaftliches Archiv Beiheft, 37:1-211  PDF LINK

 

Novák, O. 1883
Zur Kenntnis der Böhmischen Trilobiten. [On Knowledge of the Bohemian Trilobites.]
Beiträge zur Paläontology von Österreich-Ungarns und des Orients, 3(1-2):23-63

Prantl, F, Přibyl, A. 1949
Studie o Trilobitech Nadčeledi Odontopleuracea Nov. Superfam.
[A Study of the Superfamily Odontopleuracea Nov. Superfam. (Trilobites).]
Rozpravy Státního Geologického Ústavu Republiky Ceskoslovenské, 12:1-221

I think you might like that thread.

[Coco]

13 hours ago, Trilomax said:

Does anybody know some great places for fossil hunting in Bergen Norway or in the Eifel/Hunsrück area in Germany?

I am always surprised to read such requests made by people from their first messages without getting to know our members.

 

The search for fossils requires a lot of time to read publications made by our scientists, to study maps, to visit museums, to look in the field and sometimes months without finding anything.

 

As you can understand, it’s a big job BEFORE finding fossils when you start this activity. You have to learn to read the maps but also to read the terrain.

 

So do your part of the work : read everything that relates to the place of your research, learn, accumulate knowledge, go to a club and chat with them.

 

Asking for EXCELLENT PLACES is a great request ! A mushroom researcher or fisherman will never give his best corners, even to his best friend !

 

Coco

 

 

Edited October 24, 2023 by Coco

[taj]

ahhh don't get us started on mushrooms spot now ...

[Ludwigia]

@Trilomax Do we at least get some kind of response from you?

[Tidgy's Dad]

Max, do an intro post,  show us your fossils, and get to chat with people on the forum.

Lots of nice, kind people here, you'll soon make great friends.

I always found that university, and I started with a degree in Earth Science myself, was not just about learning, but about independence and social skills.