Petalodus ohioensis tooth number 10 is a beautiful specimen. It’s well-shaped, well colored, and has a solid root. I worked the specimen with an air scribe for some time, removing the matrix from a perimeter slowly, before uncovering the tooth itself. Air scribes are useful but troublesome to work with.Read More →
Wilsome described the genus Wilkingia in 1959. Hoare named the species W. terminale in 1961. A very common bivalve, I have collected a few dozen specimens of Wilkingia over the past year. I have collected ten different specimens that were complete as far as length goes. Unfortunately, many specimens areRead More →
A quick accidental find tonight. I stack fossil pieces all over the place. This particular piece has been out in the weather all Winter. The tip of a Petalodus Tooth blade attached to the rock. Upon examining the specimen under the microscope, it found it to be removable. With aRead More →
One large piece of limestone needed broken into two or three pieces to haul back. With one crack of the 16lb sledge hammer, a chunk of limestone separated and exposed this very nice Petalodus tooth. This particular tooth specimen sets a few firsts. It’s the widest tooth I’ve found atRead More →
This week I found a third Solenochilus, this one with a still attached lateral spine. Solenochilus has a unique feature in a pair of lateral spines that were assumed to be used to help the creature swim in a stabilized nature. In numerous specimen photos I’ve seen, I have notRead More →
Yesterday I discovered a first local Petalodus tooth that was removable from the matrix. It’s the first time I’ve been able to examine one in three dimensions easily. I was not aware of how flat one side is compared to the other. There is a root, however it became detachedRead More →
The Pine Creek Limestone is supposed to be somewhere in my local area, but perhaps it was not laid down as strata here. It’s likely in Parks Township, but I have yet to find it. The nearest place I currently know to find it is at an intersection of 422/28/66Read More →
More to come. The focus here is the two spines off to each side on this specimen. I’m lucky to get one intact, but in this case I was able to have two preserved.Read More →
Described by Hall in 1852, specimens have been found from the Brush Creek Limestone and Ames Limestone of Ohio. I have found a large number of specimens here in Parks Township, and this is one of the best ones to date. Both sides of the specimen are detailed and itRead More →
The genus Solenochilus was first described by Meek & Worthen in 1870. Found next to a burn pile, the piece of limestone this specimen belonged to was cooked at high heat for a length of time. The pit was used to burn occasional garbage. A number of pieces of BrushRead More →