Nimravis Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Today I stopped at a garage sale at an ESCONI members house, this is the same location of an earlier garage sale that I posted about a couple months ago. @stats Rich was there and he spotted this Eurypterid first and let me but it. I don’t know what I will do with it and I am not sure if $100 was a good deal, but I was happy with it. I believe this piece cane from Rochester, New York. If anyone has any info on it please let me know. I am really thinking about cutting it down to a smaller size and see if there is anything else in the excess matrix. i also picked up some miscellaneous flats of different prices. There were some larger pieces that were identified at coming from Saint Marie’s Cement Company, Bowmanville (Ontario, Canada) - Ordovician. I do not know if this is the correct ID, but here are some pics of some of the stuff after I split them. I got 4 large plates for $5.00. I got a flat of fossils that was identified as coming from the James Dick Cement Company (Brechin, Ontario, Canada). This flat contained various brachiopods, gastropods, etc., I paid $20.00 for the flat and separated out what I wanted and put them into a Plano tackle box. More in next post. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 I got this box of matrix from Antelope Springs, Utah for $2.00 and it contained trilobite parts- the other pieces to will split to see what is inside if anything. I bought a flat for $2.00 that is from St. Leon, Indiana and contains trilo-bits, I pulled out a few pieces and got rid of the rest. These will end up in a bucket for next years ESCONI Braceville Trip. I also bought a flat for $5.00 that contained Silica Formation fossils, there were a number of nice brachiopods in it. Lastly, I got a small flat for $1.00 of various brachiopods, etc., from St. Paul, Indiana, but I forgot to take a pic of them. All in all, it was a fun way to spend a couple hours looking through boxes of rocks and fossils. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Looks like you came away with some goodies. Euryptids can be quite expensive, even partials. I would say the one you got was good for the price. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Nimravis said: I got a flat of fossils that was identified as coming from the James Dick Cement Company (Brechin, Ontario, Canada). This flat contained various brachiopods, gastropods, etc., I paid $20.00 for the flat and separated out what I wanted and put them into a Plano tackle box.  These look like Praspora. which is type of bryozoan. They are found out at the old Larson Quarry near DeKalb. Good seeing you again Ralph! Here is a picture of some pyritized brachiopods, bryozoans, crinoid stems, and snails from the Silica Shale (Devonian) in Ohio. It was $20 i think. That, a few Mazon concretions (1 fern), and some Ordovician material from Indiana/Cincinnati is all I bought. Cheers, Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Congrats on the Eurypterid. I was eyeing it myself, but saw that you were already talking to someone about it. $100 is a deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, stats said: Good seeing you again Ralph! You too Rich- and I like the stuff you bought, and thanks for the ID’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 27 minutes ago, Nimravis said: You too Rich- and I like the stuff you bought, and thanks for the ID’s. The Eurypterid is awesome! I think you got a great deal. Online they seem to be going for at least twice that price. Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 What an embarrassment of riches you have over there. You never see this many nice fossils for sale in someone's yard for so cheap in my part of the world! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Nimravis said: There were some larger pieces that were identified at coming from Saint Marie’s Cement Company, Bowmanville (Ontario, Canada) - Ordovician. I do not know if this is the correct ID, but here are some pics of some of the stuff after I split them. I got 4 large plates for $5.00. I got a flat of fossils that was identified as coming from the James Dick Cement Company (Brechin, Ontario, Canada). This flat contained various brachiopods, gastropods, etc., I paid $20.00 for the flat and separated out what I wanted and put them into a Plano tackle box. The larger pygidia from St Mary's Cement in Bowmanville (top level of the quarry) are the asaphid Pseudogygites latimarginatus (Whitby Fm). There is a few cranidia as well from Triarthrus eatoni. The large brach from the Silica is Paraspirifer brownockeri -- beyond being impressively plump spirifers, they also commonly come out with some very nice pyritization as in your piece. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Nice stuff, Ralph - congrats! (That eurypterid is quite big - wow!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Wow! People have yard sales around here all the time, but I never come across anything like this! Congrats on the awesome buys! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 This kind of stuff isn't my cup of tea but I'd say you did fairly well with the cost of that fairly large Euripterid. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Kane said: The larger pygidia from St Mary's Cement in Bowmanville (top level of the quarry) are the asaphid Pseudogygites latimarginatus (Whitby Fm). There is a few cranidia as well from Triarthrus eatoni. The large brach from the Silica is Paraspirifer brownockeri -- beyond being impressively plump spirifers, they also commonly come out with some very nice pyritization as in your piece. Thanks for the Id’s on the trilobites, I did not have anytime to look up that location. As far as the Silica stuff, I do have a couple of the larger spirifers, and I know @stats Rich got some that were pyritized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, FossilNerd said: Wow! People have yard sales around here all the time, but I never come across anything like this! Congrats on the awesome buys! Over the years it has only happened a few times for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 18 minutes ago, RJB said: This kind of stuff isn't my cup of tea but I'd say you did fairly well with the cost of that fairly large Euripterid. RB It’s not mine either and I buy most of the stuff to mail to some members on the Forum, or put into buckets that I will dump at the ESCONI Braceville Shaft Mine Trip- the participants love going home with any type of fossils and I most likely will keep the Eurypterid. I tend to do the same thing at the MAPS Fossil show and auctions that I attend if I run into good prices on fossils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Fantastic. Wish I had something like this locally 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Yeah, I'd be all over that Eurypterid at that price too. That's a good-sized and well-preserved one for the price. 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...
Northern Sharks Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 The pics from St. Mary's all look like they come from there, but you're James Dick pics might be a mixture. The tackle box and the two pics in your hand all look correct for JD, although you have one of the pics repeated as coming from St. Leon. The last 3 pics in your JD post, with the cube and the white brachs, look more like St. Marys pieces. Kane already ID'd the trilo pygidium and I think the last one in your JD post is the same species. Also, I believe your Siliica brach is Paraspirifer bownockeri (not brownockeri). I need to find a garage sale like these up here near these places. 1 There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred97 Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Awesome finds, guys! I would have loved to make the trip down to this but too many things going on over the weekend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 16 hours ago, Northern Sharks said: The tackle box and the two pics in your hand all look correct for JD, although you have one of the pics repeated as coming from St. Leon. The last 3 pics in your JD post, with the cube and the white brachs, look more like St. Marys pieces. Thanks for the Info and you are correct with the above quote, this is the problem when trying to do it on my phone and I cannot edit now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_17 Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 10 hours ago, Nimravis said: Thanks for the Info and you are correct with the above quote, this is the problem when trying to do it on my phone and I cannot edit now. How do you find all this good stuff ? I wish i knew where all this stuff was at when i still lived up in Illinois. I'll go back and visit from time to time tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 24, 2019 Author Share Posted September 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Joe_17 said: How do you find all this good stuff ? I wish i knew where all this stuff was at when i still lived up in Illinois. I'll go back and visit from time to time tho. I found out from ESCONI and a member. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 You really do get some excellent bargains, Ralph. The Ontario and Utah stuff looks especially interesting and that eurypterid is just amazing. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Yard sale fossil hunting was one of my old pastimes and paid off frequently as it did in your case with the Eurypterid. That's an outstanding find! I have not found one that complete that I can afford. You made a great purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 On 9/21/2019 at 8:29 PM, Nimravis said: I believe this piece cane from Rochester, New York. If anyone has any info on it please let me know. Though this is an old post, no one has answered @Nimravis about the Eurpterid. Maybe @Malcolmt can shed some light. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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