Nimravis Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 3 hours ago, BLT said: I spend way too much time browsing this thread! That is too funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 @stats Rich, finally something opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 7 hours ago, Nimravis said: In my opinion it's a very nice fishy. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Looks to be a large paleoniscoid. Nice find! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 minute ago, RCFossils said: Looks to be a large paleoniscoid. Nice find! Thanks much- it was such a funky concretion, I am really surprised that I got it open. I saw a small crack along the plane line last night and I used a dental pick and the two halves came apart with no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Very nice fish. I'm glad the freeze-thaw was successful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 39 minutes ago, jdp said: Very nice fish. I'm glad the freeze-thaw was successful! Thanks, I caught right in time, since pieces start breaking off with each session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 I spent about 1 hour going through a bunch of concretions from “Across from Pit 4” today, nothing special was found. I will start with my favorite, a nice piece of coprolite. Here are my other finds- Myalinella meeki bivalves- Neuropteris- Misc Plant Parts/ Bark- 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 I like the coprolite, that's a good one, but i also like the first bark bit that looks like Calamites. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I like the coprolite, that's a good one, but i also like the first bark bit that looks like Calamites. Correct, it is Calamities with a nice internode. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 It was a great day to open concretions with the temps in the mid 40's. I was going through concretions from "Across From Pit 4". Here are some of my finds from today. My buddy was back today helping me. He never runs, even when I am swinging the hammer, I must be a Squirrel Whisperer. My favorite find was this Neuropteris, it has great veination. Even though it did not fully open, I really like the way it came out. This happens more that I like, but worms from this area rarely ever break properly and I usually do not post them, but here is one from today. Other items that I do not post, but thought that I would show some that I came across today. These fossils never beak properly and they are usually sideways to the plane line that I am cracking. Here are some misc. pieces of plant material. Here are a few nice pieces of subsurface bark- Taeiophyllum latifolium. Neuropteris- Bark / Stem- Annularia- Cyclus americanus- Myalinella meeki Bivalve- Coprolite- 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Yes, the Neuropteris is beautiful. So is the squirrel. Tidgy likes to watch me prepping and have a sniff at all the pieces. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 42 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Yes, the Neuropteris is beautiful. So is the squirrel. Tidgy likes to watch me prepping and have a sniff at all the pieces. Thanks Adam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 You're not going to try to pop that middle piece off the Neuropteris? Surely it must be doable, with low risk of damaging it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 1 hour ago, Wrangellian said: You're not going to try to pop that middle piece off the Neuropteris? Surely it must be doable, with low risk of damaging it. No, I don't it the way it is and even though I see a little crack, with my luck I will most likely break it in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Nimravis said: I see a little crack, Time for a micro chisel. I find a jeweler's screwdriver works well.(But never tried one on a mason nodule.) Nice pieces (even if they are not Your best), most would like them in their collections. 1 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...
stats Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 7:39 AM, Nimravis said: @stats Rich, finally something opened. I just saw the fish! Sweet! Congrats! 39 is not a bad number. I have a horseshoe crab that took about 2 years to open. How often were you cycling? Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 3 hours ago, stats said: I just saw the fish! Sweet! Congrats! 39 is not a bad number. I have a horseshoe crab that took about 2 years to open. How often were you cycling? Cheers, Rich Rich, without checking a calendar I believe I found it approximately 50 days or a little less prior to the time that it throws open. So I was cycling it sometimes every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 7 hours ago, Nimravis said: No, I don't it the way it is and even though I see a little crack, with my luck I will most likely break it in half. I would try it. You could always glue it back together if it breaks... it's not like you're doing it out in the field and losing a piece! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 3 hours ago, Wrangellian said: I would try it. You could always glue it back together if it breaks... it's not like you're doing it out in the field and losing a piece! For you I will do it later- it is also not my first Neuropteris. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Nimravis said: For you I will do it later- it is also not my first Neuropteris. Lol 3,526th ? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 28 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: 3,526th ? Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Yeah, you've got lots of them to play with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Wrangellian said: Yeah, you've got lots of them to play with! Thanks for posting this reply, it reminded me to try and crack that piece off. I must have hit it, not real hard, about 20 times on each side and nothing budged but the outer shell. I will try it outside when I am in a better position to hit it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 It's hard to imagine that it would be stubborn, if there is leaf under there and you say there's a separation-? What direction are you hitting it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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