fossisle Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Paleoworld-101 said: Speaking only about Australia here. You can find 'mid' Cretaceous ammonites in the public fossil hunting quarries near Richmond, QLD, but they are actually rather rare. They are much more common in certain rocks of the Mackunda Formation, but these are largely on private property. Also the Walsh River in northern QLD has produced a great many ammonites, really nice heteromorphs too, although the site is protected. Thank you Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Wow o wow. I'm late to this thread, but what an amazing haul of crab and ammonite fossils. Those crabs make me very green with envy. Congratuations and look forward to seeing some after prep. Those Homolopsis crabs have been on my wish list for a long time. Now I need to visit Australia in addition to NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 5 hours ago, crabfossilsteve said: Wow o wow. I'm late to this thread, but what an amazing haul of crab and ammonite fossils. Those crabs make me very green with envy. Congratuations and look forward to seeing some after prep. Those Homolopsis crabs have been on my wish list for a long time. Now I need to visit Australia in addition to NZ. Im curious why everyone prefers the Homolopsis to Torynomma? Maybe one of the crab collectors here can field that. im a Hoploparia fan, myself. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 I prefer them both, lol Homolopsis pattern is sexier, but harder to prep Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Yeah, in reality I would go for either, but the Homolopsis is much cooler and more interesting. The Homolopsis being a spider crab with all those bumps and spines is just my type of crab. It would be much more difficult to prep, but I think I could manage....ha ha. Did one of those NZ spider crabs and it came out very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peystone Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 So many treasures! Congrats on the finds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 7:28 AM, crabfossilsteve said: Yeah, in reality I would go for either, but the Homolopsis is much cooler and more interesting. The Homolopsis being a spider crab with all those bumps and spines is just my type of crab. It would be much more difficult to prep, but I think I could manage....ha ha. Did one of those NZ spider crabs and it came out very nice. So THAT'S why people like Homolopsis. I didn't realize it was one of those spider crabs. But then again, I'm not a crab expert by any means. We were just very lucky this trip out to find so many. You have any photos? I'm enjoying seeing prepped fossil crabs now, haha. Just an update: we have finally worked out the nuances for an export permit and now just waiting for approval so we can get them prepped 1 "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted January 27, 2020 Author Share Posted January 27, 2020 They'll be off to the prepper @DLB hopefully by the end of this week A big thanks to him for cutting us a good deal! It's a lot to take on for anyone, but he has done some excellent specimens for us in the past and we are really happy to have him prep these ones "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I’m looking forward to seeing T50 done, it was the first crab I ever found. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 20 hours ago, Jesuslover340 said: They'll be off to the prepper @DLB hopefully by the end of this week A big thanks to him for cutting us a good deal! It's a lot to take on for anyone, but he has done some excellent specimens for us in the past and we are really happy to have him prep these ones Thanks for the kind words. I hope I can live up to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Sorry for my delay response for a pic. Here is one of the two NZ spider crabs I prepped 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 On 1/29/2020 at 2:43 PM, crabfossilsteve said: Sorry for my delay response for a pic. Here is one of the two NZ spider crabs I prepped I didn't see this until now Very nice prep! I imagine those bumps to be difficult.... As an update, the crabs have arrived in America. We are just waiting on customs to finish sending them through to @DLB "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Box one has apparently been delivered. One to go Edit: both boxes delivered, can breath a sign of relief that they didn’t get lost in transit. Fun fact.. I bought an item from one state in Australia and had it posted to the neighbouring state. These fossils went from Australia to America (LA) then up to a different state and have started to arrive. I’m still waiting for the package that stays within Australia to arrive. AusPost is terribly slow "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 20, 2020 Share Posted March 20, 2020 Been getting pics as they’re done. Here’s one sample: A5 before and after prep. He’s doing a great job and we’re very pleased 6 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Looks good, gotta love heteromorph ammonites. Can't wait to see those crabs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 It's looking great so far!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 3/20/2020 at 6:13 PM, Ash said: Been getting pics as they’re done. Here’s one sample: A5 before and after prep. He’s doing a great job and we’re very pleased Awesome!!! Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Thanks guys, Dont have the species names just yet, will work that out when we have them in hand. Here’s a different one though. For some reason this particular species doesn’t preserve as well as the others. All the ones we found of this were very powdery compared to the others. 3 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 H6 is done We’re very happy with @DLB‘s work and constantly check for new PM’s of updates from him. Such an exciting time. DLB - we cant thank you enough and we hope your sanity remains intact by the end of all these specimens. 4 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 That crab is GORGEOUS!!! Congrats again on the great finds, and well done @DLB on the amazing prep job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 WOW, amazing crAB!! Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Yes, indeed a beaut of a crab and an excellent prep. Even the eyeballs are there and great preservation of the shell material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Thanks everyone it’s great seeing them done and finding out what’s hidden in that rock. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 2 hours ago, Ash said: Thanks everyone it’s great seeing them done and finding out what’s hidden in that rock. Wonderful specimens! It's kind of like opening a Christmas present and finding something you REALLY wanted! Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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