This Solenochilus, an extinct genus of paleozoic cephalopod, was found today (Late August 2020) after splitting a piece of float limestone half-buried in the mud at creek level upstream in Guffy Run. The rock was three inches thick and had a long rectangular shape. A heavy blow to the centerRead More →
There are plenty of shale plants to be found, in particular layers locally. Some have an abundance of ferns, stems, leaves, etc, and often you’ll fine a nice isolated piece. This is a two part post about two particularly interesting finds. One is very easy to identify, the other IRead More →
So far I’ve only collected Pygidium parts and perhaps a Thorax piece from local fossil trilobites. Yesterday August 6th, 2020, I found my first confirmed portion of what I’m fairly sure is the Free Cheek of a local Trilobite. These are held together tightly during life, and easily become dislodgedRead More →
The last time I showcased the mineral Bornite, I found it in a general shale pile. This time, while working some limestone locally there is a shale shelf below the limestone that I have carved flat with a shovel. Several of the exposed pieces of shale in that particular pieceRead More →
This small specimen represents four leaves of the genus Neuropteris. These were arranged on a side branch, as each stem of the species had a number of side branches of different lengths to make what is a classic fern shape. These come from a shale layer about twenty feet belowRead More →