jpc Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 A month or so ago a French friend came over for a fossil hunting vacation. With my new wife's blessing (and his wife's as well), we spent 8 nearly solid days of fossiling here in Wyoming before the snow flew.... literally. I spent a good chunk of time since then preparing some of my finds and some time writing up our adventure. It is very photo-heavy, so I had to break it down to three chapters. The first is posted here and I hope the others will be posted in replies. Enjoy. Outing w caterpillar Ch 1.pdf 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 chapter two Outing w caterpillar Ch 2.pdf 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 And here is the last chapter. Outing w caterpillar Ch 3.pdf 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerogrower Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Awesome read, thanks for posting. Cant wait to make a trip like this someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Awesome report, JP! I hope to get my hands in that K Wyoming shale one day (especially the Frontier )...thanks for all the wonderful photos! "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...
Carl Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 An ant carrying a fossil! Best find of the trip! I dream of seeing that! (It's my avatar...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 JP, wow! Thank you eventually getting this report up. The Pierre Shale material is especially nice. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 13 minutes ago, Carl said: An ant carrying a fossil! Best find of the trip! I dream of seeing that! (It's my avatar...) I agree.. I have been kneeling on anthills for decades and have never seen an ant carrying a fossil, and he kneels on his first and Bingo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Thanks for sharing JP! Great report, love all the pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Awesome. Thanks for sharing. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Super report, thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I really enjoyed this. I will have to try your format linking to off site,. Much easier than trying to write a narrative, post corresponding photos, etc. I like the Oligocene turtle. It seems way back in the 1970's there were more of these. I wish I had found one but never did. However, really like the mammal material. People like dinos but I get a lot more excited over small mammal teeth. I've collected mammal teeth and jaws in he Wildwood Formation near Worland,Wy. I was with an older fellow who gave a good hint...explore the disturbed soils around the oil well sites. Sure enough, we found a lot of mammal jaws by just going through the mounds. In a weird way the same concept as ants bring up micro material. i'm sure you're familiar with Memoir 2 of the Geo Survey of Wyoming on Eocene teeth. (its what I used to find sites). However, lesser known for very latest Cretaceous mammal teeth is the following. Its always good to have as many references as possible in identifying mammal teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossiladdict Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Looks like you two had a great trip! Fossils are simply one of the coolest things on earth--discovering them is just marvelous! Makes you all giddy inside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Canadawest said: I really enjoyed this. I will have to try your format linking to off site,. Much easier than trying to write a narrative, post corresponding photos, etc. I like the Oligocene turtle. It seems way back in the 1970's there were more of these. I wish I had found one but never did. However, really like the mammal material. People like dinos but I get a lot more excited over small mammal teeth. I've collected mammal teeth and jaws in he Wildwood Formation near Worland,Wy. I was with an older fellow who gave a good hint...explore the disturbed soils around the oil well sites. Sure enough, we found a lot of mammal jaws by just going through the mounds. In a weird way the same concept as ants bring up micro material. i'm sure you're familiar with Memoir 2 of the Geo Survey of Wyoming on Eocene teeth. (its what I used to find sites). However, lesser known for very latest Cretaceous mammal teeth is the following. Its always good to have as many references as possible in identifying mammal teeth. I have a copy of WY Geo Survey No 2. I just call it Bown 1979. It is a pretty good start to IDing Eocene teeth. For sites, though, it is all Bighorn Basin, which is 99% BLM, so I avoid it. I use Clemens, Parts I, II and II for Cretaceous mammals. Do you know Clemens' work? I am impressed that you have Lillegraven's in print. I have the pdf, which is a whole lot less fun. Correction... your post inspired me and I just bought a copy on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleysGh0st Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 You lead some awesome trips, JP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Lillegraven I hesitate to point out that it might be useful to consult other authors as well: Cifelli,Crompton,Averianov,Kermack,Jenkins,Luo,Kielan,Wible,etc Let me give some examples: Badiolaspainmultitubcretres_etal_2011.pdf kielanhurummammalcatopsbataarapp50-487.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 or(symmetrodonts): shundongdavischinalagerstanatureview!trechnotherisrep26668.pdf "Eutheria" averianov-archibald2015.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 18 hours ago, jpc said: I have a copy of WY Geo Survey No 2. I just call it Bown 1979. It is a pretty good start to IDing Eocene teeth. For sites, though, it is all Bighorn Basin, which is 99% BLM, so I avoid it. I use Clemens, Parts I, II and II for Cretaceous mammals. Do you know Clemens' work? I am impressed that you have Lillegraven's in print. I have the pdf, which is a whole lot less fun. Correction... your post inspired me and I just bought a copy on Amazon. Thanks for the Clemens reference. I'll look into them.The Lillegraven research is based on an an area I know well and enjoy hiking in. It's the most productive area I've ever come across for Tyrannosaur teeth...however, the real gems are the mammal tooth deposits that i've never heard anyone else ever mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Thanks for the great report, JP.It was really nice to be able to familiarize myself with your hunting grounds. You guys made some great finds and 'm sure that Domnique was more than satisfied with his adventure. Could it be that Vivianite is responsible for the blue color in those fossils? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Hi, Woh ! Very nice report of a wonderful trip in WY ! Dominique, you are a lucky man ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 No, I'm not a lucky man. I was with the best fossils guide of Wyoming and maybe of the USA 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Ah ah, I think you are right ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Wonderful report. A hunting trip like that are a dream. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 What a great trip you guys had! The White River is on my bucket list to collect in. I hope that @caterpillar will show us pictures of his multi skull block as it gets prepped. -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...
caterpillar Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Of course. But for the moment, just a picture to show what is inside 3 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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