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...a beautiful Prionocyclus Hyatti...

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...by far, my largest Romaniceras Mexicanum :D...

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...as well as this very cool bivalve, which I will have to research to give a name...

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...but this ammonite mimic was the best.

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This turned out to be a very memorable trip to the Puerco. I can't help but daydream of what else may be out there.

Hey look, a crazy person out wandering the desert :) ...

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...as always, happy hunting.

-P.

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Very cool finds for a very hot desert! From the photos it looks like the ammonites are preserved as calcified molds. Can you also find ones with the shell still intact? Your mystery bivalve is definitely an oyster of some sort probably from the family Ostreidae.

 

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be careful or some crazy texan may "meander" your way...

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Very cool finds for a very hot desert! From the photos it looks like the ammonites are preserved as calcified molds. Can you also find ones with the shell still intact? Your mystery bivalve is definitely an oyster of some sort probably from the family Ostreidae.

Thanks Ludwigia. The majority of the ammonites I find are steinkerns. I think many shells were replaced with selenite or some other soft mineral. This allows for excellent endocasts to weather out, but few with any shell intact.

be careful or some crazy texan may "meander" your way...

I read about such creatures on the Brazosport website.

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Wow, that is a fossickers' paradise.. That 2nd one in post 26 looks like it will look great once prepped - can you just pop one side off clean with the right whack of the hammer or chisel, or do they need more careful prep? Either way it looks like a good'n.

The other benefit to less rain is less vegetation to cover up the rock outcrops! The only places up here are rivers and beaches and roadcut/development excavations.

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Wrangellian, crackin' these nodules is merely a gamble. I have smacked 'em open clean (which is always awesome!), and have also broken them all to peices. In my experience, the finest, detailed specimens have weathered open naturally. I saved the nodule you are referring to for a run through a saw. I may just crack it for a bit of "show and tell".

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Love youre finds !

Thanks for checking them out, Diego. What are you mining for in your avatar photo?

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Great specimens! I love the way that Prionocyclus is weathered to show the chambers.

Gabe

I like crinoids......

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Great specimens! I love the way that Prionocyclus is weathered to show the chambers.

Gabe

Thanks Gabe. That ammonite was a very cool find.

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Wrangellian, crackin' these nodules is merely a gamble. I have smacked 'em open clean (which is always awesome!), and have also broken them all to peices. In my experience, the finest, detailed specimens have weathered open naturally. I saved the nodule you are referring to for a run through a saw. I may just crack it for a bit of "show and tell".

Ack! You would saw that one? I would only cut the grotty ones... (or would you class this one as grotty?)

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Ack! You would saw that one? I would only cut the grotty ones... (or would you class this one as grotty?)

I would not consider this specimen grotty by any means. The lackluster specimens of this species that I chose to slice, just fell apart in the process. This one seemed stable enough to cut and polish for display. I have chosen otherwise. I'm gonna whack it with a hammer and show the results.

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Well, it took more than just a whack of the hammer...

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...closer to eight. :) Not bad...

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...for hammer prep.

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Now, I need some others to crack. :D

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Yeah, not bad, but it looks like some of the shell comes off that way.. if I were you I'd save ones like this until you can get [access to] an airscribe - the results might be worth the wait/money!

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...t'was a slow day back in the Puerco (but the rain has the grass growing :) )

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...left with this very nice Coilopoceras...

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...and some very muddy boots. :D

Happy hunting!

-P.

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Well, once again, I found myself back in the Puerco...

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...I hope ya'll aren't getting too bored with the Carlile Shale...

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...FYI: I, most likely, will not be. :D ...

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...Prionocyclus Hyatti....

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...a chunk of P. Hyatti, with a smaller specimen within...

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...a very sweet find...

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"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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...though, by far, the best find was this chunk of P. Hyatti with a lobster molt inside :) ...

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...HOW COOL IS THAT?! A small crustacean finds refuge in an ammonite shell to molt.

Definitely, one of the neatest things I have found.

Best of luck to you all in your adventures,

Happy hunting!

-P.

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"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

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...though, by far, the best find was this chunk of C. Woollgari with a lobster molt inside :) ...

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...HOW COOL IS THAT?! A small crustacean finds refuge in an ammonite shell to molt.

Definitely, one of the neatest things I have found.

Best of luck to you all in your adventures,

Happy hunting!

-P.

The scientific term, I believe, is "Great Googly Moogly"; or "too cool for words" in layman's terms.

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The scientific term, I believe, is "Great Googly Moogly"...

:rofl: ...YES! throw in some explicit wording and you are very close to my exact response. ^_^

I could not help but picture the lobster from the Little Mermaid. :blush:

"...under the sea..."

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