RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Hi all! This time I'd like to inform you on a short, but diverse trip to several Volga river locations. The finds were not too impressive unlike the weather, endless fields and various outcrops. First I went to the southern part of Ulyavovsk Volgian shore: (These are Hauterivian concretions. They are roundish in form) These are Volgian Volgian boulders Beige rocks are Volgian, overlaying black clay is Hauterivian. Volgian section ends nearby (to the left) as the corresponding rocky layers gradually go underground Edited December 6, 2023 by RuMert 1 6 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Not that good, but a couple of nice specimens nevertheless. Craspedites and Epivirgatites spp. Craspedites okensis, a very widespread species in Upper Volgian, a macroconch Edited December 5, 2023 by RuMert 10 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Northern outcrops, where I was pleasantly surprised with the number of Crussoliceras fauna finds (Kimmeridgian) and some Volgian virgatites ammos: Aspidoceras sp. Crussoliceras spp. Crussoliceras spp. Amoebites sp. Taramelliceras sp. Amoebites sp. Virgatites virgatus Same, 30+ cm Edited December 6, 2023 by RuMert 14 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Nice finds! Amazing! We have more snow here in southern Germany right now than you do there. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) I always wanted to explore more northern areas and find where the fossiliferous shore actually ends. So I continued north into the Tatatstan part of the shore, Lots of weird concretions, empty rocks, sometimes red clay and some interesting finds. The cliffs are mostly Kimmerigian, some are Bathonian - Callovian with very few specimens of a poor preservation \ Aulacostephanoides spp. Edited December 6, 2023 by RuMert 11 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Taramelliceras, Amoebites and a pliosaur humerus part (Kimmeridgian): Edited December 5, 2023 by RuMert 11 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 8 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Nice finds! Amazing! We have more snow here in southern Germany right now than you do there. Thanks! This was a month ago, now we are drowning in snow too 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Did you find any shells? 2 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...
jpc Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Thanks for taking us along. Looks like a very successful outing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Great finds! 1 Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Good finds end here as I found out the shore became mostly Permian, typical of the region. Red clay, ham-like cliffs, enormous fields, which I sometimes had to cross under heavy rain or after sunset reminded me of the agrarian ages with their slow pace and endless distances, There were some belemnites from other layers mixed to the pebbles, but the shore gives the impression of being very poor fossil-wise. At the same time there are lots of picturesque views and unusual landscapes Edited December 5, 2023 by RuMert 7 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Edited December 5, 2023 by RuMert 9 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Your idea of "not that good" and mine are very different. Looks like great finds too me. 1 1 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) I stayed in the local town Tetyushi (10k population), which turned out surprisingly nice and tidy, having a museum with a good Volgian ammo (70cm) and an ichthyosaur skeleton, then went to the regional capital Kazan, which has a good natural history museum, with not only marine reptiles but also a few dinosaur bones, found in the same marine outcrops, I came back home with more impressions than imprints and more findings than fossil finds Most likely Taimyrosphinctes sp. megaconch with Epivirgatites bipliciformis in the BC Edited December 5, 2023 by RuMert 2 9 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 Thanks for reading! 2 9 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I always enjoy your hunting trip reports@RuMert. Thanks for taking me along. Wonderful finds as well! 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...
Coco Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Some of your ammonites are really beautiful ! Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPrice Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 The scenery and fossils are amazing and the bonus turquoise and white VW Bus and the kid with black, high top, Chuck Taylor, Converse sneakers, Awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Shaman Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Amazing finds, as always! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 Thanks everybody I did some editing and added a bit of scientific info (genera etc) so that the story took full shape 2 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 Rumert, Thanks for taking the time to post these wonderful reports! I (and many others, I'm sure) truly enjoy seeing your wonderful finds, and beautiful scenery of your country. 1 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...
Shellseeker Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 You have many talents, one is photography. Thank you for sharing your world. I can only see it thru your eyes.. 1 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 51 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: I (and many others, I'm sure) truly enjoy seeing your wonderful finds, and beautiful scenery of your country Thank you for the kind words! The scenery is unknown even to locals, villages are mostly 5-10 km from the shore, poorly connected. And they have other things to do, especially in autumn. The shore is only frequented by few fishermen and rare hikers. What you see here is rarely seen by anyone 1 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, Shellseeker said: You have many talents, one is photography. Thank you for sharing your world. I can only see it thru your eyes.. Thank you, trying to catch the elusive beauty Same with the Peace river, it's always interesting to read your reports 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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