Nimravis Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 Today I spent sometime trying to downsize some of my hash plates, I really need to stop collecting fossils. I set up my tile saw and cut some of my pieces to a store able size and still try to keep the nice looking. Here are a couple pics- 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Very cool! I need to get back down there... it's been about 3 or so years since my last trip. Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, stats said: Very cool! I need to get back down there... it's been about 3 or so years since my last trip. Cheers, Rich If you do, it is only about 25 miles to Wilder, which is the beginning of AA Highway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 45 minutes ago, Nimravis said: If you do, it is only about 25 miles to Wilder, which is the beginning of AA Highway. I'll keep it in mind. Thanks! Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossi59 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 These are great finds. Especially the fossil plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 19 hours ago, Peat Burns said: I think this one is Strophomena. I agree...Strophomena. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 2 hours ago, fossi59 said: These are great finds. Especially the fossil plates. Those are always my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 KACHING!! Someone it a jackpot over there! Nice finds and prep. 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...
sharkdoctor Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Thanks for the great trip report. As a Kentucky boy, born and raised, those photos really take me back to a childhood of poking at limestone outcrops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Thank you Ralph and congratulations. Seeing this thread made me nostalgic for the site even though I was there just over a month ago. It was a fabulous experience for me and obviously was for you too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 The mini-hash plates (snackplates?) are really nice -- just enough to be intersting, without making you dizzy. 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...
Nimravis Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 @ynot , @sharkdoctor , @Jeffrey P and @Mark Kmiecik thanks for the comments, it was a lot of fun collecting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 On 7/11/2019 at 8:37 PM, Nimravis said: Today I spent sometime trying to downsize some of my hash plates, I really need to stop collecting fossils. I set up my tile saw and cut some of my pieces to a store able size and still try to keep the nice looking. Here are a couple pics- What is this? Or should I be asking someone else Some kind of bryozoan, or coral? Very nice, whatever it is. Is it unusual at that site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 21, 2019 Author Share Posted July 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Wrangellian said: What is this? Or should I be asking someone else Some kind of bryozoan, or coral? Very nice, whatever it is. Is it unusual at that site? It is a bryozoan and I believe the name is Aspidopora. @Peat Burns Tony, what do you think? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Nimravis said: It is a bryozoan and I believe the name is Aspidopora. @Peat Burns Tony, what do you think? I'm not sure, Ralph. I haven't plunged into the bryozoan pool yet. I collect them and save them for retirement 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 Awesome post!! What a great locality. Someday I’ll make my way out there...for now I’ll live vicariously through the forum lol. You always have great trip reports . I always look forward to your posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 I'll echo Al's last comments. Almost missed out on this one. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Al Tahan said: Awesome post!! What a great locality. Someday I’ll make my way out there...for now I’ll live vicariously through the forum lol. You always have great trip reports . I always look forward to your posts. Ditto with your reports too Al, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'll echo Al's last comments. Almost missed out on this one. Thanks much- all 3 days of collecting were great, as I tell everyone- it is not will I find fossils, it’s deciding what I want to bring home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 12 hours ago, Peat Burns said: I haven't plunged into the bryozoan pool yet. I collect them and save them for retirement Are you invested in the Fidelity Bryozoan 401k plan? It's amazing how many collectors have caches of fossil material "saved for later". I guess it makes sense to move lots of rock like @Kane the Human Backhoe when you are younger and work through those reserves in the winter months or our autumn years of life. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 56 minutes ago, digit said: Are you invested in the Fidelity Bryozoan 401k plan? It's amazing how many collectors have caches of fossil material "saved for later". I guess it makes sense to move lots of rock like @Kane the Human Backhoe when you are younger and work through those reserves in the winter months or our autumn years of life. Cheers. -Ken I was doing that with the 110 5-gallon buckets of Mazon Creek concretions that I had, now I am down to about 30 and I will be happy when I only have 4 or 5 for freezing. With the other fossils I collect I try to only gather smaller pieces or if it is unusual, a larger piece. I already have more fossils than I need, but I love collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Nimravis said: I already have more fossils than I need, but I love collecting. I'd buy the T-shirt that had that printed on it. It's always been the hunt that I found to be interesting--the fossils are just a by-product of a successful hunt. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 22, 2019 Author Share Posted July 22, 2019 3 hours ago, digit said: I'd buy the T-shirt that had that printed on it. It's always been the hunt that I found to be interesting--the fossils are just a by-product of a successful hunt. Cheers. -Ken I totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 7 hours ago, Nimravis said: I already have more fossils than I need, but I love collecting. Ahem -- class, pay attention please. Repeat after me, "One can never have too many fossils, just too small a space to keep 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...
Peat Burns Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 8 hours ago, digit said: Are you invested in the Fidelity Bryozoan 401k plan? It's amazing how many collectors have caches of fossil material "saved for later". I guess it makes sense to move lots of rock like @Kane the Human Backhoe when you are younger and work through those reserves in the winter months or our autumn years of life. Cheers. -Ken Lol. "Get 'em while they last. They just don't make 'em like that anymore. " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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