Missourian Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Welcome back. By coincidence, the forum was acting goofy a day or two ago. I was unable to post for a few hours. Perish the thought. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Oh, and we eagerly await the Tri'ops pics. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Really good to hear from you, Chele! We've just installed some software 'upgrades', so if the Forum doesn't want to cooperate, clear yous browser cache; it should help. "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...
TMNH Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Oh my, that is spectacular!!! Looks really nice cleaned up! I can only imagine what it was like to find something as big (physically and scientifically). Looking forwards to seeing more pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 great to see you here chele, and looking forward to your photos Carmine "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 I was just thinking about this the other day. Welcome back! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 Thanks guys! We have not had much snow, just bitter cold. Last week it was 38 below zero! Then a week later it was 50 above. Blaine had to go out that day to find a couple of missing cows. On the way he found a very interesting spot. He found some large therapod bones partially buried. The ground was still frozen so he could not get them out without damaging them. He did bring a large end of a femur home. It is in very nice condition and detailed. I will try to add some photos of that as well. Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted February 20, 2013 Author Share Posted February 20, 2013 I can not find the photos I downloaded of the whole nose section so I put on an older one missing the upper jaw and nasal bones. It is not fully prepped in the photo but it will give you an idea. The other photo is of a large femur bone we found at the second trike site. It is huge! It is a beautiful bone. The color is amazing. It is still in the jacket. You can judge the size of the bone better while it was still strapped the the 4 wheeler. That bone was so heavy! We also have some 24" complete vertebrae from that site also. All the bones from the second site are very solid bone. Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 (edited) I cannot wait to see your progress in cleaning the beast edit... now I see the pictures )) WOW! Edited February 20, 2013 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraggleRock Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wow....amazing! And I was happy about my leaf fossil i found haha......i can only imagine the excitement upon finding this one! Great find Chele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) That is absolutely incredible!!! The size of the head alone is fantastic!!! Congratulations again!!!!! Edited February 22, 2013 by Joyce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Very nice you are back, Chele!!! Thanks for the updates on the Triceratops progress and for the amazing new finds!!! All folks are waiting for more news and pics when possible... Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dessl Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Congrats! Is it common to find large fossils in Montana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Congrats! Is it common to find large fossils in Montana? If you have access to private lands with Hell Creek Formation exposures, dinosaurs are there to be had! Finding them, though, is the easiest part...collecting and preparing them is a big job. "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...
Pagurus Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 What awesome adventures you have! It's fantastic that you and Blaine and your associates have been able to preserve and prepare these wonder-ful critters. Thanks for sharing the "fun" with us. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Den70 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Very interesting and amazing story! Please keep us informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 If you have access to private lands with Hell Creek Formation exposures, dinosaurs are there to be had! Finding them, though, is the easiest part...collecting and preparing them is a big job. You are so right! Finding them is easy. The removal sometimes is a very daunting and sometimes dangerous. I have yet to find something on a nice flat surface that you can just drive to. The prep on the large bones is very time consuming and expensive. In the long run It is all worth it! Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 I had taken some new photos of the Triceratops. What a surprise once we got this section put together! Instead of just having the upper beak we have the upper and lower! They are stuck together. What we thought was the upper jaw turned out to be the lower jaw. We still have alot of bones to clen up and attach yet so it will take a while longer before the skull is restored. I am very happy to have both upper and lower beaks! Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyce Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I know it is gonna take more time because they're together like that but how exciting to know you've got more pieces than you thought!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 chele- that snout is fantastic. Great job on the prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I had taken some new photos of the Triceratops. What a surprise once we got this section put together! Instead of just having the upper beak we have the upper and lower! They are stuck together. What we thought was the upper jaw turned out to be the lower jaw. We still have alot of bones to clen up and attach yet so it will take a while longer before the skull is restored. I am very happy to have both upper and lower beaks! Chele, what is your husband holding? I googled Triceratops skeletons and am having trouble matching up what he is holding to the "snout". If you can tell me what the pointy section is pointing up at him I can prolly figure out the orientation etc. What an awesome specimen so far - can't wait to see it put together. Can't remember if I asked already, do you get to keep it? Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Chele, what is your husband holding? I googled Triceratops skeletons and am having trouble matching up what he is holding to the "snout". If you can tell me what the pointy section is pointing up at him I can prolly figure out the orientation etc. Something like this, I think: Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 Something like this, I think: t-prorsus-skull-750.jpg You are correct! The lower beak is fused to the top beak so it looks a little odd. Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chele Posted March 12, 2013 Author Share Posted March 12, 2013 chele- that snout is fantastic. Great job on the prep. Thank you jpc! The prep is very time consuming and a little expensive. We go through a lot of sodium bicabonate. Chelebele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Something like this, I think: t-prorsus-skull-750.jpg Ahh, now I see. Thanks a bunch. Sooo coool. Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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