Kingston Fossils
By Corey Lablans
Pulling into the Shriners' parking lot off Princess Street at the end of Collins Bay Road I saw that some excavating had been taking place. As a fossil enthusiast I decided I had to take a look. It is one of those things, fresh limestone, you have to take a look. Like usual, most of my mineral/fossil collecting tools were on hand. Within the first few splits of some dark shale, I uncovered a nicely preserved brachiopod, soon after some trilobite thoraxes. Here are several specimens that I collected over the two days. Gull River Formation of the Black River Group.
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| This is the location in which I was collecting. Below the large layer of limestone visible is a dark shale layer, which contains a wide array of fossils. Not easily uncovered but there is potential. |
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| (Daimanella) Brachiopod - roughly 1.5" x 1" |
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| Trilobite Eye - roughly 0.5" x 0.25" |
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| (Ceraurus Cephalon) Trilobite - roughly 1.5" x 2" |
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| Conulariid - roughly 1" x 1.5" - More information visit: http://bit.ly/11dcmFZ Thank you to Peter Lee and Nathan Thomas for identifying it. |
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| Cephelopod - roughly 6" x 1" |
The species names are my best guess. If you know the correct names please let me know, so I can correct them.
The site that I use frequently is: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/topogeo/collecting/fossilsintro/fossils/index.htm
The two images below are from the site showing various Ordovician fossils.
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