Jeffrey P Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 The display of Mazon Creek fossils really celebrates the richness of that amazing fauna. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 16 minutes ago, Wolf89 said: That is so awesome. Some SUPER cool fossils in there, if I lived around there I would go at least every weekend haha I go to university 2 miles away from Dave's. I visit there a lot. Usually buy myself a fossil every time I score well on a test. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 50 minutes ago, BLT said: Btw, your grandson sure is a cutie! Thanks much, he is not much into fossils, he is into playing the drums and loves Nirvana, Green Day, foo Fighters and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He did leave Dave’s with some little polished rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 41 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Looks like a wonderful place! I’ll put that on my visit list. Thanks for sharing! And that Helenodora is an epic find! I always kick myself for selling it and is one reason why I do not sell my favorite Mazon Creek finds. I found that piece split open from weathering and just needed to wash it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, Nimravis said: I always kick myself for selling it and is one reason why I do not sell my favorite Mazon Creek finds. I found that piece split open from weathering and just needed to wash it off. There are quite a few things I wish I never sold. But I made someone else happy when I did. ( That what I tell myself to make me feel better.) 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 Nice tour! Thanks for taking Us along. 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...
caldigger Posted October 28, 2018 Share Posted October 28, 2018 A regular "Candy Shop" of fossils, really appreciate the tour buddy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Thanks for the photographic tour. Beautiful museum indeed. Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Wow... I have never heard of this place. Thanks for the info and tour. next time I get to Chicago (next summer), I may have to convince the wife to get ourselves up to Evanston. Excellent Mazon Creek material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Just stopped by there today. Gotta respect a place with a Triceratops head over their door. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aplomado Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Wow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 1 hour ago, jpc said: Wow... I have never heard of this place. Thanks for the info and tour. next time I get to Chicago (next summer), I may have to convince the wife to get ourselves up to Evanston. Excellent Mazon Creek material. You would love all of his White River stuff in the stores downstairs museum. Take a look at the post that I did last year in October with I believe the same title, It has a lot of pics of those fossils and others- very impressive collection. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Praefectus said: Gotta respect a place with a Triceratops head over their door. It would be fun to have several dino heads on the walls of the living room like deer mounts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 59 minutes ago, caldigger said: It would be fun to have several dino heads on the walls of the living room like deer mounts. I know, right? Imagine having a T. rex skull over the fireplace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I made a visit there last spring, and it's always amazing! The Mazon display cases are my favorites! I don't know of another place that matches the number and quality of the specimens on display. The Field Museum has a huge and unbelievable collection, but there it's really that much on display. Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 2 hours ago, stats said: I made a visit there last spring, and it's always amazing! The Mazon display cases are my favorites! I don't know of another place that matches the number and quality of the specimens on display. The Field Museum has a huge and unbelievable collection, but there it's really that much on display. Cheers, Rich I agree Rich- I think Dave's out does the Field by leaps and bounds. AT his shop you can see so many different species of plants and animals- I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Wow, what a collection. Thanks for showing us around Ralph. 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share Posted December 3, 2018 2 hours ago, JohnBrewer said: Wow, what a collection. Thanks for showing us around Ralph. John, I posted another post on Dave's about a year prior to this last one, I took pictures of the other fossils that he has in his museum. if you have not had a chance to see that, you should look it up, there are some beautiful fossils to see. I don't know how to add the link or I would have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I’d spend so much money in that shop! Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 4 hours ago, LiamL said: I’d spend so much money in that shop! It would be very easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Now that's a rock shop ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 As an FYI, today I heard that Dave’s Rock Shop will be on - 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 WOW ! ! ! I can't believe I've not seen this thread before now. The items for sale are amazing enough, but those Mazon Creek specimens left me feeling quite faint. I couldn't possibly pick a favourite. Extraordinary. Golly. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Nimravis said: As an FYI, today I heard that Dave’s Rock Shop will be on - DVR: "Prehistoric Fossil Breeding" Season 4 -- Episode 10 -- Thanks for the heads-up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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