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I was finally able to make it down to Delta to go to the U-Dig Quarry and have all my mudbug dreams come true. While the husband and I didn't make any huge or groundbreaking finds, we did come home with about two Home Depot buckets full of loose trilobites, mortality plates, and big chunks of shale ready to be split. I decided to try my hand at prepping some of the loose bugs using a stainless steel brush and a dremel. The first victim: before And after. I'll admit that I was nervous that the brush would scratch up the trilobite, but it seemed to come out pretty okay. So I tried it again. Before. After. I can't wait to clean up everything else, and I can't wait to get back out there and hunt some more! I just wish this wildfire smoke would subside... Happy hunting, everyone!
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I am planning on getting some U-dig shale and was wondering what to use to split it? Thanks in advance.
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We are just back from a delightful fossiling experience in Utah and Colorado. I want to share just one find now, an Elrathia Kingi from the U-Dig site outside of Delta. There are great descriptions of the quarry in other posts, with directions. I have been here before and always had a satisfying experience. The arrangement this year is that you can either locate yourself someplace in the quarry and break piles of shale the U-Dig folks have conveniently collected for you, or you can break shale out of the quarry yourself and then further split it to see what it might hold. You can break a lot of shale with modest success, so you have to be patient. But if you hit a productive layer it pays off. This is the largest trilobite I’ve found there, or for that matter, the largest I’ve found anywhere. The photo is of the quarry so you can get an idea of the terrain. And the views from the quarry down to the flats are dramatic. Going out there on the BLM road off Rt 50, I saw no sign to the New Dig site, another pay to dig site, which might be further up the road. U-Dig is open without reservation required whereas all the New Dig signs we saw in Delta said you needed a reservation. This is a great family activity and both days we were there this month had lots of kids enjoying the experience. It is big enough that no one need get in anyone else’s way.
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Found associated with Elrathia kingii and Itagnostus interstricta trilobites. See field trip report here:
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Perenopsis multi-plate from U-Dig. @Kane an old timer to the site showed me were to find these and after a few hours I found a couple with 5+. I said I'd get you another one, but perhaps I could up the stakes for another E. rana. Stay tuned!- 8 comments
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The larger Perenopsis on the plate.-
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From the album: Utah
The smaller Perenopsis on the plate.-
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