Down under fossil hunter Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 This afternoon I went out in search of a few Dicroidiums for a friend. I am lucky to have the Blackstone formation exposed just a few minutes drive from my house at Ebbw Vale this deposit is Carnian (228-216)myo. Even though I have visited this site hundreds of times I have never posted pics of it before. Came home pretty empty handed but it was still good to get out and smash some rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Blackstone formation.pdfFerns.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 That's better. fern 1.pdffern 2.pdffern 3.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) Seems like a pretty place to hunt! Looks like you did OK to me! Nice finds - thanks for the pics! Regards, Edited July 14, 2012 by Fossildude19 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...
Down under fossil hunter Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 Thanks for the comments I didn't take anything in the pictures home with me, often I will leave them so children coming out with their parents over the weekend can get their hands on something they might otherwise not have found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Very cool to see those fossils and I agree with Tim, I'd have taken some of those home with me too. -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Pretty ferns! Thank you for showing. Triassic is my favourite age. Are there also marine triassic strata with ammonoids in this formation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveltip1 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 G'day! Very nice pics of the Triassic ferns there. Do you get any petrified wood in the area? I have fond memories of fossicking along the Victoria coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzkleen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Great ferns!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Yes, enjoyed seeing the plant material you found. Nice to leave them for the kids to find. I have been eyeing a sample on ebay--I believe it was from the Blackstone fm as well. Great stuff! Is Dicrodium usually the only plant type found? Thanks for sharing the finds! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Pretty ferns! Thank you for showing. Triassic is my favourite age. Are there also marine triassic strata with ammonoids in this formation? No marine strata but it was a very wet/swampy area and I have collected a few different species of bivalves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 G'day! Very nice pics of the Triassic ferns there. Do you get any petrified wood in the area? I have fond memories of fossicking along the Victoria coast. Not in this area but less than a kilometre away my father used to find big slabs of it. On a very interesting note my sister bought an investment property that backed onto the Ipswich coal measures (also less than a klm away) off an old lady who's husband had worked in the mines his whole life and on my first visit there to help them clean up the yard I found that the whole fence was made from petrified tree stumps, some in beautiful condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Yes, enjoyed seeing the plant material you found. Nice to leave them for the kids to find. I have been eyeing a sample on ebay--I believe it was from the Blackstone fm as well. Great stuff! Is Dicrodium usually the only plant type found? Thanks for sharing the finds! Regards, Chris I also find calamites, ginkgos, different seed ferns, xylopteris some isolated seeds and bivalves. Thanks for your comments! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Very nice finds, great pictures, thanks for sharing your trip with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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