Fossil-Hound Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 FYI @Ptychodus04 @Kittenmittens @mamlambo @Fossilis Willis @Malcolmt @DevonianDigger Well managed to get out last Friday to dig up some Green River fish from the split fish layers. These layers aren't nice and hard like the 18 inch, nor are the rarer fish as obtainable (they don't preserve as well), but you can still find some pretty cool stuff. A family next to me found a foot long Phareodus in perfect condition with a dark red color (forgot to take a picture of that). I don't think they realize just how lucky they are because those are not easy to find. The night before it rained a ton so I had a hard time getting to the quarry. The oily lime based rock wouldn't split properly until about noon but I hauled some decent Knightia's out. These aren't your prized, rare, fish but they are still a blast to dig up. Pulled out about fifty and worked all day. With all the mud and rain I seriously didn't think anyone would show up but Friday was very busy. About fifty in total came. The morning was tough. Lots of muddy rock to split and it just didn't want to split evenly. Everything would crumble on me. As you can see in the picture below things were muddy and wet. This Knightia has some pretty nice curves. Another curvaceous fossil. I'm in love. The split fish come in their varieties. Usually I only keep the ones that are completely filled in then put a sealant over them. This one looks alright considering it's a bit patchy. This one will be fun to prepare with my new CP9361 and some very careful handling of the scribe. This is one of my A grade Knightia's from the trip. Great color. The tail can be teased out a bit more. I really like how the vertebrae pop out in a 3D manner. Keep on fossiling! 10 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Very nice!! The green river formation is on my bucket list...a weekend digging would make me a happy man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Very nice ... probably another bucket list locality that I will never get to....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Nice finds, Jason. Please remember to keep sales and trades to their specific Forums. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gieserguy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Where did you go for this hunt? I would love to hit the Green River some day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Nice fish Jason. It’s always fun to dig in the mud! Those split fish layer specimens don’t need nearly as much prep as the 18” and bottom cap fish that’s for sure. 1 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 2 hours ago, gieserguy said: Where did you go for this hunt? I would love to hit the Green River some day American Fossil Quarry in Kemmerer Wyoming. 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gieserguy Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 48 minutes ago, Fossil-Hound said: American Fossil Quarry in Kemmerer Wyoming. I’ll have to check that out, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Even though I gave up on the split fish digging many years ago I do know the fun your having. Way back when I use to bring elmers glue by the gallon and mix it with water in a big 10 gallon tub and then give all the fish I kept a dunk in the mixed glue! Seems funny now. Would have loved to see the Phereodus! There are some realy nice fish in those split fish layers. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Those are some pretty fish. I can't wait to get my estwing into some of that GRF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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