Tucson Show Photos 2021

[Troodon]

The fossil show started yesterday.   If you are into minerals, beads and junk lots of opportunity to have fun.  However if you are into Fossils especially dinosaurs and shark, as expected, its been very disappointing.   Lots of key dealers in these areas are a no show although a couple are around.   

 

This is the ballroom at the Tucson City Center Hotel.   Empty and not one fossil to be seen.   Only one small dealer with Green River teeth and another with Trilobites is the extent of fossils to be had.   For the first time since the show moved to this venue parking was not an issue; 

 

Only photo I took at this venue

 

 

 

The 22nd Street Show was busy with non fossil items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice Tail

 

 

[Troodon]

One Moroccan dealer at the 22nd street venue..  dealer did not want photos taken so all I could do in a hurry

 

 

 

At one of the side tents a dealer was selling  material Ksar Metlili Fm material of Morocco that we've had discussions on this forum that most of this material is actually from the Kem Kem Group that N. Ibrahim identifies as Deckar Formation.  Just exercise caution.

 

He had a few Indonesian megalodon teeth for sale which  are hot on this forum

 

 

 

A few Madagascar Fish

 

 

 

 

[Troodon]

The Co-op venue was open and this is a permanent location open all year..  During the show a few additional dealers show up.  

 

South Dakota Material

 

 

Morocco

 

 

 

 

Arizona

 

 

Misc

 

 

 High end store in Co-op

 

 

Dinosaur foot

 

 

Apatosaurus bones

 

 

Edmontosaurus 

 

Diplo Leg

 

 

More South Dakota

 

[DPS Ammonite]

I love the ammonite and it’s integrated display stand. It is a piece of art too.

[Troodon]

Of the few fossil dealers that were around most were found at the Days Inn... Unfortunately little shark or dino material.

 

 

 

 

Edmontosaurus Scapula

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fossilis Willis]

Some cool stuff out there. I can only imagine what it was like in the "before times". My little collection suddenly seems very inadequate.

[Troodon]

4 minutes ago, Fossilis Willis said:

Some cool stuff out there. I can only imagine what it was like in the "before times". My little collection suddenly seems very inadequate.

Just look at lasts years post on the Show to get an idea of magnitude.

[Kikokuryu]

47 minutes ago, Troodon said:

At one of the side tents a dealer was selling  material Ksar Metlili Fm material of Morocco that we've had discussions on this forum that most of this material is actually from the Kem Kem Group that N. Ibrahim identifies as Deckar Formation.  Just exercise caution.

No clearly Jurassic material mixed in with the Dekkar group stuff? I don't think I've seen Jurassic Sauropods or Ornithischians from Talsint material whenever they pop up for sale. If they exist, you'd expect them to pop up here.

There was a few Jurassic sauropod teeth on auction recently, but that was apparently Boulemane material, not Talsint.

[Praefectus]

Even as a reduced show, the diversity of fossils available at Tucson is much higher than many of the fossil shows I've attended. Thanks for the photo tour @Troodon. 

[Jackson g]

Thanks for tagging us along with some sweet pics.

[Troodon]

Here is some more from the Co-OP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Troodon]

More from Co-OP  

 

Cool Glyptodon Clubs

 

 

 

White River Merycoidodon

 

 

Triceratops brow horn

 

 

 

[Troodon]

I was surprised to see that the Oracle Street Moroccan tent city was open.  Greatly reduced but open

 

 

Super charged Spino Teeth .  

 

Composited Otodus teeth

 

 

Lots of good artists

 

 

finally a Croc braincase

[Troodon]

If anyone is going to the 22nd Street Show

 

this is a 2021 highlight....  the food court

very different this year being in April.  Temps are in the mid 80s so it gets warm getting around.

 

 

[Troodon]

End today with a big Wahoo Jaw  from North Carolina and a Huge Jellyfish from Solnhofen

 

 

[fossilsonwheels]

Great report Frank. I’ve never been to the show but just based on your previous trip reports it does look pretty sparse this year. 

[-Andy-]

8 hours ago, Troodon said:

 

Nice Tail

 

 

That's a crazy tail! Biggest I've seen yet

 

6 hours ago, Troodon said:

 

Super charged Spino Teeth .  

 

 

One day the Moroccan dealers should just see what's the record for a composite Spino. Maybe they could merge 10 teeth together into a 30-incher tooth!

 

Thanks for the report Frank. Sorry to see that there are so little dealers this time

 

Stay safe man

[Joe_17]

Thanks for the pics! Would love to visit one day

[bcfossilcollector]

Great pics and information. Thank you!

[Haravex]

As always great pictures troodon thank you for always supplying the forum with tuscon photographs its nice especially this year as so many people can't attend.

[Troodon]

Today I went to the Keno Center Venue where you can find anything including large tents full of Moroccan specimens, some good and bad but mostly ugly.   The venue was moved because the locality it been for decades was repurposed to a multi-lane Drive-Thru Covid Vaccinations site.    

 

70 % Minerals,  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[ThePhysicist]

Thanks for showing us around. Did you take home anything worthy of your collection?  

[Troodon]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Troodon]

everyone needs one

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Troodon]

I finally found one small tent with a few tables of  Moroccan FOSSILS.    Most assemblages were composited, shocking   

 

 

 

 

A few of the teeth were real to the jaw