CousinLarry Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Visited a track site that's about 5 mins from where I work.. Ancient lake used to cover the area, there's ripples all over the rocks. I sat on the ledge, and at my sammich... Thinking of the Dinos that once walked right through that area. It really blows my mind thinking about that stuff.. Picturing a heard of them hanging out there, sippin the water... Good stuff.. Here's a few of the better tracks. A lot of them are covered by dirt and debris. Just wanted to share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Very cool site, thanks for sharing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 WoW! I love dino tracks, expecially eubrontes Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Dining with dinos, a Mesozoic mezza "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Awesome... One of my favorite things to collect. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 (edited) Wonderful pictures...thanks for sharing Just guessing...The track site is somewhere in Connecticut??? Possibly a state park?? Edited August 20, 2011 by Indy Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinLarry Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 (edited) Mesozoic mezza.. I like that haha Indy - it is close to the state park.. Donosaur State Park is in Rocky Hill, CT about 15 mins from this site. This is city owned property.. It's a little square of land literally with houses on each side. There's a small sign out front that says "Powder Ridge Dinosaur Park". A small wood kiosk with some info, and then in back all the rocks you see.. There's a lot there, there's some smaller grallaters too. Here's some pics from when I visited last time: PaleoPutz - you have collected tracks? That's like my life dream! hahaa.. I just don't know where to look for them "in the wild" ... The only spots I know are this park, and the DST. I hear there's lots of spots in MA but can't collect anywhere. I just want one for the wall! Weeeaahhhh .. hahaaa Edited August 20, 2011 by CousinLarry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Mesozoic mezza.. I like that haha Indy - it is close to the state park.. Donosaur State Park is in Rocky Hill, CT about 15 mins from this site. This is city owned property.. It's a little square of land literally with houses on each side. There's a small sign out front that says "Powder Ridge Dinosaur Park". A small wood kiosk with some info, and then in back all the rocks you see.. There's a lot there, there's some smaller grallaters too. Here's some pics from when I visited last time: PaleoPutz - you have collected tracks? That's like my life dream! hahaa.. I just don't know where to look for them "in the wild" ... The only spots I know are this park, and the DST. I hear there's lots of spots in MA but can't collect anywhere. I just want one for the wall! Weeeaahhhh .. hahaaa Haha... not in the field. From dealers... I would love to do that, but it is a bit out of my reach. Tracks are one of the few fossils I still buy. I have heard most of them come from private land. I haven't made an attempt to locate a place that is legal to hunt on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CousinLarry Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Haha... not in the field. From dealers... I would love to do that, but it is a bit out of my reach. Tracks are one of the few fossils I still buy. I have heard most of them come from private land. I haven't made an attempt to locate a place that is legal to hunt on. I see.. What do they go for? The only ones I saw for sale were small ones that didn't look all that great for around $150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoPutz Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I see.. What do they go for? The only ones I saw for sale were small ones that didn't look all that great for around $150. It depends on several things.... The quality, the type of track, the size, how many tracks are on the plate. I have found several nice ones for less than $150. Single grallator tracks can be had for much less than that. My favorites are the examples where the plate is thin enough to see the track on both sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhk Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Nice pics. There are a couple places near Mt. Tom and Holyoke MA where you can still collect. I pulled out a few nice tracks out last year but haven't had much time this summer to go get more. If you want older tracks than the dinos (150 - 200 myo), talking 300 myo+, amphibian and early reptile stuff, I can give you a good site in MA for those as well. Let me know, I'll give you locations but hurry, winter is coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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