Comments on: Fossil Challenge #1 – Marine Carboniferous Invertebrates from the Ozarks

By: vince markton

vince markton — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:10:19 +0000

nice collection man i collected for 20 plus years in nc and sc aurora is the
s#@! .had many, many good days and times hunting there that place haunts my dreams dude i live in hawaii now but always checking the internet for any new discoveries and cool websites like yours small kine shell fossils over here so far although friends (locals) who grew up here have a lot of cultural finds (axes,knives ,bowls) that sort of thing so much lava kinda smothers most fossils i actually found a 2 inch horse tooth next surfbreak down from waimea bay 100 years old approx. was watching a giant swell and happened to look over and there it was some old donkey i guess and only 1 shark tooth in 5 years not even 1/2 inch
but so much else to do here (ocean sports) it takes my mind off collecting but sites like yours make me melancholy to da max brah well good hunting and
thanks again for the site good fun checking out your treasures aloha!

By: Max

Max — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:09:44 +0000

Hey !
Thanks for the nice pictures of your fossils.
I collect around Eureka Springs and I just joined the fossil forum:
http://www.thefossilforum.com/
There are a lot of really knowledgable members on there who can help with identifications.
All the best, Max

By: Solius

Solius — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:38:37 +0000

Irratiatus, good to see you posting again. It appears that you are in the Lower Mississippian(Carboniferous is an archaic term)Boone Formation. In the US, what the Europeans referred to as Carboniferous is Miss. for the lower units and Penn. for the upper. Now though, the International Commission on Stratigraphy recognizes the Miss. and Penn. as the appropriated nomenclature.

In the valleys around there, you can also find some Devonian(Clifty Lm and Penters Chert).

The reason for the post is that it appears that in the second photo-about middle ways a little down from center(if cartesian coordinates -2 on y axis), you have an impression from a primitive tree-like plant(lycopod).It appears to be a Lepidodendron sp… very cool! They are from the Penn period.

In your area, as with most of what was this continent, there was a time when the seas regressed the continent during the Late Miss. This led to erosion for about 5 million years until the seas again transgressed. This is when the Penn sandstones and shales were deposited in the area.

By: andry

andry — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:25:26 +0000

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By: Irradiatus

Irradiatus — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:44:29 +0000

Thanks for stopping by, Alisha. Your compliments are much appreciated.

The craftsmanship of the table is not that great – but it does the job. The finish is nice and shiny at least.

By: Irradiatus

Irradiatus — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:37:12 +0000

Thank you SO much Chris! This is most definitely helpful. It’s much more satisfying to have an idea of the taxonomy of my specimens.

You realize, of course, that I will now be begging you to identify the fossils with each new post, right?

You rock!

By: Chris Nedin

Chris Nedin — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:33:55 +0000

Hi Daniel, You have some nice fossils there. You should try and get some books on Ozarks fossils, I'm sure there are a number around I can hazard a guess at some of the fossils you have. #2 looks like a productid brachiopod. Order Strophomenida, Suborder Productidina. They can be distinguished by being large, very rounded, with a thick, heavy shell, and along the top, a very straight hinge line, with almost nothing appearing above the hinge line. An example is here at image 408. #3 is an internal mold of a spirifid brachiopod, Spiriferida, Suborder Spirifieridina. The shell has been filled with sediment and that has hardened. Then the original shell has dissolved away, leaving the sediment inside, which is what you see. The shape is caused because the shell tapers down to a point away from the centre, and curls somewhat. An example is here #4 I think the brachiopod here is a rhynchonellid. Order rhynchonellidida. An example is here #5 is another spirifid, this time weathered (see the spirifid link above) #7 not sure, maybe another spirifid. Hope this helps.

By: AlishaV

AlishaV — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 06:34:27 +0000

Sorry, I can’t help you with information on your beautiful fossils, I took a fossil identifying class and still don’t have the eye, but I just wanted to let you know I love your setup. The coffee table and everything is gorgeous, and such a nice way to show off your stuff instead of having it hidden away in a closet.