redbrick Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 For about a year now, I've been hearing about a fossil pit inside Swatara Creek State Park that's supposed to have good marine fossils, including a few trilos. Since Thursday was beautiful, and I had a free couple of hours before work, I decided to check it out. This was a solo scouting trip, to see if it would be worth bringing the boys sometime. I did find it, and found a few small brachs, but it seems to be seriously picked over, and the fossils are extremely fragile. Some of you may recognize it as the site where material from the I 81 underpass was deposited when that site was closed in '94. Of course, all of that material is gon, gone, GONE! Still, it was a beautiful day to be out and picking rocks, and I don't regret going, one bit! Andy (redbrick) "All living things do one of two things. They either grow, or they die. When they stop growing, they immediately start dying. The mind is also a living thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbrick Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 Here are the brachs I found. See if you can find the one in-situ! BTW, ther is one specimen in the shots, that I admit isn't a brach. Is it a coral of some type, or maybe a bryozoan? The pics don't quite show, but it's roughly cone shapes, and reminds me of the tip of a strawberry. Thanks! Andy (redbrick) "All living things do one of two things. They either grow, or they die. When they stop growing, they immediately start dying. The mind is also a living thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbrick Posted June 5, 2011 Author Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) Here are a few more pics. Edited June 5, 2011 by redbrick Andy (redbrick) "All living things do one of two things. They either grow, or they die. When they stop growing, they immediately start dying. The mind is also a living thing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Neat finds. Sometimes all a spot that has been overpicked needs is a good rain. Good luck! Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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