Guest Smilodon Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 There were some comments about hash plates on another post so I thought, why not have a separate topic for members to showcase theirs. Now while technically these two are just one species, I can't seem to find my best hash. but I'll keep looking. Incredible Coquina rock/script stone from India. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 and Crinoidal limestone from China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 46 years ago (oof!), my nascent collection included two great hash plates. One was mostly Devonian spiriferid brachiopods (Mucrospirifer sp.), about 2 feet square, rust-colored, and posed in high-relief. The other (also 2' sq.) was covered in various bryozoans, silicified in black, on light grey mudstone. That one I 'prepped' under running water with a soft scrub brush, and it was mesmerizing. I really loved those fossils; sadly, they are long-lost now. Probably the reason I still love hash plates... "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...
matt cable Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 This is a hash plate I found this June full of Cryptolithus molts. Always to fun to investigate under a microscope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I like hash plates and here is one of.. yes, just oysters, but I do like it. When I looked at it more closely today, I noticed a shark tooth coming out of it. Found in Texas... 1 Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I like hash plates and here is one of.. yes, just oysters, but I do like it. When I looked at it more closely today, I noticed a shark tooth coming out of it. Found in Texas... That is awesome... always fun to see cool stuff like that mixed in. Thanks for the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron E. Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 These are a bunch of Brachiopods, with who knows what else mixed in. I've darkened it a bit for detail, I'm planning on doing the soft-wire-brush-scrub with vinegar to bring them out better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I can't get enough of these plates everyone is showing.... Going to add one more of mine found a bit west in Texas.. It's a cornucopia of carboniferous critters. These snails are only about 1/4 to 1/8 inch long. This second plate is from a different trip, Mingus Formation Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Some Ordovician material from northern Kentucky. Kope Formation. Crinoids, bryozoans, trilobite pieces, brachiopods, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I have tons of these, pictures will come asap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Some Ordovician material from northern Kentucky. Kope Formation. Crinoids, bryozoans, trilobite pieces, brachiopods, etc. I've been trying to locate my specimens of this material. It is out of this world and the guy that found the the stuff and sold it on ebay used a bronze brush so that everything looked pyritized. You can look at it for hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I've been trying to locate my specimens of this material. It is out of this world and the guy that found the the stuff and sold it on ebay used a bronze brush so that everything looked pyritized. You can look at it for hours. There is some pyritized stuff across the river (brachs) although I have not had the opportunity to collect any of it. It is on my list of place to get to eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I found some pictures, I still haven't gotten my giant plates of generic plant matter photographed but: It is small but there are well over 50 tiny bivalves in here... this was collected outside Louisville, Kentucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I got chance to snap some pictures of a few more: Snaps of "Fossil Marble" And one of my generic Upper carboniferous plates: Not much to identify so no close ups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Well, I finally remembered where I put my best hash - STOP LAUGHING! This incredible plate is from the Cincinatti area and has been treated with a lite acid bath and a bit of bronze brushing. It contains: Isotelus Flexicalymene Cryptolithus Mecrocrinus Bryozoans Brachiopods and who knows what else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 My, that's sweet! "Start your morning right, with a big bowl of Paleo-Oats in milk!" "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...
Bill Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 That's a gorgeous plate Smiley. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I love the multitude of hash plates that I have recovered from the Cincinnattian around OH, KY and IN. Here are three that sit by my computer to inspire me. 1 -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Beautiful plates, and is that last one worm tubes? Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 Beautiful plates, and is that last one worm tubes? Those are bryozoa. I'll bring you a couple branches to Waco if you want. Looks like we were all in about the same place on that Kentucky stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammonoid Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Early Middle Ordovician Hash, from the Kanosh Shale, Ibex area, western Utah Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Early Middle Ordovician Hash, from the Kanosh Shale, Ibex area, western Utah I have some of this also. Do you know the ID of the trilobite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammonoid Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I have some of this also. Do you know the ID of the trilobite? Sorry grandpa, I have no idea, I cant even ID most of the cephalopods from this location:( Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawooten Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Oh man these are great I need to get some of mine out too and take pics. Tomorrow for sure. The best days are spent collecting fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) I was about to start this subject when Indy pointed out in his fantastic post that it had already been done. So here's my attempt to revive one of these old threads. This is a slab I picked up while collecting the Ordovician aged Platteville Formation(Mifflin member) of Southwest Wisconsin. In the paper "Platteville And Decorah Trilobites From Illinois and Wisconsin"(DeMott, 1963), DeMott states that there are 20 species of trilobites represented in the Mifflin member of the Platteville Formation. While we have added to this list in the many years of collecting, I will stick with DeMott's list because it's accompanied by a nifty chart. Ok, back to the slab... This is a very diverse slab that includes 8 different species of Trilobites(or 40% of DeMott's list), at least 3 different types of Gastropods, and many other things including brachiopods, crinoid stems, ostracods, and a cool cephalopod with shell material preserved. Original Edited w/IDs Cluster of 4 different species of trilobites Cephalopod Edited January 31, 2012 by Caleb Caleb Midwestpaleo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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