Ordovician_Odyssey Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hi guys! I am going to be planning a trip this summer to either Porthope, ME ... or Boston MA. I need help choosing whitch one! Which one is better for fossils? And what fossils are present (in each one)? Also, are shark teeth present in either? Thanks a bunch guys! Cheers! Shamus -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Um, bad news... Neither area is a fossil Mecca "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 ok... what is a fossil mecca? -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 A fossil Mecca is any place well endowed with fossils. Neither of your options is. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hi Shamus, Check out these charts. The fossils are sorted by type, county and with GPS data. There are plenty of fossils listed so hopefully something is productive for hunting. LINK MA LINK ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Thanks Scott! I made a mistake :S I meant to say Portland ME * It says (on the link you gave) that there are carcharadon! -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Portland, ME is there.... I'm confused? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Aha.... I found it, Poland Maine has Carcharodon(?) listed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 I Made another mistake Portland, MA has pleistocene... looked at the rong location -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Shamus, Will you be driving? I think you could plan a route that would take you by some interesting sites along the way. I believe your destinations (both of them) are not likely to produce much in the way of fossil hunting. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ordovician_Odyssey Posted May 12, 2011 Author Share Posted May 12, 2011 Yes im driving... If i go to portland ME, i will be stopping in Upstate NY (For the Ausable Chasm) and then a stop in Vermont.. -Shamus The Ordovician enthusiast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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