Al Tahan Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Hey everyone, I had an entire free afternoon yesterday so made my way out to DSR and Briggs rd. I haven’t been out there since the group hunt and I was curious to see if I could find pickings to split. I did a good amount of slab tossing and I know others did as well. People also got some newer areas going also and I was curious if I could work off those too. I started the day at Briggs rd because I did so well last time I was there. I was drooling for a 2nd shot! I didn’t find anything top shelf worthy but I did seem to stumble on more dipleura than I did the last couple visits. These are the total spoils from Briggs rd. I don’t know how common dipleura is at Briggs or if they ever come complete but these are my best dipleura so far from Briggs rd. They sure don’t show up like the Eldredgeops lol. I just liked this cephalon lol. All alone popping out it the rock with great detail!! Basically I got a bunch of stuff like this. I did a ton of labor moving over burden so that perhaps in the future I can keep expanding the shelf I started. Kinda rough on the back but this overburden doesn’t remove itself! After a few hours I moved onto DSR to see what was left behind for me to find . With all the action at DSR with the group hunt something was bound to get missed!! I forgot to take pictures of the site when I was at DSR so all I have are the final spoils and some close ups of my favorite finds. DSR spoils I wasn’t at DSR as long cause I was so tired and worn out from Briggs rd so I didn’t do much slab removal or excavating. I spent most my time scouring over others discard piles looking for hidden gems! And gems I did find!!! I found this dipleura looking through some blocks that were pulled off the upper layer of the quarry. Dipleura tends to show up more in the upper strata. It’s missing the pygidium and the cephalon is tucked over. With some minor prep I should be able to expose the rest of the cephalon. Super happy about this find. In general I have been coming up empty with dipleura at both Briggs rd and DSR so it was a bonus. Last but not least....... Echinocaris punctata phyllocarid!!!! I found this just sitting out in the open face up. Most likely mistaken for a bivalve. I couldn’t believe it. My best phyllocarid carapace so far. It’s nearly perfect!!! I have to say this beats all my other finds for the day. Just sitting face up for me to find . Well that wraps it up. Fun time at Briggs rd and DSR with a couple exciting finds for me. Seems like every time I go out I comeback with something totally unexpected!! It just keeps me coming back for more . Hope everyone has a great mother’s day! Thanks for reading, Al 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Nice finds Al. That phylocarid really takes the cake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Some lovely trilobits but that phyllocarid! Thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 My oh my! That phyllocarid is simply awesome! Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Great finds, Al. Awesome Phyllocarid! Just FYI, I left that there for you. I'm jealous of your proximity to those sites! Looking forward to the next time I can get up that way. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 WOW! Amazing phyllocarid!!! Like Adam, I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Great finds, congrats with the phyllocarid growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 Thanks! @Monica @Tidgy's Dad @Manticocerasman @Pagurus @Scylla I’m so pumped about the phyllocarid @Fossildude19 I do feel pretty fortunate I won’t lie. For being so into fossil my whole life it’s sure a bonus living within reason to such great places 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Dang those are some beautiful finds! Thanks for showing us Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 3 hours ago, UtahFossilHunter said: Dang those are some beautiful finds! Thanks for showing us And thanks for reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 That Phyllocarid is incredible. Big congratulations! I was told the best place to hunt for those is in the spoil piles of other collectors. Looks like you came up big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Great finds. I like them all. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 A lot of people have said this already, but it's worth repeating: Phantastic Phyllocarid! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted May 12, 2019 Author Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Jeffrey P said: That Phyllocarid is incredible. Big congratulations! I was told the best place to hunt for those is in the spoil piles of other collectors. Looks like you came up big. I almost thought it was a funky bivalve on first glance but since I know what to look for I realized real quick what it was!! I would really like to find a nice rhinocaris phyllocarid next...I just have partials. The hunt continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peto Lithos Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 That phyllocarid is amazing! And those trilobites ain't bad either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 On 5/12/2019 at 3:29 PM, Al Tahan said: I almost thought it was a funky bivalve on first glance but since I know what to look for I realized real quick what it was!! I would really like to find a nice rhinocaris phyllocarid next...I just have partials. The hunt continues! This is why you don't just collect the "ooh, aah" stuff and leave the bivalves behind! Collect everything! I like the 'other stuff' from those sites (and from any site, probably) as much as I like the trilobites, so if I were there and saw that, I like to think I would have put it in my box even if I didn't recognize what it was, but it did catch my eye as soon as I saw your overall box shot, before I saw the closeups. I did find a flower that way once, here in my local Cretaceous years ago when I was a beginner - I found 'something' that I couldn't tell what it was, but took it home anyway, and later examined it closely to discover that it had 5 petals! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Great finds. Wouldn't doubt I passed some nice stuff on my visit due to lack of knowledge and space / weight on plane but I too live the "if its weird, keep it" philosophy Found out years later that I had 4 pieces to a fish head that I had found as bits on a talus slope. Didn't realize they actually fit together til I spotted a tiny pattern only seen with lens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 @Wrangellian @Sjfriend sometimes it pays to grab those odd specimens . Thanks for sharing your similar experiences finding hidden gems! I guess I’m not alone in the “grabbed it and got lucky” club lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Good work, Al. And, as others have said, when in doubt, chuck it in the bucket. I do the same thing, but also set aside nice examples of stuff I don't need as it seems about two-thirds of what I end up collecting is for other people. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUAN EMMANUEL Posted May 27, 2019 Share Posted May 27, 2019 Very impressive finds! Having a trained eyes takes time to develop and I can relate to that. Congrats on finding the Phyllocarid. It shows that you’ve gone far with knowing what to look for. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Thanks @Kane ....I’m starting to thin my collection through gifting as well...kids love fossils lol....and @JUAN EMMANUEL sadly I didn’t know sooner about phyllocarids. I collected a mandible back in 2010 in buffalo and most likely passed up other specimens due to my lack of experience.....live and learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 If I ever get back there again I'm gonna have to do some serious study of the local fauna ahead of time. Don't want to throw anything good / unusual away again (pretty sure I threw that phyllocarid aside for you lol ) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 10 hours ago, Sjfriend said: If I ever get back there again I'm gonna have to do some serious study of the local fauna ahead of time. Don't want to throw anything good / unusual away again (pretty sure I threw that phyllocarid aside for you lol ) how courteous of you heheh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 11 hours ago, Sjfriend said: If I ever get back there again I'm gonna have to do some serious study of the local fauna ahead of time. Don't want to throw anything good / unusual away again (pretty sure I threw that phyllocarid aside for you lol ) This is a good website to get you going on that, Steve. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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