Shamalama Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 More beautiful fossils exposed by superb prep work. You are amazing as always, Roger. -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...
PFOOLEY Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 I love when you go back to the Wutach...such great eye candy. Impeccable preparation once again. "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...
Ludwigia Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Thanks Dave and Mike. Maybe I'll have some more to show on the weekend. Edited June 18, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 19, 2015 Author Share Posted June 19, 2015 I got these little ones finished quickly this afternoon. A.opalinoides again. The next project is going to take a bit longer. It's a large Staufenia staufensis in 2 pieces embedded in a lot of matrix. I got started with one piece this afternoon. You can see that in the photos. The first one shows the exposed half on the left and the cross section of the other half in the middle of the block on the right. The second photo shows the 2 blocks in original position, showing how much matrix is still to be removed from the right hand block. I'm not at all sure what condition it's in yet. Only time will tell if it's a keeper. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) Well, unfortunately that previously mentioned Staufenia turned out to be a dud, so I'm afraid I've nothing more to show on that one except a heap of stone in a bucket, but I won't burden you with that. Instead I can show a couple of freshly prepped ones which turned out just fine. The first is a double A.opalinoides with an Entolium demissum bivalve at the top. As an added bonus there's another ammo on the backside. It measures 11x8x5cm. The second is a Brasilia baylii measuring 5cm. Edited June 21, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 Too bad about the Staufenia staufensis. I am amazed with the amount of rock you remove to see some of your finds sometimes. -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...
Ludwigia Posted June 20, 2015 Author Share Posted June 20, 2015 (edited) I often patiently remove layer after layer with the heavy air pen, but this time I had a go at it with the hammer and chisels to save time since I figured the chances were only about 2 to 1 that the shell was ok underneath. The matrix was so hard that there wasn't much danger of destroying the ammo as long as you hit it right. It ended up splitting at the right spot, but what it showed was pretty hopeless. Hardly any shell worth saving and an eroded steinkern missing the keel. It's often the case in these banks however that you have a lot of work ahead of you after you've lugged the blocks home. Sometimes you find a productive new spot where the surface layers are weathered out, so it's relatively easy pickings, but as soon as you move to the back, some of the turbidite horizons are extremely hard and the fossils are so baked in that as soon as you see that some things are in it you just try to reduce the size of the block for transport and do the rest at home for fear of damage. The things also often come out in 2 or more pieces. There is actually only 1 horizon where there are pockets where there's enough soft clay between the fossil and the rest of the matrix to guarantee a good separating layer. Edited June 20, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 I've just completed the last ones from the last trip. It's actually time to get back there again soon, but I'll be so busy with other things over the next couple of weeks that it'll be a real squeeze to get a trip in. Guess what these ones are this time Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Nice work on these treasures once again!!! Ludwigia baylii ? Tony 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...
Ludwigia Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Thanks Tony. Nope. Any more guesses? By the way, I made a mistake back there. The ammonite in post #55 is called Brasilia baylii. Sorry bout that. I'll edit that in a moment. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Brasilia baylii, I don't know how You expect Me to get it right if You do not have it right! Tony 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...
Ludwigia Posted June 21, 2015 Author Share Posted June 21, 2015 Brasilia baylii, I don't know how You expect Me to get it right if You do not have it right! Tony Touché Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Counter point-- I use You to help Me identify the ammonites that I have so I am very grateful to You for all the help!! ( We all make mistakes when We try to get into something new to Us.)-- That is about Me. Thank You, Tony 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...
Ludwigia Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Ancolioceras opalinoides again. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) Back from yet another visit I have a few interesting finds. The first one was found in a very soft sandy-clay layer which normally doesn't give up anything noteworthy. It's an Ancolioceras opalinoides which was deformed during the embedding process in such a way that if you couldn't see the sutures clearly, you'd think you've got a snail there. Edited July 14, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 This one is yet another A.opalinoides (they're as countless as the stars here) from the staufensis bank, which is on the contrary to the above layer, extremely hard. The shells often pop off when you're trying to get them out of the matrix, but this time it remained in its completeness on the matrix, which makes for a nice surprise when you open it up. I also found a nice Homaloteuthis spinata belemnite this time. I was pleased, since they usually break into bits and pieces before you can get them out. I only had to glue this once. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 You have a special relationship with that river gorge. You obviously 'treat' each other well; a very nice update. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 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...
Ludwigia Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 Thanks guys! I'm flattered to say the least... Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amour 25 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Nice stuff you have there. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 And this is why I always open your posts... One fabulous find after another!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Nice stuff you have there. And this is why I always open your posts... One fabulous find after another!!! Thanks! I hope this can continue on indefinitely, but my old bones are getting to the point where I need at least a week to recuperate from the strain of working for a day at this site, so the visits won't be as often as they used to be. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amour 25 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks! I hope this can continue on indefinitely, but my old bones are getting to the point where I need at least a week to recuperate from the strain of working for a day at this site, so the visits won't be as often as they used to be. Good deal, and will see what you have for sale soon. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Maybe I'll put this one that I've just finished up for sale. Each ammo has a little peephole in the middle front back Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Hey, fossil eyewear! Awesome stuff as usual Roger! You ever find any vert material from that spot? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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