Fossils

[Steve Valentine]

I guess since no one else has taken the opportunity to post anything here I'll be the first to do so. I have collected fossils for most of my life and probably longer then I have artifacts, though not as passionately. When I was growing up in the town of Springboro, Ohio near Dayton there was a small creek that ran close to our house and all the neighborhood kids would play there constantly. This creek was loaded with fossils like Crinoids, Brachipods, Horned Coral, Cephalopods, and a few Bryozoans. Some of these are from that creek and some I've found since we moved here in 1971.

Here's a few pictures.

The first 2 pictures are Brachiopods I have picked up over the years.

The 3rd picture is all Crinoid Stems.

The 4th picture has a couple of Amonites that I bought and a few other pieces I found.

The next two show some various fossils and 2 of the best Cephalopods I have ever found. There are also a couple small pieces of Trilobites in the left hand bottom corner. The 2 pieces right above the really small Brachiopod has part of a face and part of a body it them.

The 7th picture was identified as part of a large sea plant and the last one is a trace fossil of a worm track.

If anyone else has any cool fossils lets' see them.

[drdave514]

Knowing your luck(hard work) they were probably once collected by Native Americans and then lost for you to find them.

Nice collection and a good start to everyone showing some things. I hope to get a post up tomorrow, myself.

[Shannon Graham]

Impressive collection.

[rmartin]

Super Steve!!! I have a bunch also and I started hunting fossils as well. I guess I will have to get some pics, Ray.

[ghost recon]

Nice looking fossil collection Steve.

[Trask]

Steve it doesn't surprise me in the least to see such a stunning collection from you. I could really get into fossils if I had more time.
Thanks for posting this. Might get the rest of us off our butts

[Steve Valentine]

Thanks guys. I appreciate the comments.

Now let's see your fossils.

[tomclark]

Have LOTS of fossils and minerals, don't have pics!
All the above came from Bone Valley, mostly Peace River area and some phosphate mines.

[drdave514]

Cephlapod and coral.

[rmartin]

Here are some I can put my hands on right now. There is a sample of petrified wood which I have all over the place. Ray