6ix Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 First time back at the beach in a month or two.... was a little foggy. I've never seen a crab on the "turtleshell" rocks before, man I wish I could drag these back and put them in the garden. Help wanted - this bugger is HUGE... if you want it, I think we need a chopper or boat to extract it. Anytime out with the family is great! Pretty sure I've seen these in someone's youtube before!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Okay - heres one I didnt share from that trip.... I was too excited and scared of getting it back. I know I'm no good at identifying "boney" stuff, but I was sure I knew what this was.. I was both excited and upset - because I was sure I knew what it was, and man its BIG. After getting home I sent a few emails and they all confirmed my suspicion. Its a DOLPHIN SKULL! A hasty plan was made, half a bottle of Jim Beam was consumed and I was committed to heading down the next day to retrieve it. Luckily with a bit if Bribing - tinbum also came and man, I couldnt have made it without him. Of course as soon as we got to the beach he found a crab as well.. It took a bit of detective work finding it again, its amazing how much one tide can change the beach, and even tho we were only looking in a 5 metre radius area, it took 10 minutes to re-find it as the surf had flipped all our markers over again as well! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Darn - I have more photos but even after resizing them it wont let me post any more.... You'll just have to use your imagination - that little trolley gets higher and higher up the hill and eventually to the top - along with two very exhausted guys. Thanks for the advice guys! More photos included now. Dragging it along the beach was the easiest bit - got the legs warmed up for what was to come.. Boy we were knackered just getting this far up the hill... Then up to the farm track... And finally up at the top. Not much to say really. It was a hard slog but we got there, now only the trip across the farm & back to the truck. 8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, 6ix said: Darn - I have more photos but even after resizing them it wont let me post any more.... You'll just have to use your imagination - that little trolley gets higher and higher up the hill and eventually to the top - along with two very exhausted guys. Sometimes I have to try refreshing the page after posting so many photos to be able to post more. That may fix your issue there. But man, wicked finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 2 hours ago, 6ix said: Darn - I have more photos but even after resizing them it wont let me post any more.... You'll just have to use your imagination - that little trolley gets higher and higher up the hill and eventually to the top - along with two very exhausted guys. Just refresh the page or go to Home and back again like I do. That works every time for me. Then you can continue with photos again in a new post. My imagination works just fine, but sometimes it creates the wrong pictures, so I'd love to see the rest of your adventure in reality time. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 Thanks guys - that was the trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 1 hour ago, 6ix said: Thanks guys - that was the trick! You're welcome. And we got to see the whole story. Now we're very curious to see what comes out of this block. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy B Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Beautiful beach! Love that crab!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Congrats on the amazing dolphin find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 That's an amazing beach, great fossils in a beautiful setting. No need for a gym membership either. Thanks for showing us. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Some photos of the rock at home... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Oh and of course this 5Kg feller came out with us with the Dolphin skull - I have high hopes for it but the outside colour implies its going to be a fight. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 oooohhhh look, a tooth. Didn’t notice that before. Amazing find man and epic recovery mission. Did you need the other half a bottle of bourbon afterwards A really fortunate split looks like it split just above the brain-case so underneath could be all the goodies, useful features for iding this beastie and placing it in context. looks sticky! Al has been mechanically prepping these, but I reckon acid prep is the way to go. woooo hooo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted August 29, 2020 Author Share Posted August 29, 2020 a tooth?? seriously I cant see it but I'll take more photos... that rock is full of "stuff" and I am so glad I didnt even think of taking the grinder to it.. LOL and we are still empting backpacks from the first day.. check this 5Kg flabellum slab out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 A dolphin skull!!! Wow!!! As I as scrolling down and saw you draggin that giant rock along the beach I knew full well that you had one heck of a climb soon. Been there done that. Looking super forward to seeing this being prepped out! The very best of luck to ya. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 29, 2021 Author Share Posted April 29, 2021 I'm starting to wonder if I'm brave enough to have a nibble on it, I literally have to add heaps of reinforcement to my prep table to even think of holding it. Would it be okay if I just nibble around that tooth and wort my way out? I have a few "bone stones" that I have been working on and they are so unpredictable I dont enjoy breaking off layers.. Hard to explain, tell me to to post a photo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 Hey guys, just an update on the Miocene Dolphin, its most likely a Iniidae - a type of River Dolphin from South America (Its a bit far away from home, thats for sure). Anyway, @Doctor Mud was somehow able to convince a friendly radiographer to CT Scan it. The youtube below is my clumsy attempt to put the scans together, @Doctor Mud is far more experienced and has far better tools than me so there will be even more detail to come out (hint - after a quick play his is FAR better!) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neanderthal Shaman Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Very cool, love seeing all the Neogene material from New Zealand. Y'all have some bit crab concs down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybot Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 Thank you for updating us! -Jay ''...science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one.'' -Journey to the Center of the Earth, Jules Verne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 Thanks guys, i would love to see what the world looked like 12mya, the variety of fossils we find here in such a relatively small area blows my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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