Fossil Hunt South Dakota 2017

[RJB]

I have got my ammo display case started a few weeks ago, but I cant find all my finished ammos?  In some boxes somewhere.   I will run into them someday im sure.

 

RB

[JohnBrewer]

6 hours ago, RJB said:

I have got my ammo display case started a few weeks ago, but I cant find all my finished ammos?  In some boxes somewhere.   I will run into them someday im sure.

 

RB

Me and the boys made that trip to Montana dude. You'll not find your ammos.....

[RJB]

You one funny man @JohnBrewer.   Stop by someday and i gaurantee you we will have one heck of a good time!!!

 

RB

[ynot]

Hey RB still looking for Your entry in the FOTM contest this month. (Only 5 days left to get it submitted.)

[RJB]

Thanks to you @ynot, I just did that. 

 

RB

[ynot]

34 minutes ago, RJB said:

Thanks to you @ynot, I just did that. 

 

RB

Good luck! (Hope You win.)

[RJB]

  Aaaaaalrighty then!!!   Did lots of work on the house the last few days, but today it was play time.   I did a bunch of prep work on these beauties.  The one in the middle is the real gem with lots and lots of blazing color!!!  Ive still have a lot of work to do on these but they are turning out really nice!!!  These are all nicoletti and I think the Genus is Hoploscaphites?  

 

RB

[ynot]

More beauties!!

[Wrangellian]

Spectacular. Would like to see a larger pic..

[aerogrower]

Ron those are amazing. Your sons are going to be very happy at Christmas lol.

[Ptychodus04]

Did you find the mythical ammonite pot where every time you take one out another appears in its place???

 

Very nice. I'm beyond envy.

[JohnBrewer]

21 hours ago, RJB said:

  Aaaaaalrighty then!!!   Did lots of work on the house the last few days, but today it was play time.   I did a bunch of prep work on these beauties.  The one in the middle is the real gem with lots and lots of blazing color!!!  Ive still have a lot of work to do on these but they are turning out really nice!!!  These are all nicoletti and I think the Genus is Hoploscaphites?  

 

RB

[crabfossilsteve]

Gees Ron you keep pulling out even more spectacular ammonites than the previous ones from that trip.  I'll bet they just sparkle in the sun light.

[RJB]

@Wrangellian, once I get those finished prep i will show better pics.

 

@Ptychodus04, I could only wish, but this last hunt was one of our best in a very long time!!!

 

Hey @crabfossilsteve, you know it, they shine like crazy in the sun!!!

 

RB

[RJB]

   Here is a rock ive been going back and forth on for quite some time now.   2 days ago my son stopped by and we did LOTS of rock cutting!  Saves me a ton of time prepping!  You can see how this one on the back side was rather worn from being exposed in the creek for quite awhile.  Still, it should be quite a nice rock?  im quite happy with it so far.  The big one is Scaphites spedini, the one in front may be the same?  and there is a small Spenodiscus on the left.  A very nice rock for being beat up.

  Oh, this was in a very large rock, so getting it cut made it much easier to work on.

 

Ron

[RJB]

Here is what im working on.  I work on one and have to glue something and go on to the next one and so on.  But simply a nice batch of ammos from the Fox Hills Formation.  These are all Scaphites.  Some spedini, some gulosum, some nicoletti.  Oh, and some Spenodiscus, but most of those are hard to see in this photo. 

 

RB

[crabfossilsteve]

And then there is that teaser lobster stuck in the back..let's see a bigger pic of that. What a tease.......

 

 

[RJB]

Hi @crabfossilsteve, I prepped out that lobster about 20 years ago.  did a bit more work on it a month or so ago, but its still needs a bit more work.   Wish I had more?  I probably do somewhere?

 

RB

[RJB]

Ok, while everyone else in the US is having fun doing the july 4th weekend stuff, I, like usual was in the garage prepping.  Here is what I finished today.  Took way too much time, but the more I worked on it, the better it got!   Only one complete ammo in this rock, but it came out purty dang cool!!! 

 

RB

[Ptychodus04]

This thread is getting sickening!

 

I'm running out of "that's a beautiful ammonite" keystrokes thanks to @RJB abd his fossil collecting mother lode!

[Shellseeker]

3 hours ago, RJB said:

Ok, while everyone else in the US is having fun doing the july 4th weekend stuff, I, like usual was in the garage prepping.  Here is what I finished today.  Took way too much time, but the more I worked on it, the better it got!   Only one complete ammo in this rock, but it came out purty dang cool!!! 

 

RB

 

Ron, Educate me. Seems like there might be 2,3,4 -- I just imagine those that I see the top half might have another half completely contained in the rock below what I see.  Not possible?  Jack,

 

PS Take a break , drink a brew, eat a couple of dogs, enjoy the family

 

[ynot]

3 hours ago, RJB said:

Only one complete ammo in this rock, but it came out purty dang cool!!! 

July ifotm ?

[CBOB]

Dude, sweet prep job!  Nice one!

[RJB]

@Ptychodus04   Thanks, we did purty good this last trip. 

 

RB

@Shellseeker   Hi Jack, you must be looking at these wrong.  Every ammo but one has problems.   Mind you, even the incomplete ones are loaded with color.  Thats the only reason I kept going on this one.  I was going to cut the complete one out of the rock at first.   Now im glad I didnt.

 

RB

[RJB]

@ynot.    I found these at the end of may. 

 

@CBOB     Thanks my good sir.

 

RB