Empty Pockets Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hey Folks, went hunting last Saturday with my wife and Granddaughter looking for Trilobites. My wife just killed it with 2 large Isotelus Trilobites and a super rare DOUBLE Isotelus slab! Me??? They don't call me Empty Pockets for nothing! YouTube video here: Prepped pics are at the end of the video. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THobern Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Holy cow, I'd say you had a pretty good day. Are they typically all that large down there? There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Very successful trip and great bugs! I gotta make my way down to that area someday. Having collected the Maquoketa of Iowa and Minnesota, Missouri is a must. Caleb Midwestpaleo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Wow looks like a real honey hole where you are collecting. Missouri always seems to amaze me with their fossils. Thanks for sharing and it looks like you had a good time with the family too. My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sward Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Welcome to the forum from TX, but originally from SEMO. Beautiful bugs! I guess that just goes to show that since you're "empty pockets", you're just going to have to take your wife hunting with you every time. I loved the video showing your family time. Nice prep on them, too. Congratulations! Edited August 17, 2012 by sward SWardSoutheast Missouri (formerly Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX) USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 superlative specimens and prep! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 superlative specimens and prep! Quoto in toto! "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...
grokfish Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Wow...I am definetily on the wrong side of the state! Those Trilos are monsters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Pockets Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Wow! Thanks for all the instant feedback! This is a personal honeyhole that my wife and I discovered and according to the landowner it has never been hunted. We are very fortunate that they so graciously let us come and hunt, super nice folks! To answer the question posed about size, the 4-5 inchers seem most common but there are 2 inchers also and some piece parts (hypostome, pygidium, thorax etc.) have shown evidence of some true MONSTERS in the 10-12 inch category to be a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Those are great! I've only found Amphyxima trilobites in the Maquoketa here in MO. I've been looking for those giant Isotelus. Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Pockets Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) No evidence of Amphyxina Bellatula in this location but have seen partials of Anataphrus sp. but they are notoriously absent their cephalon! Edited August 17, 2012 by Empty Pockets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Impressive... Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammojoe Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Man, I loved your video - totally awesome finds! Thanks for vicariously sharing the pleasure of finding such gorgeous specimens. I cannot wait to see the results of your next hunt. Joe Kind regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Really really nice. And collecting those with the whole family will make for some great memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grokfish Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Would you be willing to share the general location info (ie North, South, East, or West Missouri)? I don't have sound here at work, so if it was stated in the video, please let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Would you be willing to share the general location info (ie North, South, East, or West Missouri)? I don't have sound here at work, so if it was stated in the video, please let me know... He said Maquoketa Shale (Formation/Group), probably in eastern Missouri. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Oh yeah.... I could say how awesome those trilobites are, but that would be stating the obvious to the point of silliness. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Pockets Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 In answer to grokfish and in concurrence with Missourian, yes, Eastern MO would put you in the ballpark. But then again, Eastern MO is where the majority (if not all) of the Maquoketa exposures occur. Hope that narrows it down enough, hope you understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 In answer to grokfish and in concurrence with Missourian, yes, Eastern MO would put you in the ballpark. But then again, Eastern MO is where the majority (if not all) of the Maquoketa exposures occur. Hope that narrows it down enough, hope you understand. Yeah. The Ordovician on our side of the state seems to be all massive, barren dolostone. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 I'm jealous...... Hm... how many hours drive would that be...... Magnificent plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackinRock Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Okay, I decided to join this forum since my husband decided to post our finds from last weekend. Thanks for all the support! I love crackin rock and looking for fossils, BTW it's "Empty Pockets" following me not the other way around! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 .... BTW it's "Empty Pockets" following me not the other way around! LOL That's pretty funny, but it looks like you all had fun. Congratulations on your finds and welcome to The Forum. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrackinRock Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 That's pretty funny, but it looks like you all had fun. Congratulations on your finds and welcome to The Forum. We have alot of fun and are ecstatic to add the next generation to the mix! Our Granddaughter in the video.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empty Pockets Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Ahem....(clearing throat), while I do readily admit I had not given a rock a passing glance up until 9 years ago when I met my fossil loving wife, I have held my own a few times since, LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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