Fossil-Hound Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Had a phenomenal time digging up Eocene freshwater vertebrae fossils in Wyoming this past weekend at @sseth and @FossilDudeCO famous American Fossil Quarry. Managed to convince my cousin, his two sons, and my family to join. @sseth set us up with our own rocks to split and he was very informative, showing us how to split the rock and what to look for. We all had a really good time. Here are some of the highlights. Matt's two sons Logan and Wesley had a blast. Here's their cart full of Knightia's. A sneak peak at some of the multi slabs I hauled away. On the bottom is a slab with five complete fish. There's one hiding in the sun and another top right that needs to be prepared out. Some of the finds. Some of these fish need some prep work to fully uncover. A personal favorite was the largest Diplomystus I have ever found. I should of put something in the picture for scale but this fish is nearly a foot wide. The heartbreaker of the day was this well preserve Mioplosus. The top and bottom halves of the head are missing! Still a nice looking fish and I'll use it for referencing the species in the years to come. Wesley holding up a decent sized Knightia. A view of the limestone rocks we were splitting. @sseth recovered a crocodile tooth from a small slab such as the ones pictured here some time ago. Matt trimming down his finds on the rock saw. My cousin Matt and his son Wesley showing off some of their prized fish. A front view of the rock quarry. There's a lot to offer at the site. Wes lining up fish for his dad to cut. Matt sawing away. The remains of the slabs after we split them down. We kept revisiting and respiting slabs. It was a lot of fun. The Seth clan hanging out under the shade, escaping the hot sun and dust. Couldn't resist snapping this photo. I really need to get one of these decals. @sseth on the left side. He was super helpful in showing us what to look for. That Mososaur skull on his shirt was recovered my him in Morocco. That is super neat. I'm holding up a large Knightia near Logan and Wes. Matt and his sons getting pumped to descend 50 million years into the Eocene. At 9:00am we were among the first on sight and we were all super excited to get to the digging and exploring. Wes (left) and Logan (right) braving the dust and sun to find Eocene fossils. Have to start them off young! Having dinner at a local Mexican restaurant in Kemmerer. The food was really good. We ordered Carne Asada that came with spicy salsa. Matt kept telling the waitress to bring out the "Gringo" salsa. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Great trip report and finds- looks like @sseth set your group up well. Thanks for posting, I have to get out there sometime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Nice report, looks like you had a great time with your family! Fossils are just icing on the cake, and some very nice icing at that! “...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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Jason, Great report and pictures! Thanks for posting the trip for us. Glad you did well there. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Excellent report, pics, and finds! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Nice finds!! Brings back treasured memories from last year's trip to the quarry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Thanks for the tour, Jason. Definitely looks like a fabulous place to collect, and it seems you and the family did very well. Quite a lot of fish! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 looks like it was fun for all. Been awhile since ive done this myself, but nice to see other folks diggin for fossil fish. Nice report. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Very nice report. Sounds like Y'all had a good time with some wonderful finds! 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...
goatinformationist Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 What everybody up above said and more. This report left me with a warm feeling. Where is that fish smell coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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