syracuse.com: Quarry tile: a lesson for all of us, geek or no
Terracotta and quarry tiles are sometimes lumped together because they are generally the same colour. The big difference between quarry tiles and terracotta is that quarry tiles are made from a ...
Three genera are predominant in the Kromer quarry: Dactylioceras, Lytoceras and Harpoceras. The former attains small to medium size, whereas the other two are represented by large specimens. A slab could preserve countless Dactylioceras shells on its surface, making the slab itself almost completely yellow and shining, a delight to behold!
Recently, I spent 5 days at Lang’s quarry collecting fossils and hanging out with some friends. We broke large blocks in the quarry searching for Eurypterids and Pterygotids, of which we found many including a multi-plate. Are best find was a small incomplete Proscorpius, pictured below. After ta...
My wife and I just returned from a trip out west (western USA for our international friends) which featured a trip to the famous Miocene site near Bakersfield; Ernst Quarry or Sharktooth Hill, whichever name you prefer. As most of you know this site it well known for the rich fauna of sharks teet...
Ernst Quarry / Sharktooth Hill: A Cautionary Tale - The Fossil Forum
Fossildude19, JefferyP, fossilsofnj and I went to Granton Quarry in North Bergen NJ to collect in the Lockatong Fm for Triassic fish. We had a great time and we all found some interesting specimens to add to our collections While the others were hard at work I came across a rather interesting fla...
This summer i will be driving through Wyoming on vacation on my way to visit my wife's family in Montana. Since I have to put up with the inlaws for the week my wife agreed to give me a day in Kemmerer to hunt for fish fossils. From what I can tell online the Warfield quarry looks like it's the b...