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Post by melhill1659 on Dec 23, 2017 21:30:29 GMT -5
Wow all of those are super cool!!!!
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 24, 2017 10:49:39 GMT -5
Have to share this find...I had three Uncles take me under their wing and teach the ropes on hounding fossils,rocks,gold,gems and etc.. Only one Uncle left,He found this Baculite and gifted it to me,(Under one stipulation),I had to put it together,as a whole! It took about a year (not quite)... Finally all glued together,its about 29 1/2 inches in length...Thicker than my wrist...(i'm a big guy).. Never will be sold,going to be in my private collection...
The matrix stays on the fossil or it will be destroyed...No choice there....(Hard to explain)..LOL .Plus it will be flipped over and used as part of the display of the Baculite.. That cedar board will be the the display wood,after I finish working it..
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Post by fernwood on Dec 24, 2017 11:04:40 GMT -5
fossilman Nice. Didn't you post photos of the individual pieces a while back?
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Post by spicemen on Dec 24, 2017 11:22:50 GMT -5
Fossils from a collection that was given to me. I have no idea what they are. A guess at best. Most of that is pet. Wood and some kind of tooth.
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Post by lookatthat on Dec 24, 2017 11:59:45 GMT -5
Fossilman, holy catfish! That's a lot of calamari!
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 25, 2017 9:42:43 GMT -5
Spiceman,that's an old Buffalo tooth - SCORE!!!
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Post by fernwood on Dec 25, 2017 10:41:11 GMT -5
Plenty of time today, so here is my contribution to this thread. Link to complete Flickr Album below. Only a teaser here. All were found the past two years after unknowingly moving to property on the edge of Green Bay (WI) Lobe of Glacier and Glacial Lake Wisconsin. Area is rich in fossils. A local Geologist and other local experts have been helping me with Identification. All are amazed at hat I am finding. First is my favorite. Either a trace plant fossil or trace water fossil. Host is the basic yellow Jasper common here. Possible Trace Fossil Have found several of these fossil lake bottoms. White portions are Quartz. Fossil Lake Bottom Group of common fossil coral finds. Group of Typical Fossil Coral Final ID is still out on this. Local Geologist said it was a fossil mushroom, somewhat rare for this area. Other experts out of the area are saying fossil algae. Was transformed to Chalcedony. Either way, pretty cool. Fossil Mushroom This is a somewhat unusual fossil coral find for this area. Next to photos on Flickr are of the same piece. Other two show some reds. A Very Cool Coral 1 Some type of unknown snail was captured in this piece of fossil lake bottom. Positive ID on type of snail is still out there. Local Geologist friend has never seen this type of creature before. White areas are Quartz. Fossil Lake Bottom with Creature InclusionAnother beautiful coral with lots of reds. Red Coral A Shell. Well, several shells, but one is very distinct. Chalcedony replacement. A Shell So, thanks for looking. Below Album link contain several other fossil finds on my land. Yes, I have become addicted to finding the fossils on my newly purchased land. Looking out at the frozen, snow-covered, 25 acre, hunting area has become painful. www.flickr.com/photos/145230675@N04/sets/72157689890600481/with/25418554708/
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Post by quartz on Dec 27, 2017 19:06:51 GMT -5
Found in a rock pit near Seneca, OR 7-7-07. ~130m yrs. old, very early ammonite.
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 27, 2017 19:30:40 GMT -5
Fernwood, Those are pretty cool, especially the coral. Now you've got me wondering if some of the rocks I find in my stream bed are coral as, with the exception of color ( mine are always blue or gray which is weird as all the local flint/chert is brown or black) my examples show a lot of similarity to yours....Mel
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Post by fernwood on Dec 27, 2017 20:46:43 GMT -5
Fernwood, Those are pretty cool, especially the coral. Now you've got me wondering if some of the rocks I find in my stream bed are coral as, with the exception of color ( mine are always blue or gray which is weird as all the local flint/chert is brown or black) my examples show a lot of similarity to yours....Mel Further info. What I said were coral were positively identified by local Geologists/College professors. I had some for sale at a local, but international event. A Geologist from Milwaukee looked at them and said they were not coral, but inorganic replacements in Chert. I am going with the locals who know the area. Would love to see some of your finds and share with the people here I am in contact with. Different area, but if they are similar, who knows? I was told that all coral fossils, regardless of color, have similar characteristics. The biggest factor in positive ID is known area where there are glacial deposits or an area known for being under an ocean at some time.
