Foshunter Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 The other day I was returning home from having our car serviced and noticed I had onlt 25 miles left in the tank. Whipped into our local Wall Mart ( Wally World) and filled up with some of that good Murphy gas. On way out of the parking lot, in front of the Baptist Church, the County was in the process of widening the side of the four lane highway. They used the same limestone base I have hunted all summer (Count me in). Now to "What You Don't Want To Do", never hunt fossils in Florida at mid-day when it is 90+ degrees wearing a black t-shirt----instant sweat bath. So much water was profusely oozing out of my body and running places I found to be very disturbing not to mention my sun glass lenses were filling up with perspiration from my head being tilted down in the proper fossil hunting position. After completing the hunt area and close to dehydration, back to the wonders of an air conditioned car and home, ice tea and examine my finds. Found some first time discoveries, a nautiloid (partial) and a what's it. Next time I will take the time to drive home and put on a white T-shirt----Tom Some Rhycholampas ericsoni echinoids Neolaganum durhami Reverse with a small echinoid Nautiloid Aturia alabamensis The what's it, looks like part of a crab? Unknown bryozoan Portion of spiny oyster, really like the modern counter parts, wish it was complete Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 "Sweatin' For The Oldies"... Cool stuff; WTG on the Aturia! "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...
squalicorax Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Very nice Tom, Is this Eocene material? My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Great finds Tom! Luv'n the durhami! Thanks for sharing and always I enjoy your posts. Lib Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Great narrative. Anyone who puts personal comfort ahead of collecting a fossil specimen should be banned from this site. Some of us have collected when its so hot we're blinded by the perspiration in our eyes....others when it's so cold the fingers are too frozen to hold a rock hammer. Those are the fossil specimens we appreciate the most....we earned them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Yes to the partial crab carapace on your whats-it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted September 18, 2013 Author Share Posted September 18, 2013 Very nice Tom, Is this Eocene material?Yes, should have mentioned this is Eocene material----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Ahh...possibly a Lophoranina crab...approx same age as those I found in the Santee Limestone of SC in May. Love them echs, esp. the ericsoni. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regg Cato Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Great narrative. Anyone who puts personal comfort ahead of collecting a fossil specimen should be banned from this site. Some of us have collected when its so hot we're blinded by the perspiration in our eyes....others when it's so cold the fingers are too frozen to hold a rock hammer. Those are the fossil specimens we appreciate the most....we earned them. Been there, done that, and bought the shirt lol. Looks like you found some nice stuff for your efforts though; makes it all worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 18, 2013 Share Posted September 18, 2013 Ah yes, sometimes we have to suffer for the arts. Nice finds, I only wish the fill dirt around here held something of interest. I miss Florida! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Awesome! Not the sweatin part, but the amazing finds. 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...
BobWill Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Very nice Tom. Well worth the pain. I love it when the county goes to all the trouble to haul material out of the creek and spread it out for me to look through:) I've even had the people driving the rock trucks tell me exactly which creek it came out of when similar material can come from different formations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Hi Tom, Outstanding echys..... I understand the perspiration issues. Florida and dark clothes in the summer time definitely dont mix, but I can see the need for fossiling--I'd have done the same! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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