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Hello all For the last years, my main focus of collecting was the Kem Kem beds, where I tried to get every species represented in my collection. Something that's been going quite well, but is getting harder and harder to do. Some of my main bucket list items from there are extremely hard to get. Last year I started collecting stuff from the Elrhaz formation as well, which is also been going quite well. Now I want to start collecting a third ecosystem. The main focus will still be Kem Kem, but I want to start getting a bit more diversity in my collection. The goal is to eventually get every animal/plant/other organism/trace known from that ecosystem. I asked some friends and they gave me a couple ideas. Each of them have a couple of pro's and con's. I was wondering if anyone got any other ideas on ecosystems I could collect. - The Hell Creek formation: Pro: Quite a lot available on the market, including plants, inverts, dinosaurs, reptiles, mammals... Con: Due to the taxes on stuff outside the EU, this will end up costing a whole lot. I also have to basically start from zero since I only have 3 species from here. - Wessex formation: Pro: Closer to home, possibility to go hunt there myself. Also some of my favourite animals lived there. Con: Quite a few described animals from there I've never seen in any private collection. I think it's going to be hard to even get half the species of what could be found there. Also have to start from Zero - Triassic formations from the USA (eg. Chinle formation) Pro: Totally unknown to me, so could be an cool and interesting challenge. Con: Same problem as the HCF, this will cost a lot in taxes. Would love to hear your opinions on this. Kind regards and thanks in advance Thijs
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