RJB Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 My first stop on this east coast trip was to upstate NY. We actually camped at the herkkimer diamond mind in the town of Herkimer, but the euripturid quarry was only about 20 minutes away. This is the only picture I have for now, all my other specimens are in boxes. The calvert cliffs were more fun and relaxing, but this was the most exciting. Once I go through all my boxes and do whatever prep is needed I will show more pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Looks like it was still cold while you was there! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Awesome! Love those guys! Let's see some more pics! ~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...
ZiggieCie Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Great find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Amazing find _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nice!! Its great when you can ID a fossil at 20 feet Looking forward to see more. 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 May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I take it this was at Langs? Great find - can't wait to see more. How was your experience there? I have heard mixed reviews of that place. Expensive, I have been told. 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...
jpc Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Very NIce, RB. Looking forward to more pix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) I didn't know you could hunt in NY for Eurypterids. I thought all the quarries were private? Congrats on the find! Edited May 17, 2014 by Shamalama -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 17, 2014 Share Posted May 17, 2014 Nice specimen. Would love to see more. Also curious if this was Lang's quarry and if so what your experience was like. Congrats and best wishes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 17, 2014 Author Share Posted May 17, 2014 (edited) Thanks for all the best wishes. Yes it was rather cold there. I was wishing that Id brought a heavier coat, but once I found that beauty in the photo, the cold seemed to magicly vanish! Yes, this was at Langs quarry and it is private and it is very expensive. It was pure dumb luck how I got invited. My best friend became friends with this Lang guy and got me in for a dig, plus, he waived the $--- per day fee!!! and not only that, but just a few days before I was to meet my buddy there, he calls and tells me he cant make it! Yikes! It was a bit akward at first, but after some conversation with Lang, he turned out to be one heck of a nice guy. I did go through some of my euripturid stuff yesterday, mostly gluing things back together on some specimens, but I will try and get more photos. RB Edited June 28, 2021 by JohnJ Removed price 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Exceptional photo, I really like it Thanks for sharing here that moment! Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 Nice eurypterid. Always wanted to go to Lang's quarry, but the prices kept me away Can't wait to see the rest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 (edited) $---.... and no guarantee of a Eurypterid find? Yikes, I'll stick to Rigdemont. Edited June 28, 2021 by JohnJ Removed price -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted May 18, 2014 Share Posted May 18, 2014 At Langs you are pretty much guaranteed Eurypterids. I wasnt charged a fee to dig but I did pay him for a near perfect 7" specimen I found. I wasnt charged for the 5-6 incomplete specimens or the plants I found. Alan also has a very cool personal collection with amazing fossils and of course meteorites. Mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Ok, I did a bunch of cutting with my rocksaw and took off about 60 lbs of rock. Here are some pics. Oh, some of these have the opposing side making for 2 specimens instead of just one. I am one happy camper. If you look closely you will be able to see that some of these need a bit of prep. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Those are amazing! You found more then i thought. ~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...
mikeymig Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I like the Eurypterid "eating" a Eurypterid and the Pterygotus pincher is killer. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) Very cool!!! I'd absolutely pay the $--- for a haul like that.....once. I can say that now, but if I got such a nice bunch of pieces I'd probably want to go again. And again......That fossil addiction thing. Edited June 28, 2021 by JohnJ Removed price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 (edited) The pterygoid claw is the winner for me, but then I don't have one and dream of flipping a slab one day and finding one. Heck , actually I want the whole thing not just the claw!!!!!!! I was in my regular quarry two years ago when a fairly large pterygotus tail paddle was found. The only piece of a pterygoid I have ever seen found there. Edited May 19, 2014 by Malcolmt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Very nice finds for one days work and well worth the 500 dollars which you didn't have to pay. You must be particularly proud of that Pterygotid claw. What a great find! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_ed Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Wow .. great find.. lucky you.. Cheers Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrian Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 On 5/19/2014 at 10:48 AM, RJB said: Ok, I did a bunch of cutting with my rocksaw and took off about 60 lbs of rock. Here are some pics. Oh, some of these have the opposing side making for 2 specimens instead of just one. I am one happy camper. If you look closely you will be able to see that some of these need a bit of prep. Really nice! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 (edited) Something I forgot. He didn't charge me to dig, but he did charge me for most of these specimens. I was lucky though, I had brought along an intire box of prepped out crabs, which when I showed him he fell in love. It cost me about $---- in crabs for trade for all the Euripturid stuff I found. The Pterygoid claw he actually found, he kept one side and gave me the other as we were going through rock side by side. Edited June 28, 2021 by JohnJ Removed price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Makes you just love the pricing at the Canadian eurypterid quarry. You find it its yours .......free (gratis as we say up here in the Great White North). Admission charge for the day, perhaps a coffee and donut for the lady on the gate and the doser driver. Downside, your not likely to find a pterygid claw and the eurypterids are a little harder to find. And finally we can only collect on Fridays..... As always the offer is out to meet up with any Fossil forum member that would like to go on a eurypterid hunt up here in no longer winter Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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