Kane Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 And, because I was so excited last time to find that new lichid, I decided to find another one. Can't seem to get the photo right, but it looks much better in hand. The positive has more concealed under the matrix. Here is the positive and negative: 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 28, 2019 Author Share Posted November 28, 2019 And, finally, a comparative table of trilobite taxons of equivalent strata. (A-SITE = the backyard spot; A-ON-FR = Formosa Reef, Ontario; O-NY = Onandaga of New York). 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 Started out this morning at sub-zero, and it gradually warmed up a bit (but not enough to melt the snow and ice in the shadows). Not the most spectacular outing, but an outing nonetheless. * Big brachs a la Strophodonta, some of these about 3 inches wide. * Nicely articulated rostroconch (Conocardium cuneus) 7 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 22, 2019 Author Share Posted December 22, 2019 As for bugs, plenty of the usual proetid partials I left in the field. Also more Acanthopyge bottoms, one nicely articulated impression, and the other pretty rough. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 That sure is a nice rostroconch, though. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Ooo-ahhh on that rostroconch. Very cool specimen!!! Congratulations. Those huge brachs are also very impressive. Would have made an outing in the cold worthwhile for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 The rostroconch does have some nice detail. I also like the positive and negative of the Strophodonta. Nice finds for a cold day! I bet you miss Jamaica’s warm weather right about now. 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 Thanks, gents. Quite a staggering number of these rostroconchs about. @FossilNerd -- I do, but it's amazing how quickly one thermoregulates/adapts to the new normal. And, besides, being able to fossil hunt in late December up here is nothing short of miraculous! 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Kane said: And, besides, being able to fossil hunt in late December up here is nothing short of miraculous! I am glad you were able to get out and hunt! Especially since it’s not a normal thing for this time of year. Icing on the cake of your vacation it would seem. 1 hour ago, Kane said: I do, but it's amazing how quickly one thermoregulates/adapts to the new normal. True, but I think my regulator is stuck on hot! I prefer warmer/hot weather to a fault. Maybe I’ll retire to the south west one day and hang out with some of our Texas or Arizona members. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 23, 2019 Author Share Posted December 23, 2019 1 minute ago, FossilNerd said: Maybe I’ll retire to the south west one day and hang out with some of our Texas or Arizona members. And leave the great Ordovician bluegrass state? Kentucky seems to have more lovely road-cuts than our Devonian sites have coral. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 11 minutes ago, Kane said: And leave the great Ordovician bluegrass state? Kentucky seems to have more lovely road-cuts than our Devonian sites have coral. You got me there! I am rather fond of the Ordovician road cuts. They may be worth dealing with the cold. The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 26, 2019 Author Share Posted December 26, 2019 It's quite amazing to be out fossil hunting at the end of December in Ontario. Today's highlights include an Echinolichas (impression; the positive is not as impressive), and an Acanthopyge genal connected to a bit of the glabella area (and partially hidden under a bit of matrix). 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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