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  1. Max fragmento

    Help with a Prep

    Hello Forum I am looking for a piece of advice. I have a preparation question. Maybe there is a section devoted to that on this website but I am not finding it. I have a half dozen nice pieces of Archeotherium skull. Full lower right mandible,some of the upper left maxilla, , the right eye socket and some teeth, the back of the skull and the first 3 verts....not shown. I would like to mount them together somehow in their appropriate spatial positions without having to fill in the very large gaps with some kind of filler. There would be more filler than fossil and it wouldnt look good I dont think. I dont want to restore any of the bits I have . Just prep and preserve. Are there methods to mount pieces in space ....on dowels or pillars and spanners of epoxy resin...???? I cant really come up with a system. Thoughts? Thanks
  2. My great friend Harry Duran just produced his first YouTube video, prepping a Hoplophoneus skull found in the white river formation. One of the most spectacular prep vids I've ever seen. Figured you guys might find it as invigorating as I did
  3. Hi I’m looking to trade for unprepared material from the Morrison and hell creek formations. I’m specifically looking for sauropod bones and theropod teeth. Thanks.
  4. fossilhunter21

    Oreodont skull #2

    From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection

    Species: Merycoidodon sp. Location: Crawford, NE Date of discovery: 8/12/22
  5. fossilhunter21

    Oreodont skull #2

    From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection

    Species: Merycoidodon sp. Location: Crawford, NE Date of discovery: 8/12/22
  6. fossilhunter21

    Oreodont skull #2

    From the album: Fossilhunter21's collection

    Species: Merycoidodon sp. Location: Crawford, NE Date of discovery: 8/12/22
  7. fossilhunter21

    Fossil hunting trip!

