Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Kane said: t was the gift that kept on giving, and especially now that the site is posted Yes I remember reading this . I do have about 5 or 6 beauties given to me by Ralph and Doren. Edited July 31, 2023 by Bobby Rico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Yes, that was Don ( @FossilDAWG). Couldn't ask for a better fossil friend who has seen me in good and bad times. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Kane said: Yes, that was Don ( @FossilDAWG). Couldn't ask for a better fossil friend who has seen me in good and bad times. I understand, very important is friendship, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Yup. Collecting fossils is great, but collecting lifelong friends means so much more. My hope is one day I will get to visit you. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Kane said: Yup. Collecting fossils is great, but collecting lifelong friends means so much more. My hope is one day I will get to visit you. The bonk 'oss is always more than welcome in our home. Edited July 31, 2023 by Bobby Rico Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I have some site visits to do in Ireland next year in Leinster and Wicklow counties for mining consultancy work I can make the hop 1 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) Ok I was save this one but here is my first trilobite find so it is pretty special to me . Tapinocalymene sp from the Silurian, Homerian, Wenlock Shales of Apedale, Shropshire. Not bad Edited July 31, 2023 by Bobby Rico 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 4 minutes ago, Kane said: I can make the hop Ok fantastic we can definitely sort that out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 I hear RyanAir is pretty cheap. Would get me to London. I'll talk to my travel agent near end of August. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just now, Kane said: I hear RyanAir is pretty cheap. Would get me to London. Sounds good I would come to London to meet up . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 16 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: Sounds good I would come to London to meet up . I live in the London area…… would love to be included…..but wouldn’t want to intrude….. 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 2 minutes ago, Yoda said: I live in the London area…… would love to be included…..but wouldn’t want to intrude….. I would love to vist you, too. Brace for a forum-related surprise in August. I say no more. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just now, Kane said: I would love to vist you, too. Brace for a forum-related surprise in August. I say no more. Maybe we could all meet up at a venue? Maybe a morning at the NHM followed by lunch somewhere nearby ? MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share Posted July 31, 2023 Just now, Yoda said: Maybe we could all meet up at a venue? Maybe a morning at the NHM followed by lunch somewhere nearby ? Sounds great to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 You're much farther ahead than I am in planning! I do think some kind of mutual venue would work. I still need to talk to my travel agen to secure all those details, but I'll send you and Bobby DMs when I can hammer out the logistics. 1 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) Today bug is quite a common verity.I think I will keep this theme until Sunday. Ogygiocarella sp Ordovician , Llanvirn series, Meadowtown , Shropshire. A little rough but it has a place in my collection. I do like photographing bugs with the Marco lens. Edited August 1, 2023 by Bobby Rico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 1, 2023 Author Share Posted August 1, 2023 (edited) Very rare but not much of a find , maybe worth keeping anyway . Stenopareia sp. U. Ordovician (Ashgill, Rawtheyan) Girvan District, Ayrshire, Scotland Our friend Scott added this picture to compare . Edited August 2, 2023 by Bobby Rico 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) Another negative, Ampyx linleyensis (Whittard,1955) Ordovician - Lower Llanvirn Shropshire, UK This is a little ironic bug as the only part that is not a negative is frontal spine , frontal spine is most the time missing in this bug. Edited August 2, 2023 by Bobby Rico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) Finally for today this bug with the macro lens photographs nicely. I think this in the U.K. is a rarity but maybe someone here will know if this is fact or fiction. Acaste sp Silurian, Homerian. Wenlock series, Coalbrookdale, Shropshire. Edited August 2, 2023 by Bobby Rico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 On 8/1/2023 at 10:35 AM, Bobby Rico said: Today bug is quite a common verity.I think I will keep this theme until Sunday. Ogygiocarella sp Ordovician , Llanvirn series, Meadowtown , Shropshire. A little rough but it has a place in my collection. I do like photographing bugs with the Marco lens. You don’t often see decent specimens of these They are mostly partials MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) On 7/13/2023 at 11:45 AM, Tidgy's Dad said: I agrre, I can't resist those lovely old labels. Much nicer than my own hand-written label I see in the bottom left of your display! Hi Adam I have been wondering how I ended up with your hand writing labels, this trilobite was not In the fantastic lot of fossil you sent me and all of the fossil info was on cool Doctor Who note paper . By any chance did you add a this trilobite to Sara travels fund becomes that what I choose. Cheers Bobby Edited August 2, 2023 by Bobby Rico 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 2, 2023 Author Share Posted August 2, 2023 25 minutes ago, Yoda said: You don’t often see decent specimens of these They are mostly partials I have another couple of partials and one complete specimen a friend sent a few years ago. That’s probably why I thought common verity. I know Adam is fond of these bugs. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: Hi Adam I have been wondering how I ended up with your hand writing labels, this trilobite was not In the fantastic lot of fossil you sent me and all of the fossil info was on cool Doctor Who note paper . By any chance did you add a this trilobite to Sara travels fund becomes that what I choose. Cheers Bobby I honestly can't remember, old chap. Did I not send you another parcel at some point? I have a whole bunch of Aphelaspis brachyphasis as, like our friend @Kane, I was sent a load of matrix to break open and sort through, though mine was from another great mutual friend, Ralph @Nimravis I've given several away, can't recall when and to whom. Such a shame the site is no longer accessible. Edited August 3, 2023 by Tidgy's Dad 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 4 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: I know Adam is fond of these bugs. He certainly is. 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, Yoda said: You don’t often see decent specimens of these They are mostly partials I have posted before here but did not add a visual scale to it and I think this is large. From the Ordovician largely complete Ogygiocarella debuchii Betton Shropshire U.K sorry TFF for the repeat. Edited August 3, 2023 by Bobby Rico 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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