Boesse Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) Hey Folks, Back in August I organized a dig to excavate a Pliocene baleen whale skull from the Purisima Formation. I finally got around to putting together some blog posts about it, and here they are. Part 3 has the poor man's "time lapse" animation of the dig. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (with animation of the excavation) Edited November 20, 2011 by Boesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted November 20, 2011 Share Posted November 20, 2011 I had forgotten how all that is done.. It sure takes a lot of effort and clever way to get it down.. I can't wait to hear what it is for sure when it gets free of the matrix and studied.. I liked the time lapse too.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman56 Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Theres whales in Montana????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted November 21, 2011 Author Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hah, nope, I should update my personal information. I graduated with my M.S. back in May. I did this excavation here on the Central California coastline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Very cool to see a professional excavation. Thanks for sharing! -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 Hey Bobby... I didn't know you graduated. Or did I? Did yuo mention that in passing at SVP? Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boesse Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Hey JP - I can't remember if I told you that or not. Thanks! Additionally (I mentioned this in my PM) in October I got accepted into the Ph.D. program at the University of Otago in New Zealand to work on Oligocene baleen whales with Ewan Fordyce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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