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TFF Spring Gathering at Deep Springs Rd. in Central NY

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Fossildude19 Regular Member

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That really was a great find, Dave!

Glad it is actually all there, even if it is a bit crushed. ;) 

 

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Darktooth Regular Member

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1 hour ago, DevonianDigger said:

@Darktooth, that's an awesome one! Lucky dude!

 

44 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said:

That really was a great find, Dave!

Glad it is actually all there, even if it is a bit crushed. ;) 

 

Thanks Jay and Tim! It was totally all luck on this one.This was like finding a needle in a haystack and it so easily could have been destroyed. The fossils Gods blessed me with this.:dinothumb::trilo:

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I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie.

 

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Looks like a fun hunt with quality spoils.

Grüße,

Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas

"To the motivated go the spoils."

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On 5/3/2018 at 7:27 PM, Darktooth said:

Ok so I wanted to share one more thing. I know I already showed the tiny Dipleura I found. It was the highlight of my day. It is approximately 5 cm or 2inches long. I found it while trying to clear off a ton of debris offmy intended digging spot. I was using a hoe to pull down they derbris which was mostly small flakes. Every once in a while the hoe would snag a bigger chunk. At my leisure I would inspect some of these chunks. I just was fortunate to inspect the right one. The trilo was barely hanging on to a very fractured chunk of rock. Luckily I was able to break off the flake it rested on without it breaking into a bunch of tiny pieces. I thought the left side was missing. On closer inspection I found that the left side was folded over and flattened. The trilo has some cheek and nose damage. Regardless a very nice find in my book. I took some close-ups that I hope you will enjoy.

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Great specimen! :trilowalk:

I love the other piece with several bugs in too!

Lucky and clever chap! :)

Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

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@Darktooth, nice Dipluera indeed. Not at all a worry about the left side. At least it is all there and nicely prone.

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Thanks Dave! The only thing that could of made it better is if it was the size of the specimen you found! But I won't be greedy!;)

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Again, congratulations Dave. There is more to that Dipleura than what originally appeared. A very nice specimen, indeed. You deserve this find after all of that hard work excavating a ton of rock.

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That's a cool trilo Dave! :trilo:

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Jeffrey P Regular Member

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9 hours ago, DevonianDigger said:

@Darktooth, yours may be nice... but I still like my first Dipleura find. Prepping out nicely so far!

 

 

 

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A large complete Dipleura cephalon is certainly a prize. I keep every one I find. Congratulations Jay.

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9 hours ago, DevonianDigger said:

@Darktooth, yours may be nice... but I still like my first Dipleura find. Prepping out nicely so far!

 

 

 

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That's looking good! 

Great detail coming through, there! :)

Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

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10 minutes ago, ynot said:

Y'all finding too much good stuff.:envy:

There is no such thing as too much good stuff!

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@Pagurus 

 

Hey Mike! 

I just noticed, your Spyroceras appears to have a Reptaria stolonifera  on it!

Extra bonus fossil! 

 

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Great finds, everyone.  @Shamalama  @Darktooth  @Kane  @Pagurus  @DevonianDigger @Jeffrey P

 

I'd just like to reiterate what a great bunch of people these are to collect with. 

There was communal sharing of fossils. There was a bunch of collaborative digging/slab removing. 

There were Chocolate chip cookies! 

I really enjoy this spot, but the company is what always makes the trip. :) 

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3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

Hey Mike! 

I just noticed, your Spyroceras appears to have a Reptaria stolonifera  on it!

Extra bonus fossil! 

 

*Well how about that! I'll take another look at it when I get a chance, and maybe get some better photos too. Thanks for spotting that, Tim. I never would have.

 

* Ah, the perils of online commenting. I originally typed, "Well what do you know!"  But I then realized it could be read as, "Well what do YOU know!"  I'd hate to start an online battle with my friend Tim.  :wacko:

Start the day with a smile and get it over with.

 

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@Fossildude19, any idea what's up with this bug? Not the Dipleura, but it keeps double-posting photos that I upload, and it won't let me delete them. If I go in to edit the post and delete it, it deletes it, then when I submit it, it just shows back up again. It's been happening a LOT lately.

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On 5/10/2018 at 3:20 PM, DevonianDigger said:

@Fossildude19, any idea what's up with this bug? Not the Dipleura, but it keeps double-posting photos that I upload, and it won't let me delete them. If I go in to edit the post and delete it, it deletes it, then when I submit it, it just shows back up again. It's been happening a LOT lately.

 

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Jay, 

It did it to me, the first time I went in to edit it. 

I had to delete the photo from the post using the "Garbage Can" Icon on the photo down below the post. (After saving the original image, that is .) 

Then I re-uploaded it.  Came out fine.  :headscratch: :shrug: I'll add it to the bug list. ;) 

 

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2 hours ago, DevonianDigger said:

Update on my Dipleura prep:

 

 

 

Love it :dinothumb:

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2 hours ago, DevonianDigger said:

Update on my Dipleura prep:

 

Good work, sir! :)

Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

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3 hours ago, DevonianDigger said:

Update on my Dipleura prep:

Even better than when you found it. Nice work.

Start the day with a smile and get it over with.

 

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