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Chasing Trilobites Devonian Discoveries at Lost River Quarry The quarry itself is right along the road, which made access easy It was a cool experience just walking up and seeing all the shale exposed—it felt like a treasure hunt waiting to happen Most of my time was spent scanning the loose rock and splitting some pieces to see what was inside
2023 summer collecting at Langs quarry! - The Fossil Forum Recently, I spent 5 days at Lang’s quarry collecting fossils and hanging out with some friends We broke large blocks in the quarry searching for Eurypterids and Pterygotids, of which we found many including a multi-plate Are best find was a small incomplete Proscorpius, pictured below After ta
My Hunting trip to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium) Hi everyone, From now on I will post my hunting trip reports to Eben Emael as I often forget to make separate posts for them I visit the Romontbos Quarry in Eben Emael multiple times a year with our fossil club, the BVP (Belgische vereniging voor Paleontologie) It's one of the last active locat
Ernst Quarry Sharktooth Hill: A Cautionary Tale - The Fossil Forum My wife and I just returned from a trip out west (western USA for our international friends) which featured a trip to the famous Miocene site near Bakersfield; Ernst Quarry or Sharktooth Hill, whichever name you prefer As most of you know this site it well known for the rich fauna of sharks teet
Dermal denticles from Steeplehouse quarry - Fossil ID - The Fossil Forum Name: Petrodus patelliformis (dermal denticles)Age: CarboniferousLocation: Steeplehouse quarry, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, United Kingdom I haven’t got around to separating or giving it my best shot to an i d on the associated crinoids as yet, but I thought you would like to see my work in progress
My First Vertebrate from the Florissant Fossil Beds Hi all, Last weekend I took a trip, again, to the Florissant Fossil Quarry The quarry doesn’t normally open until Memorial Day, but I went with the Colorado State University entomology club I successfully lobbied for the club to take a field trip there, and the club got the trip funded by the s
Giant Cement Quarry - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum I was very lucky to be invited to go on a hunt at Giant Cement in Harleyville, SC a few weeks ago Of course, I jumped at the chance, I'd never been to a quarry to hunt so I was thrilled for the opportunity What a fun day it was, a great experience According to my host, it wasn't one of the mos
Fossil hunting weekend to the Jurassic of Luxembourg (BE LUX) The first day we visited the Socogetra quarry in Sampont, Arlon, Gaume region, Luxembourg, Belgium The layers in this quarry date back to the early Jurassic, the sinemurian to be exact, around 200 million years ago
Finding Middle Devonian Fauna In Central Upstate New York I was planning to attend the Museum of the Earth's outing to Jamesville Quarry and knew that gas would be the primary expense for the three and a half hour trip each way So, I decided to make the most of it and head up there two days early, camp, and visit some very productive Middle Devonian si
Starved Rock Clay Pit ESCONI Trip - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum Yesterday I went on a combined field trip with ESCONI and LOESS to the Starved Rock Clay Products pit in Utica, Illinois ( @connorp was there too!) This open pit exposes the Pennsylvanian Mecca Quarry black shale, Francis Creek shale, Colchester Coal, and an underclay below the coal- an assembly