(pic by Roz)
weathered area
(thanks to ants)
(pic by Roz)
| First stop was the old Mineral Wells city dump. This strata is the Mineral Wells Formation, Salesville Shale member. The age is Late Pennsylvanian Period circa 305-306 mya. This site is abundant in crinoid parts, brachiopods, and the occasional trilobite. Some of the best things found were a huge trilobite, a huge crinoid stalk, and a mostly complete crinoid top. See also the Jan. 27, 2007 and Aug. 12, 2007 fieldtrips. (page updated March 15, 2010) | ||
| Photo by Roz Morgan |
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Karen's huge trilobite |
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(finder unknown) |
| Andy's crinoid stalk (pic by Roz) |
crinoid columnal |
crinoid columnal |
| Unknown crinoid column section |
Trilobite |
crinoid columnal |
| Next stop was a location near Possum Kingdom Lake. There were lots of crinoid stems and horn corals. | ||
| Arriving at the location |
Searching a nice weathered area |
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| Next stop was a location 10 miles northwest along a county road. We were given permission to hunt there that day by the landowner. There were abundant small gastropods, echinoid plates, and fusulinids. | ||
| The north side of the road |
A large pile of fusulinids (thanks to ants) |
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