SailingAlongToo Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 So, as some of you know Mrs.SA2 took a nasty fall at the end of September resulting in a broken arm and dislocated elbow requiring surgery to repair both. She's on the mend and healing well but has a long way to go. Over the last couple of weekends we've made a few trips to one of our favorite areas to do a little fossil hunting and help her regain her confidence being back outdoors. As usual, we've taken our buddy Trevor (@Daleksec) along on the trips. Mrs.SA2 has done quite well for herself on these excursions along the river. Here are a couple of photos of our finds from our 1st trip earlier this month. I found the meg. It's pretty beat up, but "a megs a meg" She found the cetacean phalange. I also found the 2 cow shark (notorynchus) teeth. Here are some from our 2nd trip this month. We love the hastalis colors. Photos of our finds from 3 hours hunting this past weekend in the next post. Cheers, SA2 / Mrs.SA2 1 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemi123 Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Nice finds, hope the Mrs. heals fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Here are some photos from our 3 hours hunting this past Saturday morning. She found the meg this time but I found the nice hastalis. I found the bulla but she found the periotics. More in next post. 1 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 The rest of the finds from this past Saturday. She found this really kinky vertebrae. Not sure what its from. Doesn't look like the cetacean verts we are used to finding. She also found this piece of fish jaw, empty sockets though. 1 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Mrs.SA2 just reminded me I forgot to post a photo of the really awesome ray plate she found on our 2nd trip. It is the largest one either of us has ever found. I've still got a little cleaning and prep to do on it. @aerogrower the cubes still have their "magic." 4 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 That’s an epic ray plate, Congrats to the Mrs.SA2! The rest are also quite awesome, and a meg is indeed a meg. That’s worlds better than any I’ve ever found (well I haven’t found any). “...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...
ynot Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Too much nice stuff!! You are doing good out there. 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...
jcbshark Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Great finds, lots of nice colors you found too 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...
MarcoSr Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 11 hours ago, SailingAlongToo said: The rest of the finds from this past Saturday. She found this really kinky vertebrae. Not sure what its from. Doesn't look like the cetacean verts we are used to finding. She also found this piece of fish jaw, empty sockets though. Jack Nice finds. The vertebra looks like a cetacean cervical vertebra to me. The fish jaw looks like red drum. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 30 minutes ago, MarcoSr said: Jack Nice finds. The vertebra looks like a cetacean cervical vertebra to me. The fish jaw looks like red drum. Marco Sr. Thanks Marco Sr. She really likes finding "fishy" stuff. Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerogrower Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Dang guys you are cleaning up even injured!! Hope she is doing better and glad to see you are both still getting out. Missed your presence lately. @SailingAlongToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Nice finds and we all know that the Mrs. found the majority of the fossils, including the meg, but I will not say anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Very Nice Jack. Looks like a good fall so far. 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...
MarcoSr Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 On 11/21/2017 at 8:01 AM, MarcoSr said: Jack Nice finds. The vertebra looks like a cetacean cervical vertebra to me. The fish jaw looks like red drum. Marco Sr. I saw the vertebra first hand today. The vertebra isn't cetacean but from a terrestrial mammal. For a specimen id, even great pictures like in this post aren't anywhere near as good as just holding the specimen in your hand. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 15 minutes ago, MarcoSr said: I saw the vertebra first hand today. The vertebra isn't cetacean but from a terrestrial mammal. For a specimen id, even great pictures like in this post aren't anywhere near as good as just holding the specimen in your hand. Marco Sr. Thanks Marco. Obviously, we will be donating it back to "the collection." Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCW3D Posted November 26, 2017 Share Posted November 26, 2017 Love that ray plate! Awesome finds! Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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