jpc Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 troodon...I will repeat what others have said... thanks for all the effort to show us around. Maybe some day I will make it down there again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josesaurus rex Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 4 hours ago, Troodon said: Thank you. No eggs of any kind at the show. Ahh, well. I will be aware of the next photos q upload. Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 44 minutes ago, costasgalicia said: Is it being a bad show???? I was expecting an absolutely brutal show after a 2-year break due to COVID... I see a significant loss in quantity... variety and quality of material that you have published for the moment compared to your publications from other years... I have seen a Dimetrodon and an Edaphosaurus through other publications... Also the best specimen of a Helicoprion I have ever seen in my life... but not much else... I was expecting a lot of dinosaur material.. some mounted skeletons..etc..etc.. Thanks from Europe for making this thread every year. It helps us and makes us enjoy a lot. The show is about typical from I've see in prior years other than prices are up significantly. Every year is different and I don't expect to see the same material at each show. The volume is pretty typical and the online dealers were saying that its best quality Kem Kem material they've seen years and I agree. All the sellers I've spoken to are very very happy with sales which is why they are present and the show exists. Yes there are a few fewer complete skeletons but those are rare finds and are not by themselves an indicator of how successful the show is. The money is made for a majority of dealers on "smalls" and that's what they bringing. Skeleton in todays environment may best be sold privately or on auctions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Troodon said: Three Kem Kem Group vertebrae A caudal Spinosaurid @LordTrilobite thoughts on what these two are? Croc? Yeah, The first one is a mid caudal spino. The last two are both likely croc. I'm thinking anterior dorsal and mid dorsal. 1 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasgalicia Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, Troodon said: El espectáculo es casi típico de lo que he visto en años anteriores, aparte de que los precios han subido significativamente. Cada año es diferente y no espero ver el mismo material en cada show. El volumen es bastante típico y los comerciantes en línea decían que es el material Kem Kem de mejor calidad que han visto durante años y estoy de acuerdo. Todos los vendedores con los que he hablado están muy contentos con las ventas, por eso están presentes y el espectáculo existe. Sí, hay algunos esqueletos completos menos, pero esos son hallazgos raros y no son en sí mismos un indicador de qué tan exitoso es el programa. El dinero se hace para la mayoría de los comerciantes en "pequeños" y eso es lo que traen. El esqueleto en el entorno actual puede venderse mejor de forma privada o en subastas. I don't know... On Facebook and WhatsApp and in your own thread we noticed that there are fewer extraordinary things that attract attention than other years... In Tucson there are always at least 20 specimens that leave you with a smile... but this year for now nothing can be seen... maybe the expectations were too high... What I liked the most in the show for now is the head of the Phytosaur... I didn't expect something like that. And in teeth are also really good this year. About the prices... they are not significantly high... they are that if this trend continues... for many of us this hobby is over... Thank you again for your hard work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 17 minutes ago, costasgalicia said: I don't know... On Facebook and WhatsApp and in your own thread we noticed that there are fewer extraordinary things that attract attention than other years... In Tucson there are always at least 20 specimens that leave you with a smile... but this year for now nothing can be seen... maybe the expectations were too high... What I liked the most in the show for now is the head of the Phytosaur... I didn't expect something like that. And in teeth are also really good this year. About the prices... they are not significantly high... they are that if this trend continues... for many of us this hobby is over... Thank you again for your hard work!! This is not intended to be a museum show its a collector/ wholesale show where everyone can purchase fossils and dealers can make money. Those extraordinary fossils may be nice to see online but for the average person well out of reach to acquire. I'm always happy to go home with a couple of fossils I can carry home. Also please don't use my photos as a measure that it captures the entire show, I can assure you it doesn't especially since I'm walking around with a busted toe, and it hurts. