minnbuckeye Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 On Sunday, I took my once a year opportunity to get permission to enter a quarry that exposes the Galena, Ordovician rock of NE Iowa. The gentleman that owns the quarry enjoys the beer that I use as bargaining chips and it worked again!! As I approached the quarry, it became apparent that a new area was stripped of topsoil, leaving a flat bed of Stewartville Formation exposed for me to wander across. This formation is famous for the gastropod, Maclurites, which many local fossil hunters cherish such as @Bev, and it didn't disappoint. This was the easiest collecting I had done in awhile, just wandering across the exposed rock picking up it's treasures. Luck was with me last Sunday, in that this ledge was to be blasted the next day and ground into gravel! A few other gastropods were found as well as an occasional cephalopod. But the predominant fossil was that of the Maclurite. Here are just some of the loose ones found. I personally have a attraction to fossils left in matrix. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Marvelous. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Great finds, as per usual, Mike. I never tire of seeing these swirly-Q's. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 IPFOTM -- MAY - 2024 _________________________________________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share Posted August 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: I never tire of seeing these swirly-Q's Nor do I!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Great stuff, Mike. They look familiar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I quite like the Maclurites , but I'm especially enamored with that nautiloid . Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 3 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: You rescued some terrific specimens! I particularly like this big Mac. Pairs well with beer. 1 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 gAstronomical! 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 7 hours ago, minnbuckeye said: I personally have a attraction to fossils left in matrix. I’m right there with you Mike! I also prefer fossils left in matrix. Great finds! I’ve found a few Maclurites but none as large and as beautiful as yours. 1 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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