FossilForKids Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Spent about an hour and a half yesterday at Capitola and the them was.....Whale. I found a very nice 7 inch section of rib, a caudal (or caudle?) Whale vert hiding in a concretion, two adjoining smaller whale verts whose vetebral disc were replaced by Calcite and one of the best Moon Snails I have ever found there about 4 and 1/2 inches across. And no beach ######'s (long story)! If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 The calcite is very interesting. Cool The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Nice rib section! "It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." Upton Sinclair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Neat mixture of material. I never did get down to the Capitola area to collect when we were in CA. Did some around Monterey and then up to San Fran to Napa/Sonoma/Santa Rosa areas. I like the moon snail. Is that one of the Polinices species? I think I have some very small ones from the Merced Formation up near Santa Rosa. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 Neat mixture of material. I never did get down to the Capitola area to collect when we were in CA. Did some around Monterey and then up to San Fran to Napa/Sonoma/Santa Rosa areas. I like the moon snail. Is that one of the Polinices species? I think I have some very small ones from the Merced Formation up near Santa Rosa. Regards, Chris I believe it is a type of Polinices. If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 That moon snail is very nice John! If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborah Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I was there that day and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborah Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Capitola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tracer Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 deborah - thanks for posting those pictures. they are very, very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 I believe it is a type of Polinices. John, That's a huge Polinices (largest I've seen) and it's in great shape. I think the species is P. lewisi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 John, That's a huge Polinices (largest I've seen) and it's in great shape. I think the species is P. lewisi. Thanks Jess! When I saw the top portion of it peeking out of the concretion I had no idea it would be som complete and so large. If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 11, 2010 Author Share Posted March 11, 2010 Great pictures Deborah. the only large one that got away frim you is the 8 vert large spinal section. I bet you'll see it next time If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 There's at least another half dozen mysticete skulls there that I can think of off the top of my head. Last summer I lugged off a small partial mysticete skull (Herpetocetus) in a concretion; now that I've finally finished a 5-year prep project on a mysticete skull in a concretion from another locality, I'll be starting that prep project after spring break. Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborah Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Great pictures Deborah. the only large one that got away frim you is the 8 vert large spinal section. I bet you'll see it next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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