Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 I re-discovered this topic recently. It truly is a fantastic find. I believe that this trilobite needs to be recognized for the rare and beautiful fossil it is. I hereby award (albeit belatedly ) the Golden Drool Bucket to Minnbuckeye (Mike) for this amazing find! Congratulations sir on a fine addition to your collection. 5 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...
Walt Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 wow! who prepped it? The owner? Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Walt said: wow! who prepped it? The owner? This was professionally prepped: 1 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...
ynot Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Congratulations on the award Mike, it has been quite awhile since anyone got a "GDB"!!! Nice bug to! 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...
Xiphactinus Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Amazing find made much more amazing by the simply amazing prep. Amazing. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Congratulations, Mike, on finding such an extraordinary specimen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Incredibly beautiful your guys did an proper good preparation job. Congratulations great find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Yes this was an amazing find. But goes to show a few things: 1. Even amateur collectors can find amazing fossils. So all of you newbies, there are chances for you to stumble, as I did, onto a fabulous find. Keep looking!! I was a newbie to the fossil world then, and probably still am! 2. If you find something out of the ordinary, no matter how seemingly insignificant it is, post a picture of it on TFF before putting in in the rubbish pile. Look at my pre prep picture. I could not believe what this trilobite preserved upside down looked like after it's prep. The forum members, with all of their expertise, deserve significant credit for letting me present to you this trilobite. 3. This brings me to my final point. I was advised to have this professionally prepped. HEED the advise to do so, if someone suggests it. Again, look at the before and after. If I just kept this trilobite as found, I would have never realized what was buried in this rock and never had the enjoyment from this find that I have had. Thanks for all of the warm comments and thank you TFF for recognizing this trilobite with it's award!!!! In closing, much thanks goes out to the prep facility. A spectacular finished project. To turn this bug upside down and prep it out is amazing. Everyone wants to know who did the prepping. Let me say, I had a tour of the facility and it was unbelievable!!!! To see the super high quality specimens lining their shelves waiting to be prepped stunned me. Then to think my lowly trilobite got to take it's spot amongst these treasures. Little did I know what I was presenting to them. Alright, EVERYONE wants to know who did the prep? @isotelus,s son. They have a shop in the Cincinnati area, just south of town. Thanks again, Dan. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 What a gorgeous bug Mike and congrats on the GDB Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 @minnbuckeye Mike, Any chance of a straight down shot from above the trilobite? 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 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Grats Mike ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 36 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: Grats Mike @Raggedy Man, yours may be next!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, minnbuckeye said: @Raggedy Man, yours may be next!! Lol i already have a bucket for drooling next to the display case. I fill it often...rofl. Hey when I come up to sta with Bev we have to meet up and some hunting. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: @minnbuckeye Mike, Any chance of a straight down shot from above the trilobite? @Fossildude19, at your request, in 2 different light sources: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 5 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: Lol i already have a bucket for drooling next to the display case. I fill it often...rofl. Hey when I come up to sta with Bev we have to meet up and some hunting. @Raggedy Man, just let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 minute ago, minnbuckeye said: @Fossildude19, at your request, in 2 different light sources: Thanks Mike. You should consider putting it in the Collections area. 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 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Thanks Mike. You should consider putting it in the Collections area. Thanks Tim! When I heard he wasnt able to enter it into the FOTM contest because of a late picture I was quite disappointed as this specimen is just superb and amazing. Its definitely worthy of the coveted GDB award! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Just now, Raggedy Man said: Thanks Tim! When I heard he wasnt able to enter it into the FOTM contest because of a late picture I was quite disappointed as this specimen is just superb and amazing. Its definitely worthy of the coveted GDB award! I concur. And a GDB is rarer than a FotM. 1 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...
Peat Burns Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Congrats, Mike. Much deserved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Well it certainly makes me drool so I think the award is well deserved. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Do you mind telling us what it cost to get something like that prepped? Just a ballpark number is fine. That looks amazing. 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...
minnbuckeye Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 @Ramo, I am not sure it is wise to put the price out there. A big discount was likely given to me and I do not want to create the image that this facility does great work cheaply. They could have charged me 5x what they did and I would have been happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Giving a ball park estimate via PM is probably OK. 1 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...
DevonianDigger Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Man, just now seeing this guy. What a killer piece. I could only dream of finding something like this, and Ben did a crazy good job of prepping it. I would not have dared to take that task on myself. That clan sure know their way around bugs! Kudos to everyone involved in this beauty! Jay A. Wollin Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve Hamburg, New York, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Simply Breathtaking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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