    Me and my family just finished up our first fossil hunt! We are still at the ranch, but are leaving in the morning. We all are sad to have to leave the ranch. We all had fun exploring and doing different thimgs, (though some of us a lot less than others) and really enjoyed talking with, Rick and, Jean. They are really nice people. And it is a really nice place to stay. Unfortunately the guide, and everyone else cancled, so we were fossil hunting alone. WE left home at 2 AM on saturday, and arrived in Omaha, NE around 11 AM. We stopped in Omaha to visit with some family, and stayed overnight at an airbnb. The scenery is pretty cool where we stayed! We were very glad that the airbnb was near the top of the hill, instead of at the bottom. Sunday we left the airbnb around 6 AM, and stopped for lunch at a park sometime around 11:00? I don't know, never been good with rembering stuff like that. Here is a photo of the river running through the park we we visited for a lunch break: After lunch we quickly hit the road again. And FINALLY at 3 in the afternoon we arrived! It is truly amazing out here. Indiana is extremely boring compared to the western part of Nebraska! We spent some time enjoying the sunset, and stars before finally calling it a night. You can see so much more stuff in the sky at night here than Indiana. That is to be expected, as we are not really close to any big towns. Monday we went to Crawford, and got some groceries. The grocery stores are very different than the ones in Indiana. Then we visited the University of Nebraska State Museum's Trailside Museum of Natural History. They have some pretty interesting fossils. And it was not very expensive to get in. We then wondered around Fort Robinson, before taking the Smiley Canyon Scenic Drive. It is a scenic drive, where you are supposed to be able to see Bison. And we did see some Bison, but they were too far away to get good pictures, Unfortunately. Here are some pictures I took along the scenic drive: We then went to a rock shop, and I got what appears to be a pretty complete unprepared oreodont skull. I am looking forward to taking a better look at it when I get home, but for now it is all wrapped up. We then went back to the ranch, and had dinner, and went to sleep. TUESDAY we got up early, and, Jean took us out to a part the badlands she owns, and kind of showed us around. We then went fossil hunting on our own, and I found an oreodont jaw at almost the very second that we stopped where we were going to hunt. I was very excited! Then for a while all we were finding were snails and bone pieces and things like that. AND THEN I found a mostly complete tortoise! A little after I had found it we went back to the ranch and rested and then came back out in the evening. Unfortunately I did not dig deep enough, so I left some of the tortoise in the hole, and the supplies we had were not good enough, so the plaster jacket did almost nothing, and the tortoise sorta fell apart when we got back... My chest started to hurt right after we went fossil hunting for the first time on tuesday. After we came back from fossil hunting in the evening my chest hurt VERY badly. I would rather be sick than have that kind of pain. If I moved it made it worse, and laying down made it worse. Eventually I was able to lay down, and get some sleep, but it still hurt. I know why I was in so much pain. It is because of my pectus evacatum. It makes one side of my chest sink in, and if my heart beats too hard, then it starts to hurt. But usually it just hurts for a few seconds On wednesday we decided to not go fossil hunting, as my body obviously needed a break. We went to The Mammoth Site, and looked around at all the cool stuff they had. It is a pretty interesting place. We then went to JH Keith Cascade Falls Picnic Area, and got into the water, but it was kind of chilly, so I did not go swimming. We then stopped at a food store that looked interesting, and got some goodies. Then we went to Walmart to get some supplies, and food. We then headed back to the ranch to get some more rest. Thursday, Jean took us out to a new location, and again, almost as soon as we stopped where we wanted to hunt, I found something, but this time it was a skull. It is fairly weathered, but it has both uppers and lowers. Then a little while after I found that skull, I found another skull, this one being not as weathered, but I don't know how much is there. I then decided to work plaster jacketing the first skull, and got it out of the ground. But there was not enough time, or plaster to plaster jacket the second skull. So we went back to the ranch, and then went to a hardware store, and Dollar General, to get some more supplies. Unfortunately DG did not have what I wanted, but it was not something I really needed. We then went back to the ranch, and were too tired to do any more fossil hunting that day. Friday we headed out early again, and I worked on the second skull, and while working on that, I explored some more of the area and discovered a couple more skulls, though none of them are in amazing shape. I unfortunately had nothing with me to mark the best one. I tried to mark it with some rocks, but unfortunately I was not able to refind it when I had all my tools. I was able to finish up the second skull, jacket a really worn down one with duct tape and foil. I also was able to remove an oreodont lower jaw, maybe part of the skull cap, and a bone or two, they appear to be from the same specimen. Again we were too tired to go out in the evening, so we rested. SATURDAY (today) we went rock hunting, not really something I am interested in, but the rest were interested, and they found some interesting rocks. I did not really collect any rocks. I found a bullet though. I have no clue what it came from or how old it is, but to me it looks modern. We then headed back to the ranch to have lunch, and get everything ready, and packed up, as we are leaving in the morning Sorry that I took so few photos! I just am not great with remembering to take them. I need to work on that. I will try to post some pics of my finds soon! Thanks for looking! -Micah
  8. Hey everyone! Me and my family are thinking about taking a trip to the White River Formation. But we were wondering what some good places are to go fossil hunting? Thank you, -Micah
  9. PEMBWL

    Is this a bone fragment?

