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Hello everyone! Earlier this year, in August, I went fossil hunting in the White River Formation. This jaw was one of the first specimens I found. Unfortunately when I found it, it was actually in better shape... When I found it it had obviously been out in the weather for quite some time, and so it was kind of fragile. I was not thinking, and just took it out of the ground, hoping I could put most of the pieces together later. I know it was a dumb decision, and I won't do it again (hopefully...). Along the way, I lost some parts, and so now it is not near as complete as it was. I am thinking it looks like Archaeotherium, but just thought I would ask for some other opinions. I don't know if it is possible to ID it down to species, because it is not super complete, but I would at least like to know what genus it is from. Specimen Length: About 3 Inches Location Where Specimen Was Found: Crawford, NE More specimens to come! Thanks, -Micah
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I had magnanimous offers to join 3 fabulous collecting trips this summer, those being Hell Creek for dinos, Morocco for trilobites, and Nebraska Oligocene badlands hunting. After careful consideration, I chose the latter, for a few reasons. First of all, I had been friends with the other 2 guys, Rob and Greg, since my first Oligocene vert hunt 10 years ago, where my wife and I met them. Our 2012 trip, however, wasn't very fruitful, so a rematch was in order. Greg had some good ranches leased and critical equipment in storage nearby, so a small group of 3 friends made good sense on this trip. I figured this venue might not ever be cheaper nor less hunted in my lifetime. Round trip airfare was a bargain at $365, so away we went. The other guys were delayed by about 10 hours coming from Florida, so I got our rented pickup truck and played tourist solo in Rapid City, SD for the day. I thoroughly enjoyed a visit to the Geology Museum at the SD School of Mines, and found the staff to be quite engaging. It isn't everywhere I can hold an intense, 2 way fossil conversation for an hour, then I have to be the one to end it due to time constraints. Great displays, but I only took one photo (Brontops, a harbinger of things to come), then strategically gift shopped for my wife, filled my belly with buffalo lasagna, and picked up travel weary companions before burning rubber south to Crawford, NE where we weren't settled into our cabin until 2 a.m.
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From the album: Vertebrates (other than fish)
5cm. long. Piece of tortoise bone. From the Oligocene deposits at Crawford Nebraska, USA. Thanks to my Secret Santa Crusty Crab.