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PaleoNoel's Fossil Hunting Chronicle: Badlands of Wyoming 2018
PaleoNoel posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
Sorry for the long wait for this post. I said I was going to do a write up for it in the days following my return, then once again in October and then after I had finished my trip report from my 2016 trip to Maryland's Potomac River back in December, but alas I never got to it. But now I'm finally sitting down to write about my experience from my week spent fossil hunting in Wyoming's badlands. I flew out of Boston in the morning of July 13th and landed in Denver by around mid-day. My parents got the rental car and we were on our way to eastern Wyoming. It was dinner time when we pulled into Laramie and we went to a Mexican Restaurant which had great food but gargantuan portions, we made our way back to the Comfort Inn we were staying at and soon got a grasp of how low quality it was. Sockets coming out of walls, old hairs on the bed, the scent of cigarette smoke permeating throughout the room, not quite as comfortable as advertised. The next day we left the motel in haste and went to the University of Wyoming's geologic museum, which had a number of great displays of fossils of which many were found within the state. Here are few shots of what we saw.
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These past few months I've been working on the weekends as part of a team of amateur and professional paleontologists to prepare a large Barosaurus at the Museum of Ancient Life in Lehi, UT. From October to January I have worked on two large vertebrae from this adult Barosaurus. I believe we won't know the gender until we begin work on the pelvis but not to many of these species have been uncovered so we'll have to compare some other models. It's been a very rewarding journey so far. Here's a couple of pictures of preparation work with a Paleo Tool Air Scribe (forgot the model but one of the larger ones) in October. I'll try to get some before and after photos as we're making tremendous progress on these vertebrae. Behind me is a large 9-ton jacket containing a group of Utahraptors and an herbivore (sand pit). I'm not allowed to post any photos of that but the sickle claws and raptor teeth are a very impressive sight. FYI I realize this isn't as finite or fragile a work as the prep jobs @Malcolmt or @Ptychodus04 do but hey it's a start. Working on the vertebrae's. A near complete vertebrae is on the bottom right. I now wear a mask since the matrix particles are so fine and can get into your lungs and eyes. On the wall above me is a skeletal layout of an adult Barosaurus. The red filled in portions indicate the bones we've already recovered. The pelvis, back femurs, feet, and an assortment of vertebrae. The head is yet to be found and might not be in this jacket. Up close of the vertebrae. Another angle Another angle with some near complete tail sets behind me. If you look closely you'll see some completed vertebrae in the background. Another angle Working from behind the glass so viewers can come see. This is a rewarding, volunteer based opportunity where I feel like I can give back to the community. Occasionally I'll poke my head out to educate those passing by. The youngsters really like this exhibit. Smiling for the camera. Fossil description is on the bottom left. The nine ton sleeve containing the Utahraptors is directly behind me. Another angle This might be my favorite. It shows most of the vertebrae lined up. This photo was taken back in October and I'm amazed at how far it's already come along. Really excited to post some closer photos and will compile a time lapse. A bit fuzzy but another angle Another angle Another angle Another angle (yes I'm wearing my Penn Dixie fleece FYI @DevonianDigger)
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Large Paleozoic Impact Crater Strewn Field in the Rocky Mountains (Open Access )
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Geology
Below is an interesting open access paper. Kenkmann, T., Sundell, K.A. and Cook, D., 2018. Evidence for a large Paleozoic Impact Crater Strewn Field in the Rocky Mountains. Scientific reports, 8(1), p.13246. https://europepmc.org/articles/pmc6125292 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-31655-4/ Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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I had picked up a box full of Lance formation matrix bits a little while ago. This evening while in the garage I couldn't fight the urge to poke around a bit at a couple of pieces. I probably should only focus at one at a time....but temptation. I didn't really mess will the champsosaurus vertibrea in the matrix. I broke out the dental picks and started to play with these chunks. I didn't stay out there long because it doesn't have heat but there are some interesting things that are exposed. Hopefully I can get a spot in the basement set up so I can get deeper into this. I don't know I this fits better in the fossil hunting section or the fossil preparation section.
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From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Scapherpeton tectum Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
After cleaning some of the excess dirt off the fossil I found that it had a tooth still unerupted. One of the cooler fossils I found on this trip. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
I found this piece and initially thought it could be champsosaur, later on some forum members believed it to be crocodilian so it likely belonged to Borealosuchus, Brachychampsa or another unnamed genus. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Borealosuchus sternbegii Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Borealosuchus sternbergii Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Lonchidion selachus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation Hybodonts were a group of sharks which lasted an incredibly long period of time, however many went extinct with the non-avian dinosaurs. Lonchidion is a freshwater variety which went extinct at the end of the Cretaceous. -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Thescelosaurus neglectus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Thescelosaurus neglectus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Richardoestesia sp. Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation Richardoestesia is a genus given to a small theropod known almost entirely from teeth, so its relationship to other better known theropods is unclear . -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Acheroraptor temertyorum Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Pectinodon bakkeri Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
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From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Triceratops sp. (horridus or prorsus) Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Brachychampsa montana Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation These teeth were found in the rear of the animal's mouth and aided it in crushing the hard shells of its prey. -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
cf. Myledaphus pustulosus Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation Myledaphus was a genus of freshwater guitarfish commonly found in microsites in western North America. -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Brachychampsa montana Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation -
From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
Tyrannosaurus rex Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian~ 66 mya) Lance formation This was originally still attached to matrix but popped out after an attempt at revealing more of the tooth. -
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From the album: Lance fm. Microsite Finds
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Hello Fossil Fans- Once again, I would like to let you all know that the Tate Geological Museum will be running Dinosaur Digs this summer. We have five weeks of excavations open to the public for a somewhat nominal fee. I invite any of you who want to come out to Wyoming and truly experience a dinosaur dig with yours truly as chief bottle-washer to check out the web site: https://www.caspercollege.edu/tate-geological-museum/events/digs I know there are lot of folks here who collect fossils for themselves, so I need to say that these trips are collecting for the Tate Museum, not for personal collecting.
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I found this the summer before last at a lance fm microsite. The interesting thing about this microsite is that many of the fossils come in a conglomerate matrix which contain pieces of bone, teeth and scales from basically everything that can be found in the area. The guide I was with believed this was a section of cretaceos mammal jaw, likely a larger mammal (for the time) like didelphodon. Unfortunately, none of the teeth were preserved with it so it would be hard to label it as anything beyond a general description. Also it is attached to a a larger piece of conglomerate with a small chunk of bone probably from a dinosaur. Here are both sides of the fossil.
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I want to confirm that this bone fragment has the evidence of gnawing from a rodent or other mammal on it and if it's a common occurrence or not. Found this summer in the White River fm of eastern Wyoming. Here's both sides of the fossil-
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From the album: Dinosaurs and Reptiles
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