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesozoic-Evolution Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 20 hours ago, Troodon said: I had to go to the Marketplace to have Pete look at identifying a couple of my specimens and took a couple of photos Huge plate 4 x 5 feet inside view California Tar pit fossils Is that the skull of the giant, currently unnamed kenyan abelisaurid in the background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 53 minutes ago, Mesozoic-Evolution said: Is that the skull of the giant, currently unnamed kenyan abelisaurid in the background? Next time I'm there I can ask. I doubt it's the one you mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mesozoic-Evolution Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 At the Co-op a mega in-situ plate from the Lance Formation full of Edmontosaurus bones and lots of T rex teeth .... all very real and one of the coolest items at the show. @jpc I collect in a Edmonto bonebed that is dense, but nothing rivals this one, fewer Trex teeth, ha ha Updated Photos: 1 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Someone mentioned skeletons? Kosmoceratops richardsoni Gorgosaurus Thescelosaurus 1 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Continuing in the Co-op A gold Trex why not 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 32 minutes ago, Troodon said: At the Co-op a mega in-situ plate from the Lance Formation full of Edmontosaurus bones and lots of T rex teeth .... all very real and one of the coolest items at the show. That's some crazy bone density! I can imagine that being hard to prep, so probably a good thing they kept it as it is... Moreover, the story that can be told from it now is likely so much more interesting than would be the individual bones! 13 minutes ago, Troodon said: Continuing in the Co-op Those German fossils, especially those from Holzmaden, are just astounding! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
costasgalicia Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 42 minutes ago, Troodon said: En la Cooperativa , una placa mega in situ de la Formación Lance llena de huesos de Edmontosaurus y muchos dientes de T rex ... todo muy real y uno de los artículos más geniales de la feria. This is just what I was lamenting that I didn't see!!! Wooooooooooooooaaaowwwwww!!! Without a doubt the most incredible piece I have seen published so far for this 2023 show ... This is what i have in mind when I thinks in Tucson show!! What a crazy plate!! I don't think anything tops it!! Thank you show much for to share!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maniraptora Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 2 hours ago, Troodon said: Someone mentioned skeletons? What species is the theropod in the third pic? Wishing you a merry Christmas, a happy Hanukkah, and a joyful holiday season! 🎄 🕎 🎁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatasaurus93 Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 7 hours ago, Troodon said: I don't inquire or look at all the items on the shelves. Looks like the process are restored Oh okay, thank you for the response. I agree that the processes look like they have had some work done to them, but it's hard to tell to what extent. The left half of the centrum also looks like it might have been worked on, but it could just be the lighting. A complete tyrannosaurid vert is one of the top items on my wish list. I currently own a rex caudal that has a lot of erosion to the processes, so I'm looking for something in better shape with little to no restoration. If you see any tyrannosaurid vertebrae that are fairly complete, do you mind taking a few pictures? If it's too much trouble, no worries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 minutes ago, Meatasaurus93 said: If you see any tyrannosaurid vertebrae that are fairly complete, do you mind taking a few pictures? If it's too much trouble, no worries. Have not seen any and have looked at all the Dino dealers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 18 minutes ago, Maniraptora said: What species is the theropod in the third pic? I think the gentleman in the booth said Gorgosaurus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 BHI cool Turtle A Stylemys from the White River Fm of Nebraska Skull on the side Possible Pathology Forelimbs, hyoid 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 10 hours ago, Troodon said: At the Co-op a mega in-situ plate from the Lance Formation full of Edmontosaurus bones and lots of T rex teeth .... all very real and one of the coolest items at the show. Holy hadrosaur that is awesome "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco1994 Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 notable pieces today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, Troodon said: Continuing in the Co-op A gold Trex why not Nice Holzmaden-fossils and strange golden T-Rex. Interesting for auction houses, it is the best way to sell it as a fossil or by gold-price? Edited February 1, 2023 by rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, rocket said: and strange golden T-Rex. That made its debut at the show a few years ago. It's an attractive item to draw people into the room 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 That hadrosaur block is super impressive. I would love to work a quarry that darn rich. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted February 1, 2023 Share Posted February 1, 2023 It's fantastically prepared, too. Really gives a sense of how the bones were jumbled up in the streambed. Would make an excellent museum exhibit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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