dinodigger 277 Posted January 14 It's been a long time since I shared some finds- this is a really nice Dimetrodon caudal (tail) vertebra from a medium size ddon. The short, blade-like neural spine is the tell for position. Newest project for us is prepping a 12 foot by 6 foot block containing remains of at least 6 Dimetrodons. Hoping to get it into the lab by April... will start posting photos soon. Best, Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huntlyfossils 30 Posted January 14 Wow amazing find well done Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinodigger 277 Posted January 14 1 hour ago, Huntlyfossils said: Wow amazing find well done Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thecosmilia Trichitoma 313 Posted January 14 FOTM entry? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randyw 1,125 Posted January 14 2 hours ago, dinodigger said: prepping a 12 foot by 6 foot block containing remains of at least 6 Dimetrodons. Wow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jpc 4,121 Posted January 14 cool. 12 foot by 6 foot... that will be exciting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ 4,604 Posted January 14 Check it out; Chris does cutting edge field research in the Texas Permian! @dinodigger Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Troodon 19,363 Posted January 14 Congrat...Block with multiple specimens is very exciting and challenging. Plan to extract them or leave them in-situ. Good luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fossildude19 14,847 Posted January 14 Thanks for posting, Chris! Good to see you back at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jeffrey P 3,017 Posted January 14 Cool looking vert! Love to see that prepped. Congratulations and thanks for posting it. I missed your contributions from the Texas Permian. Always anxious to see more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dinodigger 277 Posted January 14 7 hours ago, Troodon said: Congrat...Block with multiple specimens is very exciting and challenging. Plan to extract them or leave them in-situ. Good luck. We are planning on prepping all specimens in place to preserve the taphonomical data, among other aspects. After flipping the block in the field, it will be about 4 feet thick comprising 4 bone layers. Prepping from bottom to top, all the surprises in between will be removed as we prep down to the target layer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jdp 757 Posted January 14 Nice vert, is this Craddock bonebed? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misha 1,100 Posted January 14 That is so incredibly cool! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
