LabRatKing Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I have as organizing and pre-prepping samples today with the intention of having a very paleo preparation holiday. If you a familiar with the storied Millard County rock hound book, it mentions a site between the Amphitheater and The Pass that is good for red slate dendrites. With a bit of research and a lucky wrong turn, I found the site. If I had gone left I would have ended up at a dead end on a very high cliff... Anyway, here’s the dendrites: What I didn’t notice until tonight: A surprise pyggie! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 That first piece is real nice. Love the color. What is the size? I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 The dendrite plate is about 200mm long. Should note that that is a pseudo fossil, hence my the trilobite pyg was a surprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 4:50 PM, LabRatKing said: storied Millard County rock hound book Surprise trilobites are never a bad thing so, is this a good or bad "storied" book? Really want to get back down there and try and and some new trilobites to my collection. So something with more site info could be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 2 hours ago, Sjfriend said: Surprise trilobites are never a bad thing so, is this a good or bad "storied" book? Really want to get back down there and try and and some new trilobites to my collection. So something with more site info could be useful. It is pretty much the bible for millard county. You may find used paperbacks around, but it is out of print. It is available through google books for a few bucks too. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Collector_s_Guide_to_Rock_Mineral_Foss.html?id=t-XvE8DTiW0C There are more detailed scientific publications, but this one is good for laypeople. Is more than just fossils too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 On 11/26/2020 at 1:33 PM, LabRatKing said: It is pretty much the bible for millard county. You may find used paperbacks around, but it is out of print. It is available through google books for a few bucks too. https://books.google.com/books/about/A_Collector_s_Guide_to_Rock_Mineral_Foss.html?id=t-XvE8DTiW0C There are more detailed scientific publications, but this one is good for laypeople. Is more than just fossils too. Yep, actually already have this book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Very aesthetic piece of dendrite. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 That's a "stealth pyggie"! It took me a while. A long while. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Those bugs are tuff to find in the red beds. And that is quite the dendrite. I dont remember finding dendrites in the red beds, but maybe I just tossed them? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 The 2nd plate is like Modern Art Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/8/2020 at 8:07 AM, RJB said: Those bugs are tuff to find in the red beds. And that is quite the dendrite. I dont remember finding dendrites in the red beds, but maybe I just tossed them? RB This bed is actually a road cut on Death Canyon Road. There were signs that many folks had been there for the dendrites. I saw zero indication of other fossils. In fact it took 18 months for me to notice this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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