JeanB Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Hello everyone, I am fairly new in this exciting fossil «hobby». Some part of the city of Montreal, so it seems, are rich in ordovician fossils: brachiopods, bryozoans, trilobites, gastropods. One day while taking care of my wife's garden I discovered a piece of sedimentary rock the size of my hand. I noticed peculiar patterns and decided to have a closer look with a magnifying glass. Many small shells were present. I used my lab's dissection microscope (I am a microbiologist) to better observe the fossilized life forms and was immediately «hooked» by what I saw. Since then I found many other pieces of fossilized history just by picking up rocks in my immediate neighborhood. Here are three pictures taken through my microscope and a luminera CCD camera. My goal is to be able to identify some structures, which for the present looks an unreachable task. I was also wondering if there is some preparation steps that could better preserve or increase the contrasts of the structures. Best Regards Jean 19 avril.bmp JeanB Montreal, QC, Canada Ordovician, Trenton group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Lovely image work! You've already noted the brachiopods (which someone here should be able to identify more specifically), and I can also see individual columnals (discs) from the stems of crinoids (sea lilies). "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...
mikecable Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Nice pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 Beautiful pictures. The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 26, 2013 Share Posted April 26, 2013 (edited) The brachiopods on the left are a Sowerbyella species, probably S. sericea. The small disks are crinoid stem ossicles. The brachiopod on the right is some sort of an orthid, maybe a Dalmanella or Paucicrura species, but there isn't enough showing to be sure. Are you at McGill by any chance? I used to collect in Montreal sometimes when I was a student at the University of Ottawa many years ago. Don Edited April 26, 2013 by FossilDAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanB Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 The brachiopods on the left are a Sowerbyella species, probably S. sericea. The small disks are crinoid stem ossicles. The brachiopod on the right is some sort of an orthid, maybe a Dalmanella or Paucicrura species, but there isn't enough showing to be sure. Are you at McGill by any chance? I used to collect in Montreal sometimes when I was a student at the University of Ottawa many years ago. Don Thanks to all for your comments and help. Don, I work at the Université de Montréal. Can you point me some good places to collect more fossils in Montreal? I would love to find my first trilobite! Thanks again! Jean JeanB Montreal, QC, Canada Ordovician, Trenton group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Nice pix! "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanB Posted May 13, 2013 Author Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thanks Herb! Jean JeanB Montreal, QC, Canada Ordovician, Trenton group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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