New Members IceCoolEsquire Posted May 18 New Members Share Posted May 18 Is this a Prolecanite? Michiganite? Found in Port Austin at the shoreline of Lake Huron. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Sure looks like Prolecanites sp. Very nice goniatite! Excellent find! 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...
Isotelus2883 Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Spectacular ammonoid. It is likely from the Marshall Sandstone (Mississippian). I've seen these referred to as Merocanites. http://michiganbasinfossils.org/viewrecord/276 @Peat Burns 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaL Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Here's my quarter-sized prolecantid ammonoid, Merocanites (Michiganites) marshallensis, from a southeast Michigan gravel pit full of Marshall Sandstone. I'd give my right eye to find one in the thumb area -- I've never been looking. I assume all the exposures are on private land now, but maybe some beach combing is in order. I saw your post about this on Reddit. What a beauty, thanks for sharing! Lisa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 10 Share Posted July 10 17 minutes ago, LisaL said: Here's my quarter-sized prolecantid ammonoid, Merocanites (Michiganites) marshallensis, from a southeast Michigan gravel pit full of Marshall Sandstone. I'd give my right eye to find one in the thumb area -- I've never been looking. I assume all the exposures are on private land now, but maybe some beach combing is in order. I saw your post about this on Reddit. What a beauty, thanks for sharing! Lisa Great specimen! Congratulations! 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...
New Members IceCoolEsquire Posted July 10 Author New Members Share Posted July 10 That’s excellent! Thanks for sharing your find and info. Since my original find I’ve been back to Port Austin where I’ve found a couple more pieces of sandstone with similar but much smaller ammonoid sutures. I’ll be trying to reveal in the upcoming weeks if I can get to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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