gwestbrook Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 I drove my mom out to Ft Stockton in West Texas over the weekend to visit her sister and since that placed me in close proximity to some Borracho Formation exposures (Levinson and San Martine members) I headed west on I-10 early Saturday morning for a day of perusing the road cuts out to about 90 miles west of Ft Stockton. My first stop was a San Martine Member exposure which I’ll detail in a later post. The last two cuts were Levinson member exposures. I found these fossils in those two cuts. Not sure yet what they are but I’ll post their identity once I’m clear on that. They’re not all in great shape but I’m satisfied with my finds. I’ve posted before and after photos. Photo of the previous fossils after prep 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 12 hours ago, gwestbrook said: I kind of like the crushed echinoid as it speaks to it’s ancient origins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Nice finds! That nautiloid is a fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 Various stages of the prep process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Miocene_Mason Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Nice! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Great finds! Thanks for the report and pictures. Love the Nautiloid. 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...
gwestbrook Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Great finds! Thanks for the report and pictures. Love the Nautiloid. Thanks! Me too. Sorry for the double post. Not sure how that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 5 hours ago, WhodamanHD said: Nice! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 This was a San Martine exposure along I-10. I found some stuff there as well. I'll post them once I've prepped them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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-AnThOnY- Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Gorgeous Coenolectypus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 22 hours ago, -AnThOnY- said: Gorgeous Coenolectypus! Thank you! My favorite from that trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Lovely finds and great prepping ! ! ! Thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Lovely finds and great prepping ! ! ! Thanks for sharing. Thank you! It was a shock to see that they turned out much better than I thought they would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 20+ years ago I drove past those exposures along I-10 as I was moving from Arizona to Georgia. Unfortunately I was pulling a U-Haul trailer, plus I had my non-fossil-hunting spouse, 3 kids, 4 dogs, and a cat in the jeep, and it was very hot out (mid-June), so needless to say stopping was out of the question. I always wondered if those roadcuts had any fossils. Now I know. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 22, 2017 Author Share Posted November 22, 2017 9 hours ago, FossilDAWG said: 20+ years ago I drove past those exposures along I-10 as I was moving from Arizona to Georgia. Unfortunately I was pulling a U-Haul trailer, plus I had my non-fossil-hunting spouse, 3 kids, 4 dogs, and a cat in the jeep, and it was very hot out (mid-June), so needless to say stopping was out of the question. I always wondered if those roadcuts had any fossils. Now I know. Don They're pretty heavily hunted, but there are still some good ones to find. Just have to be patient and know you're not coming home with bags full. Just a few. But, still it's fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Nice finds! Good prep! Being a good samaratin to one's relatives can have its advantages. Business trips can also be of advantage if you can find a bit of spare time. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 VERY nice finds, gwestbrook! In my mis-spent youth, I quite literally spent thousands of hours walking through trans-pecos exposures just like that (maybe even those)...but back in THOSE days, I was primarily looking for cacti and reptiles and not really paying much attention to old dead stuff! -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Nice finds Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 1:28 AM, Fruitbat said: VERY nice finds, gwestbrook! In my mis-spent youth, I quite literally spent thousands of hours walking through trans-pecos exposures just like that (maybe even those)...but back in THOSE days, I was primarily looking for cacti and reptiles and not really paying much attention to old dead stuff! -Joe Thanks! I love that part of Texas. It's a little more dangerous than it was years ago. Especially in the last few years due to a lot of drug trafficking and other illegal stuff going on along I-10 and I-20. But, I will definitely go back again. On 11/22/2017 at 5:44 AM, Vieira said: Nice finds Congratulations Thank you! On 11/22/2017 at 12:26 AM, Ludwigia said: Nice finds! Good prep! Being a good samaratin to one's relatives can have its advantages. Business trips can also be of advantage if you can find a bit of spare time. Thanks! I planned the trip and then told my mom I'd like her to go along so she could visit her sister. We both had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwestbrook Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 11/21/2017 at 3:06 PM, FossilDAWG said: 20+ years ago I drove past those exposures along I-10 as I was moving from Arizona to Georgia. Unfortunately I was pulling a U-Haul trailer, plus I had my non-fossil-hunting spouse, 3 kids, 4 dogs, and a cat in the jeep, and it was very hot out (mid-June), so needless to say stopping was out of the question. I always wondered if those roadcuts had any fossils. Now I know. Don No telling what you might have found back in those days. Fossil collecting was a much less popular endeavor back then. You might have found some very pristine specimens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Nice finds and good prep job ! Like it !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Cool Beans! Love the nautiloid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Nice finds!! how did you prep that Coenholectypus? www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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