Bullsnake Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Grokfish, Kehbe, Missourian, and I made another trip to the quarry seen here http://www.thefossil...unt#entry334328 (a link to the first hunt included in this link). Up first, our gracious host, grokfish: We also had the pleasure of meeting the grokfry : I took more pics from atop the hill that is in the background of the picture of grokfish (it's alot farther than it appears), but I had the camera on the wrong setting and they didn't turn out . From that view, I could barely even make out the guys down there, and the grokmobile, and quarry equipment appeared tiny! The aforementioned equipment with Missourian for scale: Kehbe and Missourian checking out the Hushpuckney shale: The air coming out of the caves is literally like air-conditioning. So Kehbe found a nice spot to park: Sorry to say that no noteworthy finds were made, and I think the heat diminished the focus a bit, but it's always great to get together as friends to learn, discuss, and plan more hunts! After leaving the quarry, Kehbe, Missourian, and I briefly hit a roadcut, but it was pretty much a bust, too. But (now for the beyond part)... Heading back to the Kansas side, I decided I just didn't feel done hunting. Being a bit more heat tolerant than a lot of people, I went to check out a couple of roadcuts I've been eyeing. Unfortunately, nothing there either, so I hit a couple of my favorite spots. Here and here First up, another little pygidium: And anterior of a cephalon(?) I really wish this straight-shell cephalopod was in better shape, but the calcite filled chambers arepretty cool, I guess: A pretty neat chunk o' brachs: And pectens(?): But wait, there's more... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 well...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 At least someone found something that day.... My only find of note was a beautiful Astartella clam shell in the lower Wea, but I subsequently destroyed it. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Gastropod, or Nautioid? A nice large nearly complete, free of matrix composita brach: And this one I need to id (meant to before posting, but forgot...sorry): I had never found a nice long curvy column before: I think this contains a good portion of an echinoid. Note how the spines, though worn and broken, are present and arranged on both sides of the rock. Also, a worn part of the rock has a different texture and color than the matrix: Some big Myalina pieces, brachs, and pecten: I don't know what this is. I found something very much like it at the quarry the second time we went: I picked up a variety of stuff, too, for the grandkids to learn. Crinoid columnals and cup, variety of bryozoa, brachs, horn corals: And for the Grand Finale... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 Another Pennsylvanian tooth, possibly Deltodus: A closeup: Then I went home to corrupt the young 'uns! Thanks for looking! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 well...? Sorry...I'm slow Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 That's a bunch of nice stuff there, especially the tooth. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Tricolor quarry face: This 30-foot ledge is the Winterset Limestone in its entirety. The tan bed is one of the oolite shoals. Note how it pinches out in the distance. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Great pics, and fossils. I like the view of the winterset limestone layers. Very interesting to see three distinct colors like that. -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...
Scylla Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Sorry...I'm slow No, you're not slow I just couldn't wait to see what was next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Steve, Thanks for the vicarious trip! Great pics and report. Always a great read! Love the deltodus? tooth! Congratulations on some nice finds. Regards, 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...
squalicorax Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 great trip with a nice gang of fossilers My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Looks like a great trip... Thanks for sharing it... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobC Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Man those cliff faces are drool-worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted July 21, 2012 Author Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thank you all for looking, and the kind comments! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 We always are looking. That's what we do. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokfish Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Great report. I only found a little more shark cartilage and some VERY muddy children...lucky they found that puddle, or we would've had a mutiny! Great finds, btw!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ...I only found...some VERY muddy children... In many ways, this is the best find of all "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Very cool tooth indeed! Glad you are getting the kiddos involved. 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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