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Let's Rock => Fossils => Topic started by: Kaljaia on June 10, 2018, 09:36:55 PM

Title: Fossils!
Post by: Kaljaia on June 10, 2018, 09:36:55 PM

I used to have a great local fossil leaf collection, complete with an ID key and little numbers painted on each one! It's all in a box in my parents' basement :P
Had a visit from an Actual Paleontologist and that inspired me to start paying attention again. So today I retraced some childhood steps and found a few new locations (and a tiny fish!) Had a great time.

(https://78.media.tumblr.com/35df9f1375a6f9ae9dfb06019660f8bc/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io3_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/7e4eb5ab8f74d298a211542adb80e2a3/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io4_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/e903ac7e83e55c2a6e6cc0a3b00925b0/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io6_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/ba807b3dc3dc44edd103b69a8ac5fe47/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io5_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/71185be7b51244be5ef973671b79b4c0/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io7_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/b7956e591f94c5893852c9d295e5b2a5/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io8_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/0f11d80ba03a13d689d00e1495708a64/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io1_1280.jpg)
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/49d6a4241569db6ccb37b345c7b13e9b/tumblr_pa54ex7fBe1thod7io2_1280.jpg)

And the tiniest fish fossil ever!
(https://78.media.tumblr.com/c4218b75a2839d5eb27bfa1b3f9916ac/tumblr_pa562rt56A1thod7io1_1280.jpg)

Title: Re: Fossils!
Post by: hummingbirdstones on June 10, 2018, 09:44:13 PM

Cool finds, Erika!

Title: Re: Fossils!
Post by: irockhound on June 11, 2018, 12:39:58 AM

Awesome finds.  Is the 2nd pic an acorn?  it looks like one.

Title: Re: Fossils!
Post by: Sapphireminer on June 11, 2018, 12:40:36 AM

Hi Erica love your finds I did a short trip last week looking for some good petrefied wood but stumbled on a patch of leaf fossils instead so I now have a expansion of my rock fetish I will put up some photos in a couple of days for you to check out.
Dave

Title: Re: Fossils!
Post by: Kaljaia on June 11, 2018, 08:33:39 PM

Quote from: hummingbirdstones on June 10, 2018, 09:44:13 PM

Cool finds, Erika!

Thanks! :)

Quote from: irockhound on June 11, 2018, 12:39:58 AM

Awesome finds.  Is the 2nd pic an acorn?  it looks like one.

Giant horse tail, actually. But yeah the ends look like seeds and threw us off a couple times on today's trip.

Quote from: Sapphireminer on June 11, 2018, 12:40:36 AM

Hi Erica love your finds I did a short trip last week looking for some good petrefied wood but stumbled on a patch of leaf fossils instead so I now have a expansion of my rock fetish I will put up some photos in a couple of days for you to check out.
Dave

Awesome, looking forward to seeing what you found! Yeah leaf fossils are addictive.