howard_l Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 (edited) I visited a number of outcrops in three parts of Kentucky to look for lowere Mississippian age fossils of the Nancy Member of the Borden Formation. I unfortunately didn't find anything exceptional but I was able to find numerous diversity of fossils. I found the majority in Casey Co. KY. which included a bunch of unusual geodized fossils. I found a few things in Rockcastle and Madison Co. KY. 1st photo: Merocanites from Madison 2nd photo: Geodized gastropods 3rd photo: Nautiloids 4th photo: Large geodized straight and coiled Nautiloids 5th photo: Geodized nautiloids 6th photo: Brachiopods 7th Photo: Geodized brachiopods 8th photo: Crinoid stems and rugose coral 9th photo: Gastropods Edited May 30, 2016 by howard_l 2 Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 I also found a few Conulariids Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Those are very very nice. I really like fossils that "geodize". There are a couple of sites I here in eastern N.C. that are Cretaceous some of the Cucullaea I find have crystals inside them. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Looks like you made some good finds! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 These are really cool, Howard! Thanks for posting them. 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...
howard_l Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Nothing spectacular this time but it was good to get out and collect. Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Hey Howard, I think the geodized brachs are intriguing--really nice. I dont think I've found any of the conularids when I was up further north--been quite awhile ago. I was also reading some tonight about them to refresh my memory about how odd they are and I wasnt aware that they sometimes produced pearl like elements...man there's alot of strange critters out there.... Thanks for showing us the latest... Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNCollector Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 You find some remarkable inverts in KY! I sure wish I lived closer to the Mississippian sites in that state. Madison County is about 2 and a half hours from me being near Knoxville so I have only been once, and I have not found any Mississippian anywhere closer in KY. But the time I did go, I found my two best Mississippian shark teeth in my collection at the moment. Keep sharing these items with us, I am really enjoying your posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 (edited) Nice finds. Quite the variety! The first range of the Rockies to to west of us are also mostly Lower Carboniferous (early Mississippian) . However I have never found an uncoiled nautiloid in them. Also, conulariids much scarcer than in your deposits. Definitely a different faunal mix is preserved. The Geodized specimens are a newt preservation. Thanks for including the scale as easier to get perspective. Edited June 1, 2016 by Ridgehiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Too old to geode Posted July 29, 2018 New Members Share Posted July 29, 2018 Those are really nice. I'm finding lots of geodized gastropods recently (just getting into it) in an area just to your west in Cumberland County Kentucky. Will try to post pics if you are interested. They look different than any I've seen pics of, but maybe someone on here has seen similar ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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