PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 In 1921, Charles Hazelius Sternberg ventured into the badlands of New Mexico to collect Late Cretaceous vertebrate fossils... ...pictured here (circa 1923) with pentaceratops... ...and a shot of his Navajo assistants at "Sternberg's Hoodoo"... ...fast forward to present day, I find myself with an amazing opportunity to walk in his footsteps... ... "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...
Ramo Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Cool! For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...I headed out to the badlands with friend and paleontologist Bob Sullivan. We set up camp... ...and then hit the outcrops. The first find of the day was this nice Hadrosaurid toe bone... ... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...followed by a "chunky" Basilemys turtle that had eroded out of a concretion... ... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...next, up the gully, I found this very large Hadrosaurid tibia... ...I did not have vinac with me at the time , but I will definitely be back... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...back around the bend, Bob and I found some nice treasures... ...here's Bob working on a very cool juvenile Hadrosaurid toe bone... ...while I was off finding this nice little theropod caudal vertebra... ...and a first for me, an elusive lizard vertebra... ... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...as late afternoon neared, we continued down the ridge of badlands. We entered a small canyon where I found another "first"... ...a partial dome of the pachycephalosaur, Stegoceras Novomexicanum... ...these are rare little creatures and this is the fifth specimen found...Woohoo! ... ...back to camp 'cause I will have a drink to that!... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...day two, I awake from my slumber... ...coffee, breakfast, and back to the hunt... ...looks like a good day... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...Bob and I headed out to a ridge of badlands that looked "tasty"... indeed they were. The first find was a small chunk of Hadrosaur jaw... ...along with an isolated rib bone... ... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...and then a nice association of Hadrosaurid Ceratopsid thoracic vertebra, ribs and tendons... ... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ... ... "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...
PFOOLEY Posted April 25, 2014 Author Share Posted April 25, 2014 ...what a great trip! I hope you all find yourselves on wonderful adventures. Happy Hunting! -P. "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...
Foshunter Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Awesome trip and amazing finds, know this was a trip to remember. Thanks for sharing your adventure----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Oh boy, would that I could! What a neat trip, and a great write-up; thank you "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...
squali Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Wow that is an adventure that would be tough to end once ya get out there. Thanks for posting the beginning. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Excellent Photo-essay! Thanks for the excursion. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Thanks for taking us with you. The Sternberg clan are some of my heroes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Awesome! The best kind of camping, too. Looking forward to seeing the final prep on some of your finds. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 MEEEE too!!!! A must read--- if you hunt your own fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Good stuff! Looks like a great trip. Thanks for sharing! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Wonderful trip, thanks for sharing and for all those great pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 my kind of trip! thanks for sharing Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Great trip & thanks for sharing it with us! That would be a dream trip for me! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John I had a friend once, but the wheels fell off. Sad, very sad. - Nightwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertman Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Outstanding report and great pictures. I appreciate getting to see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Cool! Oh boy, would that I could! What a neat trip, and a great write-up; thank you Excellent Photo-essay! Thanks for the excursion. Regards, Good stuff! Looks like a great trip. Thanks for sharing! Thank you for taking the time. Glad you could enjoy it. "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...
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