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Some help please to finding a tar pit beetle


Bobby Rico

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Hi TFF 

I have never done a wanted post before and I don’t know if this is the right category. I have wanted for years a Tar pit beetle not bothered about what type of beetle . I can find something nice to trade or I can purchase one if you know of a good website deliver to the UK if you do please pm me. Thank you for your time  Bobby 

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Bobby and Will, these do occasionally come up at our shows since they are obtained locally.  I will keep an eye out for you.

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7 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Bobby and Will, these do occasionally come up at our shows since they are obtained locally.  I will keep an eye out for you.

Thanks. :D

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9 hours ago, caldigger said:

Bobby and Will, these do occasionally come up at our shows since they are obtained locally.  I will keep an eye out for you.

Cheers mate I appreciate it. I may have found one. I will keep you posted.

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1 hour ago, Bobby Rico said:

Cheers mate I appreciate it. I may have found one. I will keep you posted.

I will find (it), and I will (buy) it:ighappy:

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My quest is over for a Tar beetle and I would like to thank everyone who helped me with this. I ended up with a beautiful beetle indeed. Better than I hoped :)

 

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17 minutes ago, will stevenson said:

How did you get it :)

It came in the post. :) no it was a birthday present of a forum member. Beautiful gift :wub:

 

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6 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

It came in the post. :) no it was a birthday present of a forum member. Beautiful gift :wub:

 

Lucky you:yay-smiley-1:

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Fantastic bug Bobby! :envy: :drool:

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Max Derème

 

"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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8 minutes ago, Max-fossils said:

Fantastic bug Bobby! :envy: :drool:

Thanks Max it is definitely a favourite of mine.

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1 hour ago, Darktooth said:

Congratulations Bobby! 

 

50 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said:

Wow, stunning bug Bobby!

Doren rocks what a generous person . 

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It looks alive!

Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday!

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4 hours ago, -Andy- said:

It looks alive!

It really does my friend no imagination is needed when pondering the life of this creature. Definitely one of my favourite fossil in my collection.  

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14 hours ago, Fossil Claw said:

nice.  I haven't seen one of those before.

 

I wouldn't mind buying or trading for one myself.

I have a had a book called the wonderful World of fossils for about 30years or probably more. I will post some photos of it . It is a great book because it looks at the more unusual fossil for example when looking at La brea Tar pits instead of seeing just Mammoths and sabre toothed tigers it had these little beatles featured too. That is when I but this on my bucket list.

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4 hours ago, Aurelius said:

Beautiful beetle! I have some dragonfly heads, which I think are from the same tar pits.

Thank you I am pretty pleased. Can I see a picture please of you dragonfly heads. Cheers 

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@Bobby Rico here are a couple pieces that I have in my collection.

 

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The one on the left- above, I believe that I received from Doren @caldigger

 

 

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Here are some other pieces, all bird material.

 

Leg bone-

 

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Toe Bone-

 

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Claw-

 

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Neck Vert-

 

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