ghost1066 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 It was too nice today to sit around and I really needed to get out of the house. Thanks to JimB88 I had a new spot to head to about an hour from home. He told me about a nice outcrop of the Hermitage formation that was easy to acess and had some good hunting. After a bit of a cold start to the day it warmed up and I headed out to see what was what. Along the drive I found several more locations to hunt when I get the chance to go back. These include a couple of more that the Hermitage is showing and I bet have never been hunted. I will have to get Jim to drive over for a trip to them. I go to the location, parked and walked over to the cliff face. Right at the bottom I found a large hashplate covered in critters, later it found its' way to the back of the truck. I took a few pics then walked over to what we were calling the grey area and the first rock I looked at had this in it. My first cephalon . After that it took me a little while to get my eyes used to seeing the fossils but eventually got down to finding some things. Everything here is new to me so I will be posting them to the ID section for some help. You can see the hill has had some slides recently from all of the rain in our area which should add to what we can find at the base of the cliff. Since we should have a couple of months with more rain I think we will see more slides before the heat stablizes it for the summer. I didn't spend much time in the area of the slides since it was a little muddy but still found plenty to make the trip worth it. Hopefully I will get back to this area to add to my collection since I have very little from this formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 that looks like a great exposure Tommy, glad you found some nice spots, and WTG on your first ceph too! what's the age of this site/formation? "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life 42 Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Great post, love the site photo's! ...I'd rather be digging...Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Awsome cephalon!!! :Bananasaur: Congrats; what a great way to start off the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost1066 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 that looks like a great exposure Tommy, glad you found some nice spots, and WTG on your first ceph too! what's the age of this site/formation? This is Ordovician, Mississippian so if I remember right (which might be a stretch) this is Carboniferous. Thanks everyone. Have several firsts I am trying to get IDs for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 its Middle Ordovician, Hermitage formation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clayton Jones Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wish I had some exposed rock like that around here... I'd love to take a short drive and find a few bugs! My attempt at creating a museum and community center to help people find an interest in the world around them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teres Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Great finds Ghost! Looks like an excellent spot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 My first cephalon . The hills have eyes! Thanks for the report. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I can really get a feel for the place with those pictures! Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Wish I had some exposed rock like that around here... I'd love to take a short drive and find a few bugs! Clayton: You aren't that far from tons of bugs yourself! The arbuckles mtns on I-35 will get you bugs, as well as in Gore. Ada has some incredible pennsylvannian (320 mya) outcrops that produce very nice ammonites. Gore will also reward you with pennsylvanian shark teeth as well. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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