Joint Field Trip and Picnic
Dry Dredgers and Kentucky Paleontological Society
April 24, 2004
Page 4: Fossils Found That Day, Part II
This site had some interesting trace fossils. Several examples of the famous
"U" shaped burrow, called Diplocriterian, were found
(below). No, this picture is not upside-down. The fossil is right-side up to
show the way it was in life. The worm that made this fossil apparently had two
ways to stick up above the mud. Note the widened area at the bottom. This is a
common trait of this kind of Ichnofossil.
The next specimen looks at first like a giant Diplocriterian. But it's a drill
hole about 4 inches wide. The site is new, so there is still evidence of how
they drilled into the rocks to produce this road side cut. It may be possible to
find rejected drill bits on this site. Dry Dredgers president, Jack Kallmeyer,
found one on the Maysville site!
In the Crinoid category, not very much was found, as far as I heard. Some
nice slabs with crinoid stems were found. Pictures below.
Other finds include a variety of snails. The one below, found on a slab, is a
platycerid gastropod, probably a Cyclonema.
This site had a layer of Strophomena named Trigrammaria
planoconvexa, that are specifically found in
the Fairview Formation.
At the third site we visited, there was an interesting layer with red colored
clams and/or snails. It didn't look like normal oxidation to me. But I'll open
it up to others to send me your thoughts on this one (email billheim@cinci.rr.com).
That's all! Next Field Trip: May 2004 - To the Famous Mt Orab, Ohio Trilobite Farm
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