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Saturday, May 16, 2015

Seashells in the Mountains

I participate in a Flickr group called the "Daily Dog Challenge", and a recent prompt was "Animal, vegetable, or mineral?". It prompted me to pull out a treasure, a fossilized seashell that we found deep in the Rocky Mountains a long time ago.
The shell fossil in the middle and upper half of the rock by Shyla's snout. It made the geological history of the Earth seem much more real to me, finding a relic from when the Rocky Mountains were under the ocean!

You can tell that Shyla was out in the rain just before I took this photo. Our mountain weather has not been the greatest lately. At least we don't have a drought!
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19 comments:

  1. zoepheedogsMay 16, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    That is very cool! :D

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  2. DukeMay 16, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Wow! That is so cool!

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  3. BarbMay 16, 2015 at 4:05 PM

    Pretty colors - a great find! I found a fossilized fern near Leadville several years ago. One of my treasures. Snowing hard here!

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  4. STELLA and RORY from Down UnderMay 16, 2015 at 4:23 PM

    Howdy mates. Oh too cool. Our sissy has found some fossils in the Outback. Aren't they amazing. Hope your day is a great one.
    No worries, and love, Stella and Rory

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  5. MurphyMay 16, 2015 at 5:15 PM

    Very cool! It has rained here all day long!

    Your Pals,

    MURPHY AND STANLEY

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  6. ♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥May 16, 2015 at 5:29 PM

    What a great find!!! Who would have thought of seashells in the mountains?

    We have had a lot of rain too, too much all at once. We are under a tornado watch now, and more t=storms coming in.

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  7. Millie and WalterMay 16, 2015 at 5:49 PM

    What an amazing find and a cool treasure.

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  8. NCmountainwomanMay 16, 2015 at 6:01 PM

    Treasures like that just blow my mind. What an amazing planet we live upon.

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  9. Bella Roxy & MacduiMay 16, 2015 at 6:12 PM

    Finding fossils is always interesting, especially when you consider how high the rockies are!

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  10. RubyMay 16, 2015 at 8:53 PM

    Yeah, that is WAY cool!!! And so are you Shyla!
    Oh, and YES! Be happy you aren't in a drought...it's no fun here! Pretty soon Ma is gonna be taking showers in a bucket! BOL
    Kisses,
    Ruby ♥

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  11. Nancy JMay 16, 2015 at 8:55 PM

    That is one find to be treasured and keep always, Rain, we have had ample down here, huge flooding in Wellington and the Kapiti area, but that is nearly 2 hours south of our place.

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  12. UnknownMay 17, 2015 at 7:07 AM

    So interesting to find a seashell fossil. Near here there is a state park (Chippokes) on the James River. The river bank there is chock full of fossil seashells, most notably large "Jefferson scallops", bigger than your hand. The only bad part is, since it's a state park you can't bring any of them home.

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  13. Brian's Home BlogMay 17, 2015 at 7:42 AM

    Cool find pretty Shyla! I heard y'all may get some snow?

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  14. Mary HoneMay 17, 2015 at 8:14 AM

    So cool. Isn't it crazy to find stuff like that?

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  15. Mary HoneMay 17, 2015 at 8:14 AM

    So cool. Isn't it crazy to find stuff like that?

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  16. Milo and JetMay 17, 2015 at 12:02 PM

    Very cool :) Milo & Jet

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  17. Emily and LauraMay 17, 2015 at 12:19 PM

    What a wonderful treasure! When I was a girl, the father of one of my good friends was a geologist. We used to get to go on field trips with him, to look for fossils and, once, to help dig up a mammoth skeleton that had been found in a field in eastern Washington state! I've loved geology all my life as a result, and I can certainly understand why you appreciate your beautiful world even more for finding this relic of its ancient past!

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  18. Two French BulldogsMay 17, 2015 at 12:59 PM

    That's a treasure
    Woof,
    Lily & Edward

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  19. Tweedles -- that's meMay 17, 2015 at 11:08 PM

    very cool!
    love
    tweedles

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