patelinho7 Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Hello everyone, I had my last hunt of the summer before returning to college by way of passing through Schuylkill County, PA, on my way home from a vacation. On a few quick Google searches off the cuff over lunch in a Wegmans in Wilkes-Barre, my family stopped at a cut for an hour or so and had some good fun combing through shales for fossils, along with the ever-present anthracite coal. I’m inundated with tasks relating to move-in and the new semester, but I’ve processed, cleaned, and prepped some of the finds so far, and here are the best/most interesting ones. I would appreciate y’all taking a look and providing me with some insight on them. Misc. Fossils Schuylkill Co., PA Llewellyn Fm., Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) Fern 1: This was our favorite. A lovely, pyritized fern frond. My mom asked me to split a block for her, and thankfully spotted this peeking out before I completely smashed it. Unfortunately, the corner is still gone, but I did my best to prep the whole fern free. Fern 2: My personal favorite, because I found and split the shale with both top and bottom, and I have both prepped and display-ready! Bark 3: Some lycophyte, I imagine. Found three separate pieces down a wash and later found they all fit together! Lovely bronze-y color too. Bark 4: Very delicate lycophyte. Preliminary research points to Sigillaria sp. ? Seed 5?: This is both top and bottom of the same piece. It popped out and split while I was prepping Fern 1. First instinct was to think it was a seed? I suppose it could be geological, too. One half has more of the “shell”, while the other has more “insides” present. That is all, thanks for taking a look. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Nice finds! Certainly hard to top Pennsylvanian plants from Pennsylvania 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 29 minutes ago, Mikrogeophagus said: Nice finds! Certainly hard to top Pennsylvanian plants from Pennsylvania LOL, very true! I hope I can go back sometime and spend longer. I feel I missed all kinds of plants in retrospect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 Nice finds. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Really nice finds 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automech Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 Those look great! I have friends who live in Waymart, northeast of where you were, and I always look at the road cuts when driving by. Got talk my wife into stopping sometime. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted August 23 Author Share Posted August 23 Thanks everyone! Hoping to get a trip report up after I finish moving in. Anyone on here good with St. Clair/Llewellyn fern ID or know a resource I can use to look these up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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