Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 My wife and I had a chance to take a 5 day trip to Penn Dixie in mid June. The overall drive time from Wisconsin was around 10 hours. The first day we visited the site we were amazed at the number of people there. During the day over 300 people had visited. When I first walked down to the pit, I noticed a fairly large size piece shale with many orange colored horn coral. I didn't think much of it as it looked highly degraded and just kept going.(We'll get back to this piece). The next few days it rained and we had the site all to us. This site was very peaceful and quiet, which was not the case the previous day. The first few days we were finding the typical remains that one finds at Penn dixie. Every piece of shale had some trilobite fragment or horn coal. The sheer amount of trilobite fragments was amazing. Our last at the site would prove to the best time we've had hunting in a long time. When we arrived 3 school buses were unloading their students...a 3rd grade class. I spent about 2 hours splitting shale for the kids helping them reduce their weight load and exposing more fossils. It was surprising at their level of knowledge on the site. Most were well behaved, but you know kids! (Back to that piece of shale) After walking back from grabbing some water I saw that piece of shale still there and untouched. So, I said welp...lets take a look inside. I grabbed my rock hammer and split the piece of shale...this was my reward! More pictures to be added later. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 More to follow ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Way cool, 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...
Fossildude19 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Nice ones, Paul! Thanks for posting these. Was there myself last Friday, didn't do nearly as well as you. 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...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks Tim! Here are a few more ...continued ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 positive ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Here a baby trilobite Laura found ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 That's all for now. This is about 1/10 of the specimens rescued from their lithotombs. I love a good tomb! Best regards, Paul P.S. I'll post more photos here as I prep and catalog our finds. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Great finds! Were they all from the big rock with the horn corals? 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...
sseth Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Fantastic finds. Got to love trilobites! _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Tony, no. The first trilobite I posted(the iron oxide stained one) is. The rest came from different sections of the pit. Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 What a great trip!!! 300 people in a day shocks me! I wouldn't have expected it to be that busy. Great finds despite the crowds that go there though!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 What a great trip!!! 300 people in a day shocks me! I wouldn't have expected it to be that busy. Great finds despite the crowds that go there though!!!! It indeed was shocking. We arrived at 11am. It was their opening day to the public. Instead of just paying for daily use we bought a membership and saved money. I'll be visiting again before winter hits and again in may for the special event. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Great finds, Paul and Laura. That big guy is spectacular! ~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...
Raggedy Man Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks Charlie!! Welcome back! Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Leave no shale unsplit! "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...
ZiggieCie Posted July 7, 2015 Share Posted July 7, 2015 Great finds, great report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Such cool trilos! Must've been an amazing trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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