jpc Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Hey, are any of you FF folks going to Sharktooth hill this weekend? I'll be there. Tried to do this last year, but got rained out twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDOTB Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I wish I was! Good luck hunting! DO, or do not. There is no try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickNC Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I wish I was! Good luck hunting! What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Dont let the rain stop you. I and everyone else here is very jealous. Have fun. My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) Hey, are any of you FF folks going to Sharktooth hill this weekend? I'll be there. Tried to do this last year, but got rained out twice. Happy to see at the end you will do Sharktooth hill Edited February 15, 2012 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 (edited) I wish I was! Good luck hunting! What he said. Double Ditto. Let us know how you do. Edited February 15, 2012 by sixgill pete Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 (edited) Since I joined...I've seen several posts of fossils found at the famous Sharktooth Hill locality. Since I've never been to this locality...and probably will never have the opportunity...It would be very interesting to see pictures of the locality. Not 1 or 2 followed by lots of images of found fossils...But several "Locality" pics (more the better) to give me a since of place...Not all close ups of the matrix...but several field photos and or even videos. Maybe there was a fossil hunt post that meets the above criteria and I just couldn't find it? Possibly there are some websites with lots of locality pictures that I didn't find. Possibly some members could share their locality pictures that would give me, and others, a sense of place. Edited February 16, 2012 by Indy Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 You're a demanding young fellow, Indy. I'll do what I can. Pix , no problem... but video.... I plead the fifth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarry411 Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 Absolutely NO rain this weekend. But we have improved the roads to allow access even when it does rain. We will never again cancel a dig due to rain... lighting and wild fires are a different story though. I will take loads of pictures this weekend and place on our Facebook page.........I'm still trying to get the hang of posting them here on the forum....(maybe someone can give me a lesson or something), Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 This is from my website. It's the Hart Park area which is across the river from Rob's Quarry. AT Robs quarry you do not need to remove as much overburden. http://www.fossilsforkids.com/Digging_in_Bakersfield.html If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarry411 Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Here is a link to the pictures I took today of the Buena Vista Museum Dig (Friday February 17, 2012). The first is of the diggers at Snake Pit. Snake Pit The second is of the group working West Quarry East. West Quarry East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 Thanks for the pictures... Really does help with a sense of place and understanding Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarry411 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Buena Vista Museum... Sharktooth Hill Dig... Day 2 (Sat. Feb. 18, 2012) Snake Pit West Quarry West and West Quarry East The Ernst Quarries near Sharktooth Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarry411 Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Museum Dig...Day 3 (Sun. Feb. 19, 2012) West Quarry East Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Indy, Keep in mind that there is a "Sharktooth Hill" but it is not open to collecting - not since about 1970. The sites you've read about are exposures of the same productive layer, the "Sharktooth Hill Bonebed," within the upper part of the Round Mountain Silt. The Ernst property contains several sites that were old collecting haunts even before Bob Ernst bought the land back in the 80's. Slow Curve is a name that was used at least as long ago as the 70's and I think the Snake Pit is another old name that continues to be used. There are other spots closer to the Kern River and even on Round Mountain Road and on surrounding properties but Bob was really the only one doing any quarrying and allowing others to dig as well (paleontologists, fossil collectors, universities and elementary school students, random people he'd meet on the street or in the museum). Surrounding landowners are generally cattle ranchers and none of them want to be bothered by fossil collectors. There are several quarries some of which Bob opened but you might see signs of much older ones partly obscured by weeds. Bob used to dig test pits around his property with a good idea of where the old-timers had dug before. The land is hilly and covered with grass in the spring. You will not notice any trees around the quarries. The grass dries out by the early summer when the 100-degree-plus days start so you feel like you're in a desert. The good news is that, like people, the rattlesnakes don't like direct sun either which also means you flip over anything flippable (stray pieces of cardboard, old tires, tarps, etc) very carefully or not at all. You might hear a truck in the distance but it's quiet out there otherwise. Jess Since I joined...I've seen several posts of fossils found at the famous Sharktooth Hill locality. Since I've never been to this locality...and probably will never have the opportunity...It would be very interesting to see pictures of the locality. Not 1 or 2 followed by lots of images of found fossils...But several "Locality" pics (more the better) to give me a since of place...Not all close ups of the matrix...but several field photos and or even videos. Maybe there was a fossil hunt post that meets the above criteria and I just couldn't find it? Possibly there are some websites with lots of locality pictures that I didn't find. Possibly some members could share their locality pictures that would give me, and others, a sense of place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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