sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 Hey everyone, here are a few pics of some zone 2 Pliocene Yorktown Formation finds and some Spring Garden Member Eocene Castle Hayne Formation finds from an eastern North Carolina River near my house. Pecten, not yet ID'd. Pliocene 4 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 Ki 3 C. hastalis, a partial whale tooth and some echinoid pieces. All Pliocene. 2 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 A C. hastalis and small meg. 3 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 2 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 3 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 2 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 Other side of whale tooth Eocene echinoid, Linthia sp. First of this genus from this location. 4 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 Eocene echinoids Periarchus sp. 4 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 3 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 The 2 echinoids at the top of the plate are Eocene; Eurhodia holmesi. Everything else Pliocene. 4 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 Thats all for now. More to follow. 1 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
sixgill pete Posted September 28, 2019 Author Posted September 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Adam86cucv said: Looks like a nice day's finds. These are from 2 trips. The Eocene site and the Pliocene site are about 1/4 mile from each other. 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
Pagurus Posted September 28, 2019 Posted September 28, 2019 The whale tooth alone would have made my day, or the echinoids, or.... Start the day with a smile and get it over with.
jcbshark Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 I love the red-orange color on the meg and mako Don, nice finds Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!
Plax Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 Any guess on the Linthia species? great photos
sixgill pete Posted September 30, 2019 Author Posted September 30, 2019 9 hours ago, jcbshark said: I love the red-orange color on the meg and mako Don, nice finds Thanks Jeff. A lot of the Carcharhinus teeth from this site have a nice red color. 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
sixgill pete Posted September 30, 2019 Author Posted September 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, Plax said: Any guess on the Linthia species? great photos No Don. It is not complete enough to determine between wilmingtonensis or hanoverensis. 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
sixgill pete Posted September 30, 2019 Author Posted September 30, 2019 The pieces of regular echinoid test in the first picture are most likely Arbacia improcera. 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
Harry Pristis Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 For comparison: http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest
Fossildude19 Posted September 30, 2019 Posted September 30, 2019 Great finds, Don! Glad you've been getting out there. Thanks for the reports. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me
Plax Posted October 1, 2019 Posted October 1, 2019 16 hours ago, Harry Pristis said: For comparison: This is a wonderful comparison of these species. Thanks for posting!
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