stats Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Last Weekend, August 18th and 19th 2018, was the annual Canal Corridor Mazon River Fossil Field Trip. The weather was perfect! There was a great presentation by Andrew Young on August 18th and Dave Dolak on August 19th. Afterwards, the dinner was excellent, as usual. It was a very productive outing for all involved. I have a couple buckets of concretions to freeze/thaw throughout the winter. It's always a fun trip, can't wait for it again next year! Saturday's lecture before collecting A perfect day! An amazing Alethopteris serlii, which was brought by one of the participants. I believe this was collected from the Dresden area, as it was known for large concretions. Concretions Everyone was tired at the end of the day! A few examples of what was found... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan 1000 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Nice report! The plants are beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 It's always nice to go out and enjoy nature - with great fossils as a bonus! Best of luck with freezing/thawing your concretions this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Nice report, I have never gone on that trip, what are the charging for each day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Good report and nice finds - glad you did well. Good luck with the remainder! 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...
fossilized6s Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Nice stuff, Rich. I really need to go to this one of these years. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Pretty nice. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Nice s! “...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...
deutscheben Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Thanks for the report, looks like it was a great day! I have been meaning to go for a few years but the timing just hasn't worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 oh man, nice stuff...thanks for showing us the pics. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Always nice to see lovely plant fossils. Thank you. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Nimravis said: Nice report, I have never gone on that trip, what are the charging for each day? $150. It goes to a good cause and a great dinner is included. It's also about the only chance to collect on the river. Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 1 hour ago, stats said: $150. It goes to a good cause and a great dinner is included. It's also about the only chance to collect on the river. Cheers, Rich Rich, when this comes up next year, if you remember, could you please send me a PM on this? I wouldn’t mind going into the creek for a little collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted August 26, 2018 Author Share Posted August 26, 2018 29 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Rich, when this comes up next year, if you remember, could you please send me a PM on this? I wouldn’t mind going into the creek for a little collecting. Sure! It is a good time with great dinner afterward! I'll post some fossils here as they open, so everyone sees what is possible. Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 First concretion to open. The freeze/thaw has been slow. I need to get more into the freezer. Hopefully, more to post soon! Cheers, Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Very nice. That big one one the table is very impressive. All of them are nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 1 hour ago, KimTexan said: Very nice. That big one one the table is very impressive. All of them are nice. That big Alethopteris on the table is one of the best Mazon Creek fossils I've ever held... very heavy! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, stats said: That big Alethopteris on the table is one of the best Mazon Creek fossils I've ever held... very heavy! Cheers, Rich Seeing someone hold it gives it a better size perspective. And wow it is big! I see your shirt. I use to be an NPR and BBC world news junky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 24, 2018 Author Share Posted September 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, KimTexan said: Seeing someone hold it gives it a better size perspective. And wow it is big! I see your shirt. I use to be an NPR and BBC world news junky. That's why I held them up. I love the NPR and BBC science podcasts. I listen to them on my commute. Planet Money and Science Friday are great! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Cleaned up Alethopteris serlii from the bottom of one of my buckets. Pre-cleaning After a few minutes in vinegar and some light scrubbing with my finger. I soaked it in water for about 10 minutes before the dunk in the vinegar. It's been slow going... hopefully more soon! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Very Nice! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Great fossils! I'd love to go on that trip one of these years. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinlukers Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Nice report and story line!! I’ve only found one plant fossil and I’m always looking for more. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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