    This specimen was found north of Red Shirt, SD. Is this a bone fragment?
  10. With a week of collecting under my belt I felt ready and excited to take on the next, this time exclusively on the White River formation. All factors being considered, the White River is probably the most difficult formation to hunt among those I've been lucky enough to explore thus far. For one, the terrain is often very rough, with all sorts of ridges, rises, washes and gullies to hike through. Another issue to account for is the reflection of light off of the white sediments, meaning that ample sunscreen is a necessity if you don't want to burn to a crisp. That harsh sunlight can lead to temperatures regularly topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit, with the highest I endured this week being 115. To say the least, the word exposure out here lives up to both of its connotations. Despite the challenges, the fossils can make it all worth it. While the expansive white moonscape may be poorly suited to growing grass and raising cattle today, the former inhabitants of these lands show that it was once a more hospitable place, supporting a diverse ecosystem teeming with prey and predators, with lineages represented that would be familiar to us today. With that little preface out of the way let's jump into the action! Week 2, Day 1: We started the day with the 80 mile trip south towards the town of Lusk, Wyoming, which eventually led us onto the back roads of this massive ranch & finally to our destination. Our first designated hunting area was a large series of exposures, accessible through descending from the grass line into this depression. My first couple finds were the typical jaw sections, mostly small artiodactyl. But as the sun climbed higher in the sky, I crossed over a wash and saw what would be my find of the morning: A complete oreodont jaw with both sides preserved, plus the articulating ends. Following the jaw, I came across a spill of titanothere tooth fragments, so I collected everything I could find in hopes I could reassemble most of it at home. About a half hour passed with me not finding much until I spotted some bones eroding from the surface. Unfortunately it appeared that the elements had gotten to it before I did, so I kept some of the more interesting pieces and moved along.
  11. Hi everyone, I'm hoping to be able to find out the identity of this tooth I found in the White River formation last summer. It has an odd triangular cross section and doesn't seem to match anything I've seen so far. I was wondering if it might be from the ancient peccary Perchoerus as I saw some similarities online when I was exploring that option. I would be interested in reading all of your opinions. The tooth is approx. 4 cm in length and 1 cm at its widest point. Photo from the field
  12. Hi everyone, I've been hesitant to post this fossil on here for a while as I didn't know if I wanted to hear a response which would contradict what I had hoped this would be. However, I recognize that to maintain a reliable and accurate collection I would have to properly identify what I found. The fossil in question is a possible partial egg that I found last year in the White River formation of Wyoming (Late Eocene/Early Oligocene) w/PaleoProspectors. This formation is known to produce fossil bird and reptile eggs (in fact, someone found a large, complete egg on this ranch the week before I was out there) so I knew that there was a possibility. When I found it most of the inside still contained sediment, which I have since gently scraped away to the best of my abilities. It has an odd dent in the top and no obvious pores, but the overall shape and the apparent shell make me think this is an egg. It is 8 mm tall and about 10 mm in diameter. I want to know what you all think. I would especially like to hear the opinions of @CBchiefski @jpc @MarcoSr @Auspex@Troodon Interior of the egg before I cleaned out the matrix. After I scraped away the matrix. Here's two views of the top.
  13. Today I went with Dr. Steve Nicklas and others from PaleoProspectors to a private ranch outside of Lusk, WY to help them excavate some Titanothere fossils from a bone bed they had discovered earlier this season ahead of the guests arriving for this week of fossil hunting. It was a hot and humid day (for Wyoming) and being in the white river formation where the white exposures reflect the light back towards you, it only made things hotter. But we dealt with the temperatures and got some awesome fossils out of the ground. I also got to keeps some fossils I found that weren't associated with the working area. Here are some pics-
  14. PaleoNoel

    White River fm. Mammal Teeth

    Hey everyone, I found these teeth in the White River fm of eastern Wyoming last summer and wanted to see what people on the forum thought they were. 1st is what I believe to be an oreodont tooth (possibly Merycoidodon). It's .8 cm wide and 1.5 cm from root to crown. 2nd I believe may be a Poebrotherium tooth but I'm unsure. It's about .5 cm wide and .9 cm long. 3rd may be from a Leptomeryx but I'm not sure. It's about .4 cm wide and .9 cm long.
  15. PaleoNoel

    Wanted to Confirm this ID

    Hi all! I found this jaw section in Wyoming's White River fm. last year and was told it was likely from a dog (hesperocyon potentially). I wanted to confirm it with some of the people on the forum as there's not a lot left on it aside from part of a tooth, hopefully someone can affirm my hope that this piece actually belongs to a canid.
  16. PaleoNoel

    Oligocene Nibbler?

    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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