Neat Fossil Find

[ENGRAVER]

I found this fossil while fishing in a pond with rip rap around it. I looked down and saw what looked like a snail. It is the only one I have ever found and it has now sparked an interest to learn more and possibly a new hobby. I hope to be able to get out and search soon, I have been looking online and have found a few places, now to just get some time off of work. Well, hope you enjoy my pic and thanks for looking.

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Luis S.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Ammonite.

A small one.

 

[CSA2K]

Very cool!

 

[Tigger]

I found this fossil while fishing in a pond with rip rap around it. I looked down and saw what looked like a snail. It is the only one I have ever found and it has now sparked an interest to learn more and possibly a new hobby. I hope to be able to get out and search soon, I have been looking online and have found a few places, now to just get some time off of work. Well, hope you enjoy my pic and thanks for looking.

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Luis S.

One of the best ways to learn more is to visit/join your local rock club. They have speakers, field trips, members who can identify what you find, encourage you, etc. Here's a link to the Illinois ones, just scroll down to Chicago.

http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/clubs/illinois.shtml

It's a fun hobby, whether you know what you're finding or not. (My family is still in the middle - we kinda know what we have, are looking for, but we haven't gotten as far as cutting, polishing or cabbing yet.)
Tigger

 

[ENGRAVER]

Wow, thats a big fossil, NICE!!!

Tigger, thanks for the link, I think just finding is awesome, to think what was happening and/or what they were doing when they ended up where we find them today. Its very cool, thanks for the link, I will be looking into it.

Luis S.