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A trip to the Middle Jurassic Aalenian

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I'm still eating my popcorn, but drooling too. Fun exposures to hunt in and the prizes are well worth it (if you have a prep setup). Thanks again for the pics!

-Dave

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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 McPhee

If I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPhee

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6 hours ago, Monica said:

Amazing, as always, Roger - that snail and bivalve are stunning!!! :wub:

 

5 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Love the gastropod and the Myophorella. :)

Nicely prepped, of course. 

Splendid! 

Aren't they nice? :D

 

4 hours ago, old bones said:

Great trip report! Thanks for taking us along Roger. :) You sure do transform those chunks of rock into gorgeous specimens!

Glad you enjoyed yourself Mr. Bones and thanks for the laurels :)

 

4 hours ago, Jeffrey P said:

Roger, those first batch of photos look similar to a place my friends and I visited last spring. Beautiful pictures documenting your arduous work. Absolutely in love with that bivalve.

I think I remember giving you and Ralph and Aza directions to that site. Love that bivalve too.

 

 

Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger

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4 hours ago, Shamalama said:

I'm still eating my popcorn, but drooling too. Fun exposures to hunt in and the prizes are well worth it (if you have a prep setup). Thanks again for the pics!

You're welcome. Maybe I'll get one more done tonight so you don't need to overeat.

 

 

Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger

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Great report, Roger.  Thanks for taking us along.  makes me want to get out....  or even get out in Deutschland again.  

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5 hours ago, jpc said:

Great report, Roger.  Thanks for taking us along.  makes me want to get out....  or even get out in Deutschland again.  

Thanks, JP. I didn't catch you the times you were over here so it sure would be nice to see you sometime if you ever come over again.

 

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3 minutes ago, Ludwigia said:

Thanks, JP. I didn't catch you the times you were over here so it sure would be nice to see you sometime if you ever come over again.

I will try again next time....

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Well, Dave, now you can stop eating your popcorn for the time being, since I at least managed to get one of these finds finished.  Can anyone guess which one this was?

 

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Brasilia bradfordensis. 9cm.

 

 

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On 4/11/2018 at 3:18 PM, Ludwigia said:
On 4/11/2018 at 3:18 PM, Ludwigia said:

 

 

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This one? 

 

 

 

 

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Tortoise Friend.

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3 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

 

Nice try, but that was the one I called a dud a few posts ago. Sigh! And it looked so promising.

 

 

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1 minute ago, Ludwigia said:

Nice try, but that was the one I called a dud a few posts ago.

 

:doh!:

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Tortoise Friend.

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On 4/11/2018 at 9:32 AM, Ludwigia said:

Sometimes a fossil appears after whacking the block, as here.

 

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This guy!!!!

-Dave

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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 McPhee

If I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPhee

Check out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/

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I've gone through the rest of the finds now and unfortunately most of them weren't as well preserved as I had hoped, being almost all just partials. Fortunately, however, one of them turned out quite nicely, even though I had to do a bit of repair work on it. To avoid any confusion this time, I'll show the original again.

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And here's the finished product from various points of view. 2x Ancolioceras opalinoides on a block measuring 14x11x8cm.

 

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So, that's the last one from this trip. Time to head back there again soon and continue on getting the next blocks out. Hope you enjoyed the trip.

 

 

Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger

http://www.steinkern.de/

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1 hour ago, Ludwigia said:

So, that's the last one from this trip. Time to head back there again soon and continue on getting the next blocks out. Hope you enjoyed the trip.

Nice grouping from the last visit.

Hope the next visit will produce more better finds!

Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys."

Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough."

 

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5 hours ago, ynot said:

Nice grouping from the last visit.

Hope the next visit will produce more better finds!

Thanks for the support, Tony.

 

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Sweet ammos! :ammonite01:

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

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