I’d like to thank a new subscriber who was kind enough to let me know I had made a big mistake in calling the city in the background Indianapolis when in fact it was Louisville, KY… his home town! He was even gentlemanly enough to subscribe to my channel. So… I fixed my mistake and reposted this video. Wish I had had more time and better light and more subscribers such as yourself sir. Thank you.
I also walked way out there when the water was low. Fossils fossils everywhere. Plus many specimens embedded in the larger rock-walls near the shore. It is a really neat place to visit. As you shared, signs are posted to not take anything and the rangers were highly enforcing that rule. There was a nice spot where the park dumped what looked like dredge from river or loose stone pile and encouraged people to find fossils which they could take home. But only from this special pile.
Those are horn corals Rockin Mojave. From the late Ordovician to the Middle Permian eras according to Wikipedia. From the inland seas of North America of that time period.
Thank you Rick. I've seen a fellow Rockhounder find these horns in Michigan when he's out around the 'Lakes" areas. Not sure which lake or location. His channel is called Michigan Rocks.
@Gene.Guazzo That would be Rob. Some of these horn corals when silicified and or agatized can be beautiful when polished or cut and polished. Cutting i can do, polishing I'm working on.
Your right Pliocene is way too young for seabed floors. That’s the general age of the petrified wood I find in parts of the Mojave. Thank you for the correction and knowledge gained. I saw many many imbedded examples of all kinds of stuff very interesting!
There is a lot of really cool fossils there when the water level is down in the late fall. I j have some fossils I think are from there that I found down river on the bank near Otter creek. If your still in the area go check out “Pope Lick Park” in east Louisville. Check out “Created Rocks with Dan the Rock Man” TH-cam channel.. I gave him directions he made a video on that place. Just subbed. Look forward to seeing your future content.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Unfortunately it was a quick stop as we were coming back across the country. I mostly rockhound volcanic material out in the Mojave desert for tumbling but, this spot will always be on my return list probably next year when I head back East to visit family. Thanks for the location tips. Can’t wait to give it a look again.
I’d like to thank a new subscriber who was kind enough to let me know I had made a big mistake in calling the city in the background Indianapolis when in fact it was Louisville, KY… his home town! He was even gentlemanly enough to subscribe to my channel. So… I fixed my mistake and reposted this video. Wish I had had more time and better light and more subscribers such as yourself sir. Thank you.
I also walked way out there when the water was low. Fossils fossils everywhere. Plus many specimens embedded in the larger rock-walls near the shore. It is a really neat place to visit. As you shared, signs are posted to not take anything and the rangers were highly enforcing that rule. There was a nice spot where the park dumped what looked like dredge from river or loose stone pile and encouraged people to find fossils which they could take home. But only from this special pile.
I agree, it's a great spot for fossil hunting and a good place to learn the proper ways to collect.
Those are horn corals Rockin Mojave. From the late Ordovician to the Middle Permian eras according to Wikipedia. From the inland seas of North America of that time period.
Thank you Rick. I've seen a fellow Rockhounder find these horns in Michigan when he's out around the 'Lakes" areas. Not sure which lake or location. His channel is called Michigan Rocks.
@Gene.Guazzo That would be Rob. Some of these horn corals when silicified and or agatized can be beautiful when polished or cut and polished. Cutting i can do, polishing I'm working on.
Your right Pliocene is way too young for seabed floors. That’s the general age of the petrified wood I find in parts of the Mojave. Thank you for the correction and knowledge gained. I saw many many imbedded examples of all kinds of stuff very interesting!
@@Gene.Guazzo Wikipedia can be a wonderful thing at times Gene.
There is a lot of really cool fossils there when the water level is down in the late fall. I j have some fossils I think are from there that I found down river on the bank near Otter creek. If your still in the area go check out “Pope Lick Park” in east Louisville. Check out “Created Rocks with Dan the Rock Man” TH-cam channel.. I gave him directions he made a video on that place.
Just subbed. Look forward to seeing your future content.
Thank you for watching and commenting. Unfortunately it was a quick stop as we were coming back across the country. I mostly rockhound volcanic material out in the Mojave desert for tumbling but, this spot will always be on my return list probably next year when I head back East to visit family. Thanks for the location tips. Can’t wait to give it a look again.
Thank you for the tip on Pope Lick Park, I'll check it out!