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David Powers

@david-powers
Great Falls, Montana
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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 5 months, 1 week ago

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    Using USA as location has little value. It is too general. Narrow it down. In most of the US you will never find Dino Bones. Knowing location will also give clues to age of object.

    Photograph your specimen on a neutral background without patterns. Avoid using the flash option on your camera. Do your photography out side. If sunlight is too…[Read more]

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 5 months, 1 week ago

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    I’m sorry I had posted to the wrong post. I intended to respond to Tricia Vailancourt a little down the chain.

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    David Powers posted a new specimen. 5 months, 1 week ago

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    David Powers has contributed specimen mFeM 86781 to myFOSSIL!

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    David Powers started the topic Stromatoporoidea in the forum What Is It? 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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    Exploring a shallow cave in what is listed as Cambrian age sandstone I found numerous lumps projecting out of the caves ceiling. Many of these lumps are layered like onions. At first I thought they were stromatolites, because they are in Cambrian age rock or the rock matches descriptions of the Flathead Formation.  After a bit of work I was able…[Read more]

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    Cindy Morris and Profile picture of David PowersDavid Powers are now friends 5 months, 2 weeks ago

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 9 months ago

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    Here is the other pages that goes with the key.

    https://dec.vermont.gov/geological-survey/publication-gis/VTrock

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 9 months ago

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    Melissa Calvert, go to a geologic map of VT. to identify the primary rocks present in the location where your rock was found. Knowing the age and general geology of the area will help you to sort out if what you have is a fossil or other. Here is a link to such a map. I use such maps here in Montana to help me identify good locations for fossil…[Read more]

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 10 months ago

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    not a fossils.

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 10 months ago

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    looks like You have a spiriferida brachiopod.

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 10 months ago

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    What you have are sea shell fossils. Even the bits that look like teeth. If you can find out the age of the rock you, it will be easier to identify the shells.

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 10 months ago

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    Fossilized cracked mud.Abe I would post pictures of such mud cracks that are from cambrian rock formations, but the comments section doesn’t allow for pictures posting as comments. Such mud cracks are a geologic feature left by water features such as ponds, lakes and seas.

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 10 months ago

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    Amy Wu the fossils you posted are productid brachiopods. If you can learn the age of the rocks you will be able to narrow down what kind of productid it is. Also try to learned what kind of brachiopods are common for the location of the rock. Some only show up in narrow time span.

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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    @Sam Ocon I’m not asking anyone to confirm the Id

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      Sam Ocon replied 11 months, 3 weeks ago

      Sorry, @David-Powers.

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    David Powers posted a new specimen. 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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    David Powers has contributed specimen mFeM 66246 to myFOSSIL!

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      David Powers replied 11 months, 3 weeks ago

      @Sam Ocon I’m not asking anyone to confirm the Id

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        Sam Ocon replied 11 months, 3 weeks ago

        Sorry, @David-Powers.

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    David Powers posted a new specimen. 11 months, 3 weeks ago

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    David Powers has contributed specimen mFeM 66252 to myFOSSIL!

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    David Powers posted an update in the group Group logo of Mollusc ManiaMollusc Mania 11 months, 4 weeks ago

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    Collected yesterday from Kevin member of Marias Formation, near Loma Montana. I have been exploring a strata of sandy shale that is about 10 to 12 CM and is about 6 feet from the top of the Kevin rocks. Above the Kevin shale is glacial till. The explored strata rest on about 8 feet of dark grey bentonite shale. The lower bed of shale is nearly…[Read more]

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    David Powers joined the group Group logo of Mollusc ManiaMollusc Mania 11 months, 4 weeks ago

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    David Powers posted a new activity comment 1 year ago

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    Yes it is.

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    David Powers posted an update in the group Group logo of Bodacious BrachiopodsBodacious Brachiopods 1 year ago

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    Productid brachiopods found in situ in Kibbey Formation  part of the Big Snowy Group in Montana. Location is above rest stop north of Monarch, Montana.  These have their spines. The spines lace through the matrix of mudstone.






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