Very cool I thought it was a fossil of many insects 
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That would've been interesting. Rare, too! I think I read that only one insect fossil was ever found in my state.Very cool I thought it was a fossil of many insects
A few new things:
Rhynchonellid brachiopod. I actually found this one around the same time I found the other brachiopod-looking fossils, but only recently took a photo for reasons unknown. It also came from the driveway.[/spoiler]
It was in the creek, but likely came from someone's driveway (since these bryozoa aren't local).
I found this literally right next to the fossil above. I'm not certain, but I think it's various crinoid (sea lily) bits. Poor thing has definitely seen better times. I wish I could find one that's more in-tact...
I thought this was a piece of nodule or water-polished slate (both of which I pick up for Mom's jewelry) when I spotted it in the creek, but noticed this flower-like pattern on the bottom when I picked it up. Not sure what it is for certain, but I've been told that it resembles Sphenophyllum (leaf whorl of an ancient horsetail besides Calamites), but the 3D preservation is unusual.
Lastly, here's a bit of a lesser-detailed one. I saw a piece of cracked red slate in the creek and curiously pried it open revealing these light "startburst" shapes (a little hard to see -- click the pic for larger view if needed). I'm pretty sure these are Annularia (Calamites leaf whorls).
Rhynchonellid brachiopod. I actually found this one around the same time I found the other brachiopod-looking fossils, but only recently took a photo for reasons unknown. It also came from the driveway.[/spoiler]
It was in the creek, but likely came from someone's driveway (since these bryozoa aren't local).
I found this literally right next to the fossil above. I'm not certain, but I think it's various crinoid (sea lily) bits. Poor thing has definitely seen better times. I wish I could find one that's more in-tact...
I thought this was a piece of nodule or water-polished slate (both of which I pick up for Mom's jewelry) when I spotted it in the creek, but noticed this flower-like pattern on the bottom when I picked it up. Not sure what it is for certain, but I've been told that it resembles Sphenophyllum (leaf whorl of an ancient horsetail besides Calamites), but the 3D preservation is unusual.
Lastly, here's a bit of a lesser-detailed one. I saw a piece of cracked red slate in the creek and curiously pried it open revealing these light "startburst" shapes (a little hard to see -- click the pic for larger view if needed). I'm pretty sure these are Annularia (Calamites leaf whorls).
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Very cool fossils
I often Wonder if Pokemon's Leaf Stone is just a radioactive fossil.
I often Wonder if Pokemon's Leaf Stone is just a radioactive fossil.
I've been wanting to find a fossil with a big leaf on it so I could call it a Leaf Stone. lolVery cool fossils
I often Wonder if Pokemon's Leaf Stone is just a radioactive fossil.
Official art shows the stone with a green leaf that appears to be embedded in the rock rather than a fossil print of one. Maybe someone could find a leaf fossil on green slate to pass as one? (I just have black, red, and orange slate here.)
Does Green Slate exist?
Yep! There's even purple slate.
Ahhh ok I just checked theres some good leaf fossils in slate on ebay
I just checked theres some good leaf fossils in slate on ebay
That they do! I didn't even know that leaves could preserve that well or in some of those colors. Cool stuff.Ahhh ok
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Found this today. Not sure what it is, but I thought it looked neat. Seems marine.
(If anyone's wondering why I'm not adding most of these to the OP, it's because I'm only listing my tip-top favorites there.)
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Yeah it does look like a bunch fossilized shell bits to be
Found another brachiopod in the driveway.
I also found this oddly-textured rock in the creek, which I think might be crinoid or fossil worm burrows. No positive ID yet.
I also found this oddly-textured rock in the creek, which I think might be crinoid or fossil worm burrows. No positive ID yet.
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Looks like fossil worm stuff to me
Almost looks like the brachiopod fossil is made up of Quartz or Calcite
Almost looks like the brachiopod fossil is made up of Quartz or Calcite
As far as I understand, it's pretty common for shells to calcify. This, however, if my only one that has.Looks like fossil worm stuff to me
Almost looks like the brachiopod fossil is made up of Quartz or Calcite
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Found a new Calamites pith cast today. It's a big'n.
I also found another brachipod (or possibly a section of horn coral) today, but the pictures didn't come out very well. I'll take some new ones soon and post it.
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Found a cool chunk of horn coral.
A couple more possible brachiopods (including the one I mentioned in my last post):
My longest Calamites fossil thus far (about a foot), though it broke during excavation. ><
And this... thing. The blue flakes look like shell material and are iridescent Confirmed to be an eroded cross-section of a brachiopod or bivalve:
A couple more possible brachiopods (including the one I mentioned in my last post):
My longest Calamites fossil thus far (about a foot), though it broke during excavation. ><
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I wonder if some of these will glow under a UV light. Typically works with Short Wave UV and very rarely Long Wave.
I don't know... got a UV light to spare?
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Sat in the driveway again looking for fossils. I found a few things, but this one was probably the most visually-appealing (horn coral section in chert):
Also found another (tiny) brachiopod:
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I do but its a LW UV Light and I dont have the $ to ship it.
Haha, that's fine. Didn't actually expect you to.
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My newest fossil, Stigmaria (root of an ancient lycopsid tree like Lepidodendron "scale tree" and Sigillaria). I had previously thought that the oddly-textured black thing in my main post was Stigmaria (what it was initially ID'd as), but it's actually a siderite (or manganese) nodule, making this my first actual Stigmaria fossil.
I also found another brachiopod in the driveway:
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My newest fossil, Stigmaria (root of an ancient lycopsid tree like Lepidodendron "scale tree" and Sigillaria). I had previously thought that the oddly-textured black thing in my main post was Stigmaria (what it was initially ID'd as), but it's actually a siderite (or manganese) nodule, making this my first actual Stigmaria fossil.
I also found another brachiopod in the driveway:
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Nice Fossils there
My Dad sent me some Amber awile ago but no bugs or anything in it
My Dad sent me some Amber awile ago but no bugs or anything in it
Are the pics showing up for anyone else? I can't see the pics hosted by imgur.
Would've been neat if it had (Old Amber!), but at least amber is a fossil itself.
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A few new finds (using Photobucket since imgur has been giving me a lot of issues as of late):
A tiny brachiopod found at the train tracks a few days ago. It's about the size of my fingernail.
An... iguana head!? Nope, it's Stigmaria (lycopod root).
The "iguana" next to a bigger chunk of Stigmaria.
And a fossil from the driveway gravel, a section through 3+ crystallized horn corals.
Nice Fossils there
My Dad sent me some Amber awile ago but no bugs or anything in it
Would've been neat if it had (Old Amber!), but at least amber is a fossil itself.
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A few new finds (using Photobucket since imgur has been giving me a lot of issues as of late):
A tiny brachiopod found at the train tracks a few days ago. It's about the size of my fingernail.
An... iguana head!? Nope, it's Stigmaria (lycopod root).
The "iguana" next to a bigger chunk of Stigmaria.
And a fossil from the driveway gravel, a section through 3+ crystallized horn corals.
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