Fossil Digging: 400-500 Million Yr Old Kansas Fossils

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This discussion centers on fossil discoveries in Kansas, highlighting finds that date back 400-500 million years from the Pennsylvanian to Permian periods. Participants share personal fossil collections, including a large fossil-rich rock and woolly mammoth remains (Mammuthus primigenius) found in a friend's home. The conversation emphasizes the enjoyment of fossil hunting and the diversity of fossils available in different regions, including potential dinosaur finds in the area.

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  • Understanding of geological time periods, specifically the Pennsylvanian and Permian periods.
  • Familiarity with fossil identification techniques and resources.
  • Knowledge of fossil types, including marine fossils and mammoth remains.
  • Basic skills in fossil excavation and preservation methods.
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  • Research fossil identification techniques using resources like the Kansas Geological Survey website.
  • Explore methods for carbon dating fossils, particularly for mammoth remains.
  • Learn about the geological formations in Kansas that yield fossils from the Pennsylvanian and Permian periods.
  • Investigate local fossil hunting sites and regulations for collecting fossils.
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This discussion is beneficial for paleontologists, amateur fossil hunters, geology enthusiasts, and educators interested in fossil identification and geological history.

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I thought it might be fun to have a thread to show our fossils. Everyone dig up your fossil picks. I found this rock this morning. The fossils range from 400-500 million years old. I'll post more as I dig my pictures out.

I'm posting the kansas fossil page for what's on this rock (from the kansas seabed during the Pensyvanian to Permium period.

http://www.kgs.ku.edu/Extension/KSfossils.html

If you enlarge this you should be able to identify quite a few, too bad the outside fossils are so broken, my neighbor came out to see why I was sitting in the ravine, and asked me if I was going to break it open and see what's inside. The rock is 5' by 3' and solid fossils all around.

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Nice find Evo

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Corner of the living of a friend of mine, behind the couch. Fossil remains of woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius). Predominantly found in the North Sea by flat fish trawlers. These remains are from a fauna that date roughly between 40,000 and 28,000 carbon dating years ago. Several lower jaws (mandibles) can be seen on the floor with the molars still attached.
 
The leaf was found along a river bed in another area near my old house, much younger than the other fossils.

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Andre said:
Nice find Evo

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Corner of the living of a friend of mine, behind the couch. Fossil remains of woolly mammoths (Mammuthus primigenius). Predominantly found in the North Sea by flat fish trawlers. These remains are from a fauna that date roughly between 40,000 and 28,000 carbon dating years ago. Several lower jaws (mandibles) can be seen on the floor with the molars still attached.
Awesome! Much more gratifying than tiny sea creatures! West of here we might find some dinosaurs. Here it's just ancient sea beds. :( But I still enjoy it, and they're in my yard.

I know matthyaouw has some neat fossils too.
 

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