Nimravis Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 4 hours ago, fossilized6s said: You've collected some beautiful pieces over the years, Nimravis. And i'm sure these are just the tip of the iceberg. If you have not, you should check out @RCFossils albums, he has some beautiful stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 10 minutes ago, Nimravis said: If you have not, you should check out @RCFossils albums, he has some beautiful stuff. I've been lucky enough to see them in person. He has amassed such a priceless Mazon collection it is always breathtaking and makes me so jealous that you veterans got to hunt so easily and free. Lol 1 ~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...
Nimravis Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 58 minutes ago, fossilized6s said: I've been lucky enough to see them in person. He has amassed such a priceless Mazon collection it is always breathtaking and makes me so jealous that you veterans got to hunt so easily and free. Lol I knew as time went along that it was going to be hard to collect due to over growth of vegetation. I have only been out collecting at the Pit about 5 times over the last 8+ years, but in the years before that I collected tons and still have thousands of concretions to open- but that was my plan. Now I need to stop fooling around with other fossils and get "cracking" on these- Literally. Too many to try and freeze / thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Fantastic write up and awesome pictures. I learn so much so quick from this forum. Thank you for posting such useful information. This is one of my favorites in the presentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 26 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Fantastic write up and awesome pictures. I learn so much so quick from this forum. Thank you for posting such useful information. This is one of my favorites in the presentation. Thanks very much, I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Nimravis said: I knew as time went along that it was going to be hard to collect due to over growth of vegetation. I have only been out collecting at the Pit about 5 times over the last 8+ years, but in the years before that I collected tons and still have thousands of concretions to open- but that was my plan. Now I need to stop fooling around with other fossils and get "cracking" on these- Literally. Too many to try and freeze / thaw. I’d be more than happy to help you out with some of that. I’ve got a spare freezer. Only wish that I lived closer and rocks were as light as feathers for many reasons. I’m like you in that I often come away with 40 pounds of fossils and they are a pain to carry out of wherever I have hiked into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, KimTexan said: I’d be more than happy to help you out with some of that. I’ve got a spare freezer. Only wish that I lived closer and rocks were as light as feathers for many reasons. I’m like you in that I often come away with 40 pounds of fossils and they are a pain to carry out of wherever I have hiked into. I know- concretions are very heavy and I use to carry pack loads out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Wow, I'm sorry I missed this thread earlier. Fantastic presentation, Ralph! -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...
caldigger Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 6 hours ago, KimTexan said: Only wish that I lived closer and rocks were as light as feathers for many reasons. I’m like you in that I often come away with 40 pounds of fossils and they are a pain to carry out of wherever I have hiked into. Thats where this bad boy comes in handy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 The good, the Informative and the beautiful . Wow that is some collection of ferns and good to see the before cleaning and after cleaning photos. Great jellyfish collection too. I do like the jellyfish I have from you. Now on the first set of pictures is that a sea cucumber, they are really cool creatures. great post and thanks for sharing @Nimravis all the best Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: The good, the Informative and the beautiful . Wow that is some collection of ferns and good to see the before cleaning and after cleaning photos. Great jellyfish collection too. I do like the jellyfish I have from you. Now on the first set of pictures is that a sea cucumber, they are really cool creatures. great post and thanks for sharing @Nimravis all the best Bobby Thanks Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Just one more thing The Good , the Bad and Ugly has one of the most melancholic but beautiful songs in any movie. I think it is called a solider story .sorry a bit of topic but that is the first memory to come to my mind when I think of this movie . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Great post Ralph. Beautiful fossils. If I ever get back to the Chicago area, I may have to join you on a trip. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 23, 2017 Author Share Posted December 23, 2017 Thanks Don, and Anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 10/16/2017 at 10:19 PM, Nimravis said: Long concretions can and do break cleanly with a hammer- (Large concretion in the center I opened with a hammer). If I thought that the broken concretion contained an animal I would not have used a hammer, but due to it's shape and the fact that I got it from Pit 4, I knew with out a doubt that it was a fern. The one thing that was different with this concretions was the sound that was made when I lightly tap it. This one had a high pitch versus the sound that come from other Mazon Creek concretions- a lower pitch thump sound. I know it sounds funny, but that is one of the ways that I and other collectors could tell in a muddy area, if we found a concretion or a rock. Due to the make up of this concretion, I would not want to try to chisel anything off of it. Eye candy right here! Should visit there sometime. 1 Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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