Nicholas Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 hey, xfishman (sorry, can't spel ya, and that's a factinus) - you need to just permanently set reminders in your cellphone or pda or computer calendar to reply to this thread once a month and repost the pics. c'mon, just do it. it's just not right for people to have to stumble around the forum not knowing that fossil and those pics are lurking around here. I concur, this is a great find and prep job... you need to show it off a little more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Agree new pic's or in order Please Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 OK....I have all the trim work done, so it is finally totally finished. I can't get far enough away to get the entire fish in one shot. I did a series that I will Photoshop together this week to make a good composit. Stay tuned!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossiltobe Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Took 6 years from discovery to completion, but it's DONE!!!!All 17 feet of the bad boy. Note the 4 foot drywall square for scale. The dark area in the middle is where I joined the last two pieces. It will lighten, but I couldn't wait the 3-4 days it will take to share the picture!! 17 foot Xiphactinus audax. Niobrara Chalk, Kansas Wow! Unbelievable... Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 OK....I have all the trim work done, so it is finally totally finished. I can't get far enough away to get the entire fish in one shot. I did a series that I will Photoshop together this week to make a good composit. Stay tuned!! well, ok, but i'm gonna be mad if it takes six years for this pic to get posted, and if, when it does, it's sideways and i have to scroll down seventeen feet to see it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 I'd have them up today, but I'm leaving right after work to take my boys fishing for smallmouth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracer Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I'd have them up today, but I'm leaving right after work to take my boys fishing for smallmouth! ok, have a little fun. use small worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 I'd have them up today, but I'm leaving right after work to take my boys fishing for smallmouth! Don't do like I did yesterday, stepping over an electric fence, got my #14's tangled, plummeted about 6 feet, and then skidded another 3'. I don't bounce like I used to, a little sore today. But I did catch a mess of fish. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 ok, have a little fun.use small worms. Fly rod all the way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 Don't do like I did yesterday, stepping over an electric fence, got my #14's tangled, plummeted about 6 feet, and then skidded another 3'. I don't bounce like I used to, a little sore today. But I did catch a mess of fish.Brent Ashcraft Too bad there was no video of the event. You could have made some $$$ !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashcraft Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Yes, nothing funnier then a fat man falling, although it would have to have been editied for family hour, I am not a silent faller, and I know lots of bad words, and how to use them. Brent Ashcraft ashcraft, brent allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 Yes, nothing funnier then a fat man falling, although it would have to have been editied for family hour, I am not a silent faller, and I know lots of bad words, and how to use them.Brent Ashcraft Gravity is not my friend either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 BUMP! Are you kidding me!...X, I am just now seeing this...what a magnificent find...always wondered about your avatar. You need to start a gallery my friend! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megatooth Collector Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 (edited) AMAZING!! Thanks for sharing. Just realized this post if from a few years back but still totally awesome and worth a revival. Edited September 7, 2014 by Megatooth Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 ...totally awesome and worth a revival. Yessir!!! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Fossils Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Thanks for bringing this topic back alive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 Awwww....thanks, guys. It was a fun project. I've got a 7'-8' Pachyrhizodus that I've started and stopped prepping on several times. It's a lot tougher prep than the X-fish....got pretty torn up by sharks. Goal is to get it going again soon and have it completed before the year is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 With a fossil so fantastic, I'm wondering... Did you give it a name? Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 With a fossil so fantastic, I'm wondering... Did you give it a name? How 'bout "Nipper"? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share Posted September 7, 2014 LordTrilobite - while we were digging it out, we had to build a wooden frame to strengthen the big jacket. We had no power tools, so we were getting creative with hand saws, screwdrivers, etc. At the time, Bob Vila was the home improvement king, so we started wondering how he would make the frame. That morphed into calling the big fish "Bob". So Bob it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoreBack Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! That defies description. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 LordTrilobite - while we were digging it out, we had to build a wooden frame to strengthen the big jacket. We had no power tools, so we were getting creative with hand saws, screwdrivers, etc. At the time, Bob Vila was the home improvement king, so we started wondering how he would make the frame. That morphed into calling the big fish "Bob". So Bob it is. Nice! Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 7/1/2009 at 5:04 AM, Xiphactinus said: I'd have them up today, but I'm leaving right after work to take my boys fishing for smallmouth! So it has been 10 years, can You post it here now? 2 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I agree with Tony, recent photos of Bob would be very welcome! What an incredible fossil and prep job. indeed! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 You mean, something a little larger than his avatar? I recall seeing photos of the fish mounted on the wall in another thread. Don't know if I can find it right off though. Don Edit: good news/bad news (mostly bad). The complete and mounted fish was shown in this thread. However, the picture has been lost during one of the forum upgrades over the years. Maybe @Xiphactinus could post a new image? That would be great! Thanks, Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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