LiamL Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Yesterday when i was walking back from an unsuccessful collecting tip i spotted this beauty laying half buried on a beach near Whitby! Before this point i'd only found one icthyosaur vert, and it was very worn, and half broken. So i'm extremely happy with the preservation on this one! 4 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Also today i hit my hand finger with my chisel while opening a nodule, hence the plaster. Ouch 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Very nice, congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Here's a comparison photo of my worn and unworn vert 2 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 I guess it wasn't unsuccessful after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 minute ago, caldigger said: I guess it wasn't unsuccessful after all! Nope, i walked back with a big smile on my face. Unfortunately today i walked back with a bleeding finger. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Nice find! That's a very good one. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Congratulations on the nice find! 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...
caldigger Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 33 minutes ago, LiamL said: Nope, i walked back with a big smile on my face. Unfortunately today i walked back with a bleeding finger. No pain, no gain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Thats a great vertebra Congrats 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indominus rex Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Really lovely vertebrae. 1 Life started in the ocean. And so did my interest in fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 1 hour ago, LiamL said: Also today i hit my hand finger with my chisel while opening a nodule, hence the plaster. Ouch Great find. Early in my fossil collecting (1988), I went to the Tucson show for the first time and saw ichthyosaur vertebrae for sale. I knew the distinctive shape and it was great to see one in person. I had to buy one and still have it. Yours would be a nice display piece too. Yeah, last year, I hit my left forefinger with the hammer and the pinkie got pinched by the plastic guard because I lost focus and didn't hold it right. It ripped the pad but didn't bleed much. I had disinfectant wipes and band-aids so I could keep splitting shale right after that. It healed quick too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, siteseer said: Great find. Early in my fossil collecting (1988), I went to the Tucson show for the first time and saw ichthyosaur vertebrae for sale. I knew the distinctive shape and it was great to see one in person. I had to buy one and still have it. Yours would be a nice display piece too. Yeah, last year, I hit my left forefinger with the hammer and the pinkie got pinched by the plastic guard because I lost focus and didn't hold it right. It ripped the pad but didn't bleed much. I had disinfectant wipes and band-aids so I could keep splitting shale right after that. It healed quick too. I look for bone bits mostly! Ichthyosaur is my favorite. I've got 2 nice pieces being prepped right now so i'm looking forward to showing them! Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Today i found a another single vert, and a stone that looks like 3 verts! wow Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 hours ago, LiamL said: Today i found a another single vert, and a stone that looks like 3 verts! wow Pictures? 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...
LiamL Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 11 hours ago, ynot said: Pictures? This is the single vert i found. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Wow congrats again Do you have a picture of the stone with the three verts? Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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