tournaisian fossil trip 28-1-2024.

[Jasperfossils]

Last sunday was my first time hunting this year  I went hunting in a place which contains old coast defences. The rocks are Tournaisian in age, probably from the area Tournais, or maybe the area of Soignies. The fossils are Tournaisian aged. I mostly found corals; Caninia sp., Michelina favosa etc.  and brachiopods; Spirifer, Aletyphorus, Productus, Leptaenea, Rhipidomella etc. I also found trilobite pygidia from Plitonia kuehnei. When i came home and started unpacking everything i found out i was blessed. I had found a very rare Cochliodus contortus tooth without knowing it.  

 

some of my finds :

 

1: Caninia sp.

2: Piltonia kuehnei

3: Michelina favosa

4: unidentified 

5: Cochliodus contortus

6: unprepped, probably Leptaenea analoga

7: Aletyphorus tornaciensis

 

 

 

Edited February 1 by Jasperfossils

[NickG]

Very nice! These are from Belgium or The Netherlands?

[Jasperfossils]

10 hours ago, NickG said:

Very nice! These are from Belgium or The Netherlands?

thanks! 

 

I found them in the Netherlands, but their origin is southern Belgium.