Yellowstone Brachiopods

[ranamuck]

I was an Idaho college freshman in 1975 as an Geology major and we made a field trip to Yellowstone. On the way, our bus stopped along a road adjacent a tall, steep rock slide absolutely filled with very nice Brachiopods. Within about 30 minutes I had dozens. I would love to return to that location but have no idea where it was. Anyone know the gps coordinates of that spot?

Thanks.

Edited March 1, 2012 by ranamuck

[squalicorax]

Do you have any pictures of these brachiopods? There is alot of triassic and carboniferous sediments in that area.

[ranamuck]

Do you have any pictures of these brachiopods? There is alot of triassic and carboniferous sediments in that area.

Unfortunately they are all gone. I went home, transfered to another school, etc. I ride the St. Anthoneys sand dunes and it's not too far away. They were about 1 inch long, .4 inch wide and complete and free of any matrix. You just pick them up and they were good as is.

They looked something like this. LINK

[Nandomas]

Those are the brachiopod localities in the Park:

http://www.nature.nps.gov/geology/paleontology/surveys/yell_survey/eappe.htm

11391 Brachiopod Fort Belkamp

11392-93 Brachiopod Gallatin Valley

11394-95 Brachiopod People Creek Canyon, Fort Belkamp

11396 Brachiopod Gallatin Valley

11397-98 Brachiopod Triangle Peak, Fork E Border

11399 Brachiopod Ridge N Gallatin Bridge

11400-01 Brachiopod Teton Creek

11402 Brachiopod Logan

11403-04 Brachiopod South side Gallatin Valley

11405 Brachiopod Logan

11406 Brachiopod East side of Gallatin River

[Taxman56]

_{I know that feeling. I wrote down a lot of stops in PA from my fossil class trips in the late 70's and I have tried twice in 10 years without much luck finding most of them.}

[JimB88]

are you allowed to collect in Yellowstone?

[Nandomas]

are you allowed to collect in Yellowstone?

HERESY!!!

[Auspex]

are you allowed to collect in Yellowstone?

Being a Ntl. Park, I doubt it, but ranamuck writes "On the way, our bus stopped along a road adjacent a tall, steep rock slide...", which sounds like they weren't in the park yet.

[Nandomas]

I was an Idaho college freshman in 1975 as an Geology major and we made a field trip to Yellowstone. On the way, our bus stopped along a road adjacent a tall, steep rock slide absolutely filled with very nice Brachiopods. Within about 30 minutes I had dozens. I would love to return to that location but have no idea where it was. Anyone know the gps coordinates of that spot?

Thanks.

Do you remember which park access road you were? Do you remember if you were still in Idaho? Thanks