Awesome Finds This Week Hungry Hollow, 5 Blastoids, 1 Trilobite

[lmacfadden]

Some great finds this week - 4 Blastoids in one day (Aug 4) and 1 on Aug 10. Found my very first one last week. Now I WANT to find them and that seems to be what my eyes focus in on. My OCD (just kidding) wouldn't allow me to go home until I found one on my Aug 10 fossil hunt. And lo' and behold, I did!

Found some very cool assorted trilobite bits - I'm a newbie so all pieces of trilobite are intriguing to me, even bums!

I can never pass up Cyrtinas, they're awesome! Found the biggest one so far in my collection...

I found LOTS of other interesting things that I have multiples of. Some PERFECT brachiopods, large and small (not pictured). Can't leave them behind when they're that pristine.

I'm still learning to identify fossils properly. I had the good fortune of having a fossil buddy along with me who is much more knowledgeable and a real gentleman. We braved the cliffs and got out alive. It sure makes for fun fossil foraging! Can't wait to go out again!!!

I need a manicure!

Edited August 11, 2013 by lmacfadden

[Roz]

I really like your trilobite finds especially! You had a good hunt!

[lmacfadden]

I really like your trilobite finds especially! You had a good hunt!

Thanks Roz. Bits were plentiful - whole trilos not so much. At least on this trip.

[Northern Sharks]

Do you know how long it took me to find my first Heterschisma blastoid -the ice-cream cone -and you find 3. Sheeesh. The Hyperoblastus (small blastoid) and Nucleocrinus (large blastoid) are also beauties

[RickNC]

Very nice! You should see my nails from this hobby!

[lmacfadden]

Do you know how long it took me to find my first Heterschisma blastoid -the ice-cream cone -and you find 3. Sheeesh. The Hyperoblastus (small blastoid) and Nucleocrinus (large blastoid) are also beauties

Thanks Kevin - scanning diligently with my eyeballs really paid off! Thanks for the confirmation on ID... I've been labeling my fossil collection.

[lmacfadden]

Very nice! You should see my nails from this hobby!

Thanks RickNC

[Regg Cato]

Looks like a couple of good days! My success at finding blastoids has been pretty mediocre thusfar lol

[Fossildude19]

Wow!

Great finds, once again, Lise!

Very nice to see your eyes being trained to home in on the right stuff.

Congratulations on your haul - thanks for posting them.

Regards,

[lmacfadden]

Looks like a couple of good days! My success at finding blastoids has been pretty mediocre thusfar lol

Thanks Regg - I'm going to see how long I can keep up my record of finding at least one blastoid on each trip to the pits!

[lmacfadden]

Wow!

Great finds, once again, Lise!

Very nice to see your eyes being trained to home in on the right stuff.

Congratulations on your haul - thanks for posting them.

Regards,

Thanks Tim - more to come soon! Those pits are like magnets - I can't stay away!!

[MakoMeCrazy]

Very nice finds! Congrats!

[pleecan]

Nice finds!!