Nimravis Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 After visiting the MAPS Show yesterday in Iowa City, I decided to stop by a small show that was held in a Western Suburb of Chicago. It was the 50th Annual Des Plaines Valley Geological Society Show and it was the first time that I have attended. It is a very small show that is really geared towards rocks, minerals and jewelry, but there was one vendor that I saw there that had fossils. She had various items for sale, but the prices were quite high for many of the items ( i.e. 1" portion of a Spinosaurus tooth for $150.00), but being a local show, I do like to purchase 1 or 2 items to help the vendors, so I bought a couple fluorescent minerals for my 4 year old grandson and a small bird bone in Tar Matrix (Rancho La Brea, CA), though I think it may have come from Maricopa Brea, CA. Like other shows, they had a couple of displays , door prizes and silent auctions. If you live in the Chicagoland Area ans you have nothing to do tomorrow head out to Des Plaines and check it out- the information is on The Fossil Forums Calendar. Here are some pictures from the show: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 Here is a pic of the Bird Bone that I purchased for $10.00, that was not a bad price on this item. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Nice bird bone! Some nice crinoid pieces and I would have been tempted by the Hyolithes from the Wheeler Shale for only $6, I think! Definitely worth a quick look on your trip. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Nice purchase! I think I would’ve bought that ‘roo jaw pretty quickly! “...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...
Nimravis Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 @Tidgy's Dad and @WhodamanHD - lol it is nice to see what others would have bought. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Sometimes the little shows can have some very nice things! Thanks for sharing. 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...
Peat Burns Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Except for the Moroccan dino teeth, the prices I could see seemed pretty reasonable to me. I wonder why the dino teeth were so exorbitant. And thanks to your post about your UV flashlight, I bought the exact same one. I've been shining it on every fossil and mineral I can find. Some cool surprises. Got some fluorescence out of my polished "petosky stones" among others. I think it could be very handy hunting the white river group at night! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 hour ago, ynot said: Sometimes the little shows can have some very nice things! Thanks for sharing. I agree Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 Wow, those crinoids really were the eye-catcher for me. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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