Ash Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Well, heres my day, Got up later than intended (stupid alarm clock, although i forgot to set it..) then drove through some country that i love for a couple of hours to the first site. This is the same site as my last post "Jurassic Flora Exploits", Marburg Sandstone formation - Triassic to Jurassic, but these are Early Jurassic. First up: the drive there! Into the area where they are: Some of the many biiiig rocks that are just full of various plants!: Some of the finds: And then it was on to the next location, was a scenic drive through some mountains and a rainforest that i want to spend a day or 2 in next time. A massive thanks to Down Under Fossil Hunter for introducing me to this site. I think he said its Triassic. Apologies for dirty windscreen: At first i didn't recognise the place, realised where we went last time was actually behind this part of the quarry: Then after a bit of walking i found the rest of it that was much more familiar, but didnt poke around there as the sound of machinery made me realise people were working. Heres some pieces i kept to give someone, i know there not the best representations but was the best i found for the day: How alot of the rocks look: Then I decided to try somewhere we didnt last time. Instead of the gray coloured mudstone I remembered him mentioning some people digging in the lighter stuff: So I gave it a shot, success! It yielded different kinds of plants to the other mudstones so i'm guessing this is a different age: And had a quick look around on the way out and find my first bivalves! Don't know the species though, and its only a little guy. Apparently they get much nicer and bigger than this with good shell preservation. One day. Anyways, heres the little fellow (i think thats the hinge between the 2 shells facing camera): And an unexpectedly modern find whilst breaking apart a large rock that was for the most part buried in the side of a hill, reptile eggs. Wonder what they're from? Was a good place for them to be laid though because it was very warm in there when i split it apart: Cheers guys,Ash. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 The plants are very well preserved, and the scenery is beautiful. Thanks for posting the trip report! Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Nice ones.. yes I wouldn't sniff at that one you're planning to give away (tho' I haven't seen the full potential of the site)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 What a day out, it looks like you do better when I am not with you! The white mudstone is a lot younger and is a Tertiary deposit. As for the bivalve it is hard to say due to the less than perfect preservation but I would go with 'Unio ipsviciensis' but it may have had its name changed recently (I haven't kept up to date). Good finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) I get nervous doing this around new people! Thanks for that info, i shall write it down. When can you come again? We should check out that other quarry off of the Cunningham highway. Edited March 9, 2013 by Ash "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I get nervous doing this around new people! Thanks for that info, i shall write it down. When can you come again? We should check out that other quarry off of the Cunningham highway. Sounds good to me I have only been there a couple of times but I found some huge Calamites there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Wow Ash! You found some very nice stuff! Your first set of plants are very colorful. And that Dicroidium is quite nice - I wouldn't give that away at all. Congratulations! I like to see where people hunt - so thanks for a really good trip report. 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...
nala Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Wow! Stunning trip report and finds! Thanks to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Love seeing the plants like that. Thanks for sharing. 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...
Paleoworld-101 Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Too bad neither of us found any insects, but great stuff nonetheless. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Nice finds well done.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Nice plants. I love the trip report with route and site photos. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted March 10, 2013 Share Posted March 10, 2013 Excellent field trip report very inspiring that's the kind of timeline im hopefully going to post back from my Kings dyke fossil hunt great stuff. Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 Too bad neither of us found any insects, but great stuff nonetheless. Ah well! We both got some cool finds =D I think I'm hooked on these bivalves.. I REALLLY wanna go find more of these ones now. Fossildude19: I'll have to get you some of there plants also =) "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 The drive looks almost as good as the fossils! Your finds are beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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