Walt Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Great post, Kane! Thanks for sharing your finds! Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranitomeya Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Nice finds Kane! That large greenops is really an impressive size. Hopefully I bump into you again out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 7 hours ago, Malcolmt said: Very nice looks like you had a good day Let me know when you want to go for a weekday trip 5 hours ago, Kane said: Let's look at the weather for next week and make it happen. Mind having one (or two) tag-alongs? I (and Viola) are free most weekdays... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 13 hours ago, Monica said: Mind having one (or two) tag-alongs? I (and Viola) are free most weekdays... It may be a bit rough and dangerous for Viola. But that would definitely be your call. The dangers do include some potential for falling rock, slippery slopes, and rushing water. It's not the easiest site to access even on the best of days, and it is suited mostly for excavating with not much surface collecting. Maybe Malcolm can let you know next time he comes down this way to see if you want to make the trip. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Great finds Kane. Congratulations. Your hard work paid off big time again. A lot of wonderful stuff there but I especially love the goniatite. Thanks for sharing. Wish I could be there when you go again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 9 hours ago, Jeffrey P said: Great finds Kane. Congratulations. Your hard work paid off big time again. A lot of wonderful stuff there but I especially love the goniatite. Thanks for sharing. Wish I could be there when you go again. Thanks, Jeffrey. If you do find yourself up here at some point, I'd be thrilled to have you at this spot. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Ok, so I did a 6 hour encore at the spot. Not as productive as Friday's adventure, as the shale was not gradating as well due to some pinch-out/pulse issue in the strata. More massive slabs were ripped out, but they were misbehaving. Still, some ok finds for the day... Of the Greenops, only one is complete... But, significant parts of it is stuck on the impression side. This happens a lot more often than I'd like to admit. It is above average in size, though. The others are average size, with one contorted and the other missing lappets on the right side. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 One large living chamber showing a bit of coiling (~4 cm wide), and one perfect - if dirty - robust pyritized torno. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Longest and most detailed piece(s) of Devonian carbonized plant matter I've seen in the Widder Fm. That was interesting find 1 of 2 for the day. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 Finally, whatever this may be. Fish part? I was able to remove some of the matrix, and tried to boost the contrast to make some of the features more visible. There seems to be a curious thin line running from it... Not sure if that is a worm burrow or part of this organism. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 And here are two closeups of that piece. The "burrow" looks to be part of the organism. I've marked up a few of the features. The blue arrows indicate that it goes further into the matrix, and the red line indicates the left boundary. The features in yellow are zoomed in on the second image. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 My guess on the last one would be phylocarid. Do not think it is fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 You may be right! I’ll see if I can remove a bit more. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I wonder what you'll do with the trilobites/brach. Trilobites using one as a blankie? Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 The finds are all good, but I find that first Placoderm you posted the most interesting. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Sharks Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I'll second Malcolm's assessment. That mystery piece does resemble a phyllocarid telson. There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, Northern Sharks said: I'll second Malcolm's assessment. That mystery piece does resemble a phyllocarid telson. It seems to match up that way. The one thing that confuses me is that it appears as though it folded in half so that the telson is on top of the front plate. Someone has been folding the phyllocarids. It's a fairly healthy size, too (a bit more than 6 cm wide). ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 26, 2018 Share Posted July 26, 2018 Nice finds! Lovely report, thank you. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 And another 6 hours was had at my spot. It wasn't the best day, but neither was it the worst. The weather was perfect: overcast and about 16 C, so it wasn't a scorcher. It had been a month since I've been out in the field due to scheduling conflicts and weather, so it was great to get out. First up are partial Greenops. I keep these for spare parts for when I tackle the gentle are of restoration. Full ones are not easy to get with this very flakey, moulty bunch, so anything that is more than the gajillions of cephalons or pygidia are usually worth keeping for that purpose. I will sometimes keep a cephalon if it is of an unusual size or has very well preserved eyes. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 This one was a heartbreaker. Sometimes no matter how careful you are while working on a rocky pile, the positive vanishes. Pick through each sliver one at a time for 20 minutes or more, and at a certain point you have to just take the loss. However, when they appear in clusters like this, it is worthwhile bringing them home for more than just parts: there may be other full ones lurking within. I had one piece last year that had two, and with more probing there were four total. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 A semi-prone on its side, which is not something I find often as they usually come out either fully prone on the bedding plane, or "enrolled" (as in, folded flat like a piece of paper). This one may be worth taking to the prep bench. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 Full, but disarticulated and missing an eye. Still, there is something that looks neat about it - at least enough for me to take it home. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 This one is full, but is only just under a centimetre long. These ones are bit tricky to prep as they are even more thin-skinned than the regular sized bugs. 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 And, finally, it can't always be just about the trilobites. These are still uncleaned cephalopods, mostly Goniatites. These do come out quite nice and shiny in their pyritization. 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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