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 27, 2017 21:16:59 GMT -5
Yeah, I've been told they are not coral too, but then the guy who said that could not tell me exactly what the inorganic pseudomorph was a replacement of. They are very organic looking to me but then they also look kind of flower like and are not of uniform size like I would expect of coral polyps. I notice yours are not uniform in size too. The stumbling block for my location is the lower cretaceous is not full of colonial coral examples. We do seem to have some stromatolite looking stuff but then that might be inorganic pseudos too. I've found no one to confirm the stromatolite either but it does resemble some in my Texas index fossil book. I'll try to post a pic of the stuff from my creek bed....Mel
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 28, 2017 14:06:15 GMT -5
Back in the very late 1980's....My daughter Sharli and I went fossil hounding in central Montana.. She was three years old than... We were on this shale bluff and found a host rock with this Baculite in it... I knew it was to heavy to carry up this slippery slope,so decided to just leave it there. Shar speaks up and says,Dad,lets break the nodule into three pieces,carry them up the hill - than you can glue it back together..(Remember she is only 3 years old).. I thought,na',that will ruin it,than the bell rings on the brain LOL.. I do that all the time repairing fossils with glue "WHY NOT"!! So that's what we did.. Broke it into three nice pieces,easy to carry up the hill and haul home... It turned out great and Shar has the credit!!! Two thumbs or,or should I say say three....LOL How she even thought of that idea,is beyond me..
For you all that want to know the size of the host matrix,it was around 35-40 pounds.....This was right smack in the center of the rock (like nesting it)..
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 28, 2017 14:10:57 GMT -5
Here is an Ammonite I found in central Montana years ago...The darker colors on the face are dirt,where it was buried,the lighter color was the part sticking out of the shale formation and soil...Hard to spot if you don't pay attention to detail....LOL
This is fresh as fresh can be on a photo of a find...LOL
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Post by fernwood on Dec 28, 2017 19:03:33 GMT -5
fossilman Love both. Children can be so insightful at a young age. Still have some of my 5 year old daughter's finds digging Amethyst in thunder Bay. I told her what to look for and showed her what a certain host rock could have underneath. All she needed to do was carefully dig with a small "dandelion" digger. She perfected that quickly, both the digging and only digging what was worth getting out.
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 29, 2017 10:26:37 GMT -5
Sorry,don't see anything to watch and (or) look at...
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Post by lookatthat on Jan 1, 2018 10:19:29 GMT -5
"Running Rhinoceros" maybe? LOVE it!
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Post by nemesis21 on Jan 2, 2018 23:36:09 GMT -5
I'm partial to stromatolites especially the really colorful mary ellen. I found this piece earlier today and it's quickly becoming a favorite. Too bad it's not bigger! I also found a really cool agatized coral in southern MN a few years ago that fluoresces under UV.
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Post by Fossilman on Jan 3, 2018 15:07:37 GMT -5
Sweet collectors... NICE!!! I have one stromatolite in my personal collection....
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Post by Pat on Jan 3, 2018 15:48:23 GMT -5
I've never been particularly partial to fossils unless they were in my narrow definition of pretty. This thread has changed my mind. Thanks, everybody! And thanks to spiceman spicemen for starting it.
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Post by lookatthat on Jan 4, 2018 10:42:32 GMT -5
I've got plenty of stromotolites, but they aren't purty like that!
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