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Tried a new spot this weekend!


Al Tahan

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Hey everyone!

 

I am about to be on a business trip for the next week so I made sure to try out a new location this past weekend. I went fossil hunting on Saturday and Sunday. Both days! I doubt I’ll get to do a double header like that for a while. Once summer hits I’ll have to figure out a way to fit in all these outdoor activities :headscratch:lol. 

 

 I went  to DSR to play for a little on Saturday morning. I only had until 11:30am to hunt, I had to help wedding planning with the fiancé. I only stayed at DSR for a little and gave myself enough time to go to Briggs rd for a first time hunt. 

 

Ive never been to Briggs rd but I’ve seen some trips posted by Dave @Darktooth and the location was very close to DSR. It was a site I was told to visit if I wanted to find Eldredgeops. Greenops are the more common trilobite at DSR and Eldredgeops is the more common trilobite at Briggs rd. 

 

I must say...very interesting site. Not very “pretty” as far as roadside quarries go, but she’s a beauty I tell ya haha. I’ll follow with pictures of Saturday’s DSR and Briggs rd finds after the text. 

 

I took my nephew out fossil hunting on Sunday cause he’s been pretty aware of my activities lately lol. I took him, my sister and brother in law to DSR and Briggs rd on Sunday. I went to the diamond mine last year with my nephew and we didn’t do so hot so I needed him to take home something this time! We sure my nephew Dylan went home with some nice trilobite material. I gave him a nice folded over greenops from DSR and my brother in law found a killer Eldredgeops at Briggs rd. So Dylan was a happy kid with some nice fossils. 

 

Ok time to show pictures. Trying to find a way to streamline this process lol. 

 

First Saturday’s take homes

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This is what I collected from DSR Saturday morning. 

 

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I found this crazy looking plant fossil...or so I think it’s a plant fossil. 

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Thats the other side...this is what I saw first in a talus pile and flipped it over to see the other side. 

 

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I also collected these other associated fragments but don’t fit anywhere. It’s an odd fossil. Does anyone have a clue?

 

 

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I have never seen an inarticulate brachiopod this big before.....just insane. 

 

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These are the DSR trilobites I got on Saturday morning. 

 

 

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If only I had prep gear on hand. I can see it’s gonna be a beauty!

 

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Same story just not quite as nice. Man I can’t wait to close on my house! I need that lab lol. 

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Just a roller...not sure if the pygidium is there. 

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Then I went to Briggs rd for about 90 min. I tried working a spot that seemed like someone started. I immediately found some Eldredgeops pieces. Then bam!! I saw a pretty nice one come out of a bunch of crumbly slabs I was pulling up. 

 

 

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This is what I found on Saturday at Briggs rd. 

 

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2 decent fragments...they make you look twice when you find them...”is it all there!!??”

 

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I was stoked when I found this. The rock crumbles easy so I think I’ll have to be patient to top this one. 

 

Now sunday images 

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Heres what I took home from DSR on Sunday. I have most of the good stuff to Dylan. 

 

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I did keep this paper thin brachiopod...cause let’s be honest...no kid will keep this amazing specimen intact! Lol. 

 

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I did grab these 2 rollers....needs prepping. The wait will be long but worth it lol. 

 

Lastly the sunday briggs rd hunt

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I can't wait to fill my bucket with those awesome bivalves! For some reason I will never fully understand, I left all of the ones I collected last year at the site or gave them to other people. I only brought home two for myself. Not this year! ...not this year...

Jay A. Wollin

Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve

Hamburg, New York, USA

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Ha like I said...Briggs rd isn’t a looker.

 

 

Here are what I got from Briggs rd on Sunday. 12BED621-DF03-4779-8A26-3B4DF9CE7FD5.thumb.jpeg.31451d700d8a5613c5b9cf793c1e119c.jpeg

 

 

 

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Some close up of some partials...the Eldredgeops here are BIG...way bigger on average than the Buffalo trilobites. Also...on a side note...I see a small handful of distinct differences to the rana from Buffalo....I’m sure I can find more with more collecting and better specimens. I’m almost certain I’m going to post at some point with comparison photos but I’m about to leave town so thats shot for a week. I also think I need to collect more specimens...especially cephalons. 

 

Oh yea check out this godly trilobite my brother in law found and gave to his son....it was HUGE and complete. The pygidium was tucked underneath. 

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Sadly I don’t have a scale...had to be a 3 inch trilobite.

 

 

Ok I’m done. I don’t think I’ll be out till the group dig. DSR is literally loaded with fossils. I’m sorta picky on what I take him as I like to keep the poundage down. 

 

Thanks for reading, now I need to pack for tomorrow lol.

 

Al

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5 minutes ago, DevonianDigger said:

I can't wait to fill my bucket with those awesome bivalves! For some reason I will never fully understand, I left all of the ones I collected last year at the site or gave them to other people. I only brought home two for myself. Not this year! ...not this year...

Hah omg there is so many all over the place right now!! Although I’m kinda a trilobite hoarder I do appreciate a good brach or bivalve. Especially the DSR bivalves!

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1 minute ago, Al Tahan said:

Hah omg there is so many all over the place right now!! Although I’m kinda a trilobite hoarder I do appreciate a good brach or bivalve. Especially the DSR bivalves!

 

I am definitely a bug guy as well, but I am an equal-opportunity fossil hoarder, lol!

Jay A. Wollin

Lead Fossil Educator - Penn Dixie Fossil Park and Nature Reserve

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Nice report and finds, Al. :) 

 

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Very nice report! I always think the trilobites with huge glabellas are so interesting looking.:wub:

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10 hours ago, Al Tahan said:

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I have never seen an inarticulate brachiopod this big before.....just insane.

I think you are right about this being an articulate brachiopod, but there is a possibility it is a fish scale.

 

 

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Beautiful finds, as usual, Al!  That inarticulate brachiopod (or fish scale) is HUGE!!!  WOW!!!  :envy:

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@Al Tahan

I think Al Dente is correct.  :blink:  That does look like a fish scale.

Possibly a rhizodont. It might be worth while to contact Ted Daeschler about this. 

It could be scientifically important.  :o

 

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Lovely finds, great success at each location. :)

That brachiopod / fish scale is very, very interesting. 

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9 hours ago, FossilDAWG said:

Sweet finds, especially that double Eldredgeops:wub:

Don

I thought it was an awesome find. I was jealous it wasn’t me that found it but I was happy my nephew had a nice fossil to be excited about. It’s actually the fossil with the negative...the pic gives off the illusion of a double. 

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4 hours ago, Al Dente said:

I think you are right about this being an articulate brachiopod, but there is a possibility it is a fish scale.

 

 

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Hey that just may be a scale! Interesting observation. Thank you!

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57 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

@Al Tahan

I think Al Dente is correct.  :blink:  That does look like a fish scale.

Possibly a rhizodont. It might be worth while to contact Ted Daeschler about this. 

It could be scientifically important.  :o

 

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I had no idea fish scales were possible. It does seem to fit a scale better than an inarticulate brachiopod. They are usually tiny. This is very large. Is Ted on the forum? Or is he with a university that I can get an email? I’m interested in what he thinks. 

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7 minutes ago, Al Tahan said:

I had no idea fish scales were possible. It does seem to fit a scale better than an inarticulate brachiopod. They are usually tiny. This is very large. Is Ted on the forum? Or is he with a university that I can get an email? I’m interested in what he thinks. 

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