Yesterday; Hiking fossil finds

[LauraLou56]

Found on Lake Ontario, my favorite fossil and rock hounding place.

 

[robertk]

Very nice. I like the colors.

 

[CreekSide]

Enjoy them cause there isn’t any fossils in this area.

 

[LauraLou56]

They're everywhere here in the right places. Especially the shale layers closer to Buffalo

 

[Mattock]

Found on Lake Ontario, my favorite fossil and rock hounding place.

What a unique pattern they have on them.

 

[cajundetector]

Found on Lake Ontario, my favorite fossil and rock hounding place.

Very cool👍 what type of fossil do you suspect the upper stone is, some sort of plant?

 

[LauraLou56]

Very cool👍 what type of fossil do you suspect the upper stone is, some sort of plant?

Not sure, its definitely a bunch of the same? Possibly little organisms or a plant is a good theory...

 

[ArfieBoy]

Great fossil finds and well defined! Congratulations!

 

[invent4hir]

Wow! Those are so cool! Interesting how some folks like us are drawn to get outside and look for things like fossils, detecting, flint/arrowheads, etc. We're definitely in our element.

 

[LauraLou56]

Wow! Those are so cool! Interesting how some folks like us are drawn to get outside and look for things like fossils, detecting, flint/arrowheads, etc. We're definitely in our element.

It's where I can breathe... Outside is home. Totally agree with you invent4hir

 

[cajundetector]

Not sure, its definitely a bunch of the same? Possibly little organisms or a plant is a good theory...

Redcoat may be able to identify. He is usually very helpful in this area. Awesome finds!

 

[LauraLou56]

Wow, I have the same feeling when I go out hiking around it’s like a total reset for my mind. The other day I found this took me a while to get it out, but I think it might be a payday. I also had this guy watching me, but I do have this guy watching my back very faithful to the end. keep going out in the hills. Every day is an adventure..View attachment 2213868View attachment 2213869View attachment 2213870

Aww look at your hiking companion!

Great find! Are you going to split it open?

And is that a bear sauntering away?

 

[Red-Coat]

Neat finds. The lower rock has a section of a fossil crinoid columnal (stem), similar to this (also from Lake Ontario):
https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/10679/what-are-these-lines-on-this-stone

Despite the resemblance to plants (hence the colloquial name ‘sea lillies’), crinoids are marine animals loosely related to starfish and sea urchins.

The other stone has an accumulation of the individual discoidal ossicles that comprise the segments of the columnal.

 

[LauraLou56]

Neat finds. The lower rock has a section of a fossil crinoid columnal (stem), similar to this (also from Lake Ontario):
https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/10679/what-are-these-lines-on-this-stone

Despite the resemblance to a plants (hence the colloquial name ‘sea lillies’), crinoids are marine animals loosely related to starfish and sea urchins.

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The other stone has an accumulation of the individual discoidal ossicles that comprise the segments of the columnal.

I have an entire collection of these from over the years. Ill have to photograph my archive at some point. Thank you for such a great diagram!

 

[ToddsPoint]

I think the rock on the right could be obicular diorite. It’s found on the island of Corsica and I’ve never seen any in the glacial till from Canada. How big is it? I’d like to cut and polish it. If you send it to me I’ll make something for you from it.👍🏻 I would be happy to pay the postage too.

 

[ToddsPoint]

You’re lucky to be able to hunt rocks on the shoreline in summer. My rock hunting is done along the river. I can only hunt when the water is lowered in the winter. Everything is underwater in the summer.

 

[LauraLou56]

I think the rock on the right could be obicular diorite. It’s found on the island of Corsica and I’ve never seen any in the glacial till from Canada. How big is it? I’d like to cut and polish it. If you send it to me I’ll make something for you from it.👍🏻 I would be happy to pay the postage too.View attachment 2214225

I did miss this offer! Sure, I can send you a bunch that look like this. You don't have to send them back though, just send us pictures of what you make!

 

[Glyphhunter722]

Found on Lake Ontario, my favorite fossil and rock hounding place.

Do you hand any photos of the other side of these?