John K Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 The kids and I have started the preliminary planning for this years expedition to eastern Montana. I've been trading e-mails and phone calls with my buddy The Troll, who's been a wonderful friend for many years and a terrific fossil hunting contact. One of the recent e-mails I got from Ward contained this 3d scan of a plesiousaur that a friend of his found, and that he helped still another friend excavate near Ft. Peck: His friend found it, reported it to another friend who held the proper permits to collect it (Pat Druckenmiller, University of Alaska Fairbanks), who then contacted The Troll to come out and help recover it. Ward told me the other night it took them about a week to prep it and dig it out. It would have been about a 40 foot animal. REALLY looking forward to getting out there again later this summer.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Unmitigatedly awesome! That thing is scary! "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...
jpc Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Is your friend the hunter who found the plesiosaur whose neck was straddling a gully? Pat showed me the pictures and it is amazing. The picture shows a hunter in a gully with a big concretion at his feet on the right hand bank of the gully, and a bridge of rock going over the gully into the next side. The bridge is the plesiosaur's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Little red riding hood would love that guy. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 Is your friend the hunter who found the plesiosaur whose neck was straddling a gully? Pat showed me the pictures and it is amazing. The picture shows a hunter in a gully with a big concretion at his feet on the right hand bank of the gully, and a bridge of rock going over the gully into the next side. The bridge is the plesiosaur's neck. no, I think that was Ward's friend Mike (not sure on the name - it was late at night when we talked last, after a couple beers...) whom apparently we'll be meeting this summer; but I think that's the same animal. I'd like to meet Pat, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treak Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Do you have some kind of 3D model of this available? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Fantastic Skull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koss1959 Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Do you have some kind of 3D model of this available? Hey Treak, I thought the same thing! That skull is absolutely beautiful. A plesiosaur skull is my dream find. Top of the list. Unfortunately, Plesi material is very rare in Lyme Regis. But, it is there and plesiosaur skull material has been found. Only a matter of time. Thanks for sharing. I would love to see some more pictures of the actual skull. Etsy shop for Dinosaur Art: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IzzyBeeCreates?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 The image came from Dr. Pat Druckenmiller - you might try contacting Pat to see if he can provide a 3D model. I believe my friend Ward told me it's from an animal that was excavated from the Ft. Peck area. https://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/earth/staff/ here's the trip report I posted:http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/49013-montana-2014-part-1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now