Mudduck Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Being a novice, I have learned a few things when looking for teeth. Mainly searching on land and at the edge of ponds, creeks, ditches ect... I have found areas that have lots of clay. I am convinced that there is a lot of teeth in that clay. When I try sifting the clay, it is so dense that it does not strain and it is hard to find anything because everything is the same color. I can feel items when I grap or walk in the clay. I just know I am missing some very good and quality items. Any ideas? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 I have found teeth in the clay...but was by accident. I was feeling around and found a nice tooth. Looking for an easier way to deal with the clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Pristis Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Secure a 5hp portable trash pump, fifty feet of 1.5" fire hose (or equivalent blue hose), and a fire hose nozzle. Blow away the overburden, then slowly wash away the underlying clay. Interrupt the washing frequently to look for fossils being exposed. http://pristis.wix.com/the-demijohn-page What seest thou else In the dark backward and abysm of time? ---Shakespeare, The Tempest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudduck Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thanks, but I don't always have access to water. Sometimes I do in the creeks, ditches and ponds but most of the time I do not. I guess the feeling method maybe the best action to take. It just takes a long time to process a small area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfin1974 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) nice and pristine finds in the clay tho..... Edited December 12, 2012 by cfin1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think, unless you own the property (or have an arrangement with the owner), potentially destructive "advanced extraction methods" might be a bad idea. "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...
bear-dog Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thanks, but I don't always have access to water. Sometimes I do in the creeks, ditches and ponds but most of the time I do not. I guess the feeling method maybe the best action to take. It just takes a long time to process a small area. Squishing the clay in a screen works in water. Bear-dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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