LSCHNELLE Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 "Gracie" the mosasaur was finally freed from her 90 million year old South Bosque Member of the Eagle Ford Shale "prison" today. Partly exposed before her discovery on Fossil Day 2023, she is 4 meters long, complete, and fully articulated - although part of her tail and trunk washed downstream on October 5, 2023. A good part of that float has been recovered. A trip report is following when I get the energy to update my ongoing report after the last 5 straight days of excavation. Thanks go out to @Jared C, @JohnJ, @GPayton, my wife Susie, daughter Angela, Stephen Cruse, and many others who helped - especially Dr. Mike Polcyn of SMU. 4 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Lee, your determination and effort, along with your excavation team, deserves our highest regards and admiration! I'm looking forward to when you can share more images and details of your discovery! Congratulations! 3 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 It’s been a surreal week. So glad I could help on this discovery, and I can’t wait to read your view on the dig. TFF folks are in for a treat! 1 2 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Wow! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Awesome discovery! Thanks for sharing it here! Definitely looking forward to some updates! 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Wow! What a find Lee! And amazing to see what you hinted at on Insta, @Jared C. Truly spectacular! Congratulations! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Incredible! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSCHNELLE Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 On 2/2/2024 at 12:46 PM, pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon said: Wow! What a find Lee! And amazing to see what you hinted at on Insta, @Jared C. Truly spectacular! Congratulations! @pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odonCheck out my report on "Gracie" in fossil hunting trip reports section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSCHNELLE Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 On 2/2/2024 at 11:52 AM, Tidgy's Dad said: Wow! @Tidgy's Dadcheck out my report on "Gracie" the basal mosasaur in the fossil hunting trip report section. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSCHNELLE Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 On 2/2/2024 at 2:56 PM, FossilDAWG said: Incredible! Don @FossilDAWGcheck out my report on Gracie the mosasaur in the fossil hunting trip report section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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