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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Apr 17, 2011 20:10:22 GMT -5
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Apr 19, 2011 5:05:06 GMT -5
Peter....Ider thought difficult to ID other than it appears to be woody carbonised remains of a stem, but they must be a known species in the area? .... Nice find....
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Apr 19, 2011 13:49:44 GMT -5
Hi Steve...thanks, yes the ROM id it for me as they are familiar with this material... also scott from TFF came up with the same id. This is my first real plant fossil from Kettle Point Formation. Generally this area is not hunted as there is generally not much to find but that area has yielded soft tissue preservation ie worms.... that are currently being studied at Yale and ROM.
PL
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Apr 27, 2011 5:03:12 GMT -5
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Jun 16, 2011 5:17:36 GMT -5
Peter... Simply stunning !
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Jun 16, 2011 9:54:12 GMT -5
Thanks Steve... fossils in the Kettle Point Black Shale are infrequent so this one is a real prize. Most of the black shale appears blank hence few collectors bother with this formation... but some of the rarest fossils in Ontario can be found here : )
Peter
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Post by reighan on Jun 16, 2011 16:17:45 GMT -5
And... it's really pretty. :-)
Reighan
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Jun 16, 2011 19:21:24 GMT -5
Thanks Reighan... there is lots of beauty in nature....
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Post by paleoflor on Jun 17, 2011 7:00:55 GMT -5
Hi Peter, very nice Kettle Point specimens!
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Jun 17, 2011 8:08:57 GMT -5
Thanks Paleoflor! lots of fun exploring the Kettle Point Formation... rich organic deposits with poor fossil diversity = deep water anoxic conditions during depostion in Late Devonian era....
Peter
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Jun 18, 2011 6:42:19 GMT -5
Peter... Fantastic... When youve been at it a while its 'real prizes' that make it all worthwhile...
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Jun 20, 2011 4:56:39 GMT -5
Thanks Steve.... the good thing is that there are so few hunting this area .... no competition : ) .....
Peter
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Post by ammocarbsteve on Jun 21, 2011 10:54:51 GMT -5
Peter... You cant beat peace and quiet when fossiling...The quarry I go was empty at weekend apart from security... me and a friend have had it to ourselves for 3 years  ) |
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Post by pleecan (Peter Lee) on Jun 21, 2011 17:18:18 GMT -5
Yes Steve! Fossil hunting is very relaxing ;D
Peter
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Post by fossilcrazy on Dec 2, 2011 20:04:54 GMT -5
Peter,
The last colorful picture from Kettle Point, is that of fish bone material; probably Placoderm.
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