Sacha Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 This has been a pretty disappointing year so far, with the season delayed by high water levels and then very poor results on trips to the Santa Fe, Withlacoochee and Peace when I finally could get out. This last Tuesday yielded reasonable results which I'm thankful for since the trip was a scouting expedition in preparation for a Christmas Eve trip with @Cam28 and @Max-fossils. Most of the vertebrate finds are pretty typical. My favorite find, though, was this sand dollar that looks like it had been dropped into the river after being professionally prepped. We find thousands of fragments of these while we're screening, but this is the first complete one I've run across. I think it's the best find of the day. I'm hoping Paul and Max will get something on our trip that will make it memerable. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 25 minutes ago, Sacha said: My favorite find, though, was this sand dollar that looks like it had been dropped into the river after being professionally prepped. Very nice! Like the way it is attached to the burrow cast, really sets it off! 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...
JarrodB Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Great finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 The sand dollar would be the find of the year for me. Probably Abertella dengleri, "A new species of Abertella from the Late Miocene Peace River Formation of Hardee County , Florida" Osborn and Ciampaglio 2010. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Wow, I think that sand dollar piece is tooooo coool. That's definitely more than a "find of the day". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Wonderful finds, especially that gorgeous sand dollar. Splendid! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Sacha said: I'm hoping Paul and Max will get something on our trip that will make it memerable. Gee, I don't know about that. Did you leave anything for them to find?! That sand dollar is beyond unreal to find already to display like that. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 All of your other finds put together that day pale in comparison to the sand dollar!! I love a bit of matrix with a fossil. Good luck, Cam and Max!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Al Dente said: The sand dollar would be the find of the year for me. Probably Abertella dengleri, "A new species of Abertella from the Late Miocene Peace River Formation of Hardee County , Florida" Osborn and Ciampaglio 2010. Thanks Al! I was hoping for an ID. These have such a large diameter and are almost paper thin. I don't know how I didn't hit it with the shovel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 All of those finds look very nice to me, but the sand dollar is special all right. That is amazing that it was unbroken! Very cool to get an ID as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Should throw that up for ifotm John, that’s a great piece. I have one creek here that I’ve come close to getting a whole one but not yet 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...
Pagurus Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Oooh, that sand dollar is wonderful! Of course I'd also be thrilled with just about everything else you found too! Good luck to you all on your Christmas eve hunt. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Fantastic trip. I second that the sand dollar would be my find of the year. I agree with Al Dente's possible ID also, very very cool find. 1 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...
Sacha Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 9 hours ago, sixgill pete said: Fantastic trip. I second that the sand dollar would be my find of the year. I agree with Al Dente's possible ID also, very very cool find. Thanks for the confirmation on the ID. I have to admit that these comments have me looking at this sand dollar with more respect than I originally had when I found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 That sand dollar is a WOW ! ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Great finds. Since it it is a Sand $, I will buy it off you for $2 US since I am feeling generous. You could then get a hamburger or another tasty morsel at McDonalds. The offer is only valid for 10 minutes, then it is off the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 15 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Since it it is a Sand $, I will buy it off you for $2 US since I am feeling generous. You could then get a hamburger... Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted December 22, 2017 Author Share Posted December 22, 2017 45 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Great finds. Since it it is a Sand $, I will buy it off you for $2 US since I am feeling generous. You could then get a hamburger or another tasty morsel at McDonalds. The offer is only valid for 10 minutes, then it is off the table. Ralph, if I had gotten your offer before I got the comments from this thread, I might almost have considered it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 40 minutes ago, Sacha said: Ralph, if I had gotten your offer before I got the comments from this thread, I might almost have considered it! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Pagurus said: And I will kindly pay you on Tuesday- I always loved that line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 On 12/20/2017 at 9:56 AM, Sacha said: This has been a pretty disappointing year so far, with the season delayed by high water levels and then very poor results on trips to the Santa Fe, Withlacoochee and Peace when I finally could get out. This last Tuesday yielded reasonable results which I'm thankful for since the trip was a scouting expedition in preparation for a Christmas Eve trip with @Cam28 and @Max-fossils. Most of the vertebrate finds are pretty typical. My favorite find, though, was this sand dollar that looks like it had been dropped into the river after being professionally prepped. We find thousands of fragments of these while we're screening, but this is the first complete one I've run across. I think it's the best find of the day. I'm hoping Paul and Max will get something on our trip that will make it memerable. That Sand $ is one of a kind! I need to go there to try for my own! 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...
Plantguy Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Hey John, congrats on the Abertella. What a wonderfully different preservation! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Amazing sand dollar!!! I am !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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