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This was found in British coal measures of Derbyshire UK about 10 yrs ago, I did show it at the time it was found and have it labelled as a Myriapod ( possibly regurgitated ) . I thought I would put up again for other opinions. Thank-you for looking John

Today I received my @Vaniman Mobile Problast. I ordered it Monday and it shipped the same day. I had a few questions and Nathan was prompt and answered all my questions. It arrived on my doorstep double boxed and well packed. Upon unpacking, the unit was inspected and found to be in order. The unit came with supplied with a 1/4” barbed hose fitting. For the air inlet. In the package also came a 1/4” quick connector. Which was easily changed out. I connected it to the 1/4” tubing I picked up at the hardware store and connected that to my compressed air line downstream from my filtration and desiccant system, filled the hopper with baking soda, and fed the nozzle into the blast cabinet.

I recently acquired one of the Fossil Shack air scribes and have put it through some trials to see how it compares with my other scribes. This is a totally unbiased look at the tool’s abilities for prepping different kinds of matrices and accuracy. I ran it on harder 18” GRF and softer Sandwich Bed (aka Split Fish) material. It was designed for Sandwich Bed rock. It wants to operate at a lower pressure than my other scribes. At 90 psi, you barely turn it on and it screams. A separate pressure regulator is needed to keep from having to adjust your main pressure when working with multiple scribes as I almost always do. At first glance, it is an Aro knock off but in function, it works somewhere between my Aro and Micro Jack 4 in power and matrix removal speed. It is much louder than both tools so hearing protection is a must. I found it to work effectively when removing matrix close to the fossil but too slow when there is bulk removal needed. It is definitely a more detail oriented tool. There is little to no wobble in the stylus. Will see how this hold up with hours of running. The tool blows most of the exhaust air back away from the specimen but still does a fair job of clearing away debris while working. The quick release air fitting was different than the standard 1/4” industrial fittings I used so, this had to be changed. Swapping was easy as the tool comes with an o-ring to seal that connection. No Teflon tape needed. My only real complaints are: the length of the stylus and the length of the air hose. The stylus is slightly longer than a stick Aro stylus but much shorter than the ones on my Paleo Tools scribes. I found this to be somewhat cumbersome when working in tight areas. The air hose is only around 30” long so you have to be close to your air distribution manifold (not an issue if you are running off a hose directly from your compressor. I run 4 scribes and an abrasive system so a manifold is a must for me. For the price, this is a good medium power tool. I wouldn’t use it for fine detail work or for bulk removal but it isn’t designed for these purposes.

Hi all Would anyone have a PDF of the following 2 page book review? Peter J. Harries, "Molluscan Communities of the Florida Keys and Adjacent Areas: Their Ecology and Biodiversity by Edward J. Petuch and Robert F. Myers," The Quarterly Review of Biology 92, no. 4 (December 2017): 482-483. I would be humbly grateful if so Mike

3 days in the aftermath of my fossil hunting adventures in Nashville, I finally have gathered the time to tell the world about it today. We arrived in Nashville the day before we set out, and looking out the eindow before we even got to our hotel, I could see cliff after cliff with rocks that weathered out of them lining the bottom of them, leabing me to fantasize what lied within the rocks. As it was nearly 10:00 PM when we arrived at our Mariott hotel, we set out to eat dinner at a local restaurant, and came back to rest up for the big day tommorow. I personally had a nearly sleepless night, having fallen into a restless sleep at 4:05 AM. Despite this, I was the very first one up, and I was filled with energy knowing what we would be doing soon. After everyone else had woken up, we ate breakfast at the hotel, and quickly set off for the first site: the Nashville West Target. Having looked the place up many multiple times in the weeks and days preceding the trip on google earth, I put the address into the GPS from memory, and I recognozed the sign leading us to the site when we drove upon it. When we arrived in the parking lot, I couldn't help but take in the full scale of the cliff: We wasted no time in our search, as me and my brother leapt to the task of scanning the foot of the cliff for the 450 million year old treasures. Not even 30 seconds into our hunt, I was beginning to learn why Nashville was said to be "littered with fossils" by suburban turmoil: To be continued...