Bobby Rico Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 Hi @Walt I don’t know if you view my thread but there is some really interesting posts been added to it by other members . I thought you may like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: Hi @Walt I don’t know if you view my thread but there is some really interesting posts been added to it by other members . I thought you may like. Thank you, Bobby! It was on my short list of reading for tonight I am definitely interested as that is only a few hours from me! Thanks for thinking of me! Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Beautiful collection, Bobby. How did you prep them? Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Walt said: Beautiful collection, Bobby. How did you prep them? I have not prepared them you just soak the matrix in hot water and then let them dry. I think they could be prepared more and that is a question I may post . Thanks Walt it was lots of fun finding them tiny bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 It is a wonderful tiny world. I understand you bought the mix? From Richard's spur? Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Just now, Walt said: It is a wonderful tiny world. I understand you bought the mix? From Richard's spur? No from our favourite auction site. Richard’s Spur is the old name of the quarry. Oklahoma has some cool hunting spots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 @Bobby Rico can you tell me what this is called and where I can get one? Would be very useful! I am talking about the magnifying glass thing on the stand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, Wolf89 said: @Bobby Rico can you tell me what this is called and where I can get one? Would be very useful! I am talking about the magnifying glass thing on the stand Sorry My freind I found it in a dumpster years ago, why would you throw out an fantastic tool like this. I will google a few things and get back to you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Sorry I can’t find anything like it . looking at it their is no plastic on it at all. So it is probably 50+ years old, I have had it 20 years. I just like the old vintage look of it. You probably be better with something like this. Can get a light on them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf89 Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Thanks! What would I search for on google @Bobby Rico ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 5 minutes ago, Wolf89 said: Thanks! What would I search for on google @Bobby Rico ? I just done a search for mine but I can’t find anything but for the new one I added a picture of I looked up”magnifying glass anglepoise or bench magnifier”. I hope that helps. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 Sorry if I am repeating myself but I finished of my micro matrix and for my own record, I would like to show all the best my finds. A more complete collection. Sorry some of the bone are not quite in the picture but it had to move about with out pinging them onto the carpet. Sorry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: I finished of my micro matrix and for my own record The problem with such quality close ups is that now we are all going to be on you to clean the individual grains of sand out of the pores..... 1 Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 9:00 PM, Walt said: The problem with such quality close ups is that now we are all going to be on you to clean the individual grains of sand out of the pores..... That would be difficult, I actually knocked a little plastic gem pots over and onto the carpet. I could just leave them 290 million years old to be vacuumed up that would be incredible sad. So 20mins later and sore knees I di found them all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 Now a little insight to why I like the Permian so much. When I was a little lad one birthday my sister gave me this book. I loved the art work as a kid even today I think it is beautiful. I have seen quite a bit of Zdenek Burian fantastic art work in the Czech Republic’s Prague. The art work of some of the dinosaur is of a time and misguided to modern standards but I still find it very beguiling. 1. Discosauriscus pulcherrimus 2.Chelyderpeton germanicus 3.Diadectes phaseolinus 4. Seymouria baylorensis 5.Edaphosaurus pogonias 6. Dimetrodon incisivus 7.Varanosaurus acutirostris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Thank you so much to @Bobby Rico@Uncle Siphuncle @jpc et al. for this incredibly fascinating, beautiful and moving thread. I can contribute but a little as to how the generosity and kindness of Fossil Forum members continues forever as i have been gifted with a selection of micro matrix from this locality by the ever thoughtful Bobby Rico with the aid of his most wonderful wife; Mrs R. A birthday present for me , despite the fact that Bobby was pretty poorly at the time. Bless you Bobby. And all the rest who share their experiences and finds with museums, fellow collectors and the Forum. Excuse the Marmite. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 @Tidgy's Dad you are more than welcome. I think the little bones are really cool. So happy you liked them. This thread definitely helped keep my mind attractive and aided me in my recovery . I also found it moving and nostalgic . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenstone Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I know this is a very old thread, but we just acquired this awesome Captorhinus specimen that I thought I'd share. I don't know as much about this as I'd like, but my wife and I fell in love with this fossil the minute we saw it, so we're just now learning more about it. I assume this probably started off as a bag of randomly found bones that were put together to form this specimen, but does anyone know if the bones from single animals were ever found together such that they could create this from a single (or mostly single) animal? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 (edited) @bgreenstone that’s pretty lovely. Personally in the U.K. only really seen the composite hands or feet in the Perspex boxes . I don’t mind composites myself. Thank you for adding this lovely fossil to my thread. I really don't have the knowledge to answer your question. @dinodigger has help me out in the past, maybe he can answer your question. cheers Bobby Edited September 15, 2023 by Bobby Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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