Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 A few weeks ago, I posted asking for advice on splitting fish for Green River. Your advice helped me out A TON, so thank you for that . I ended up leaving with a shrimp, crawdad, 3 Pharo's, 8 Amphiplagas, both species of Hypsiprisca, and many more. But by sheer luck, we ended up finding a bird, which means, we're going back to Wyoming for a CT scan.(And for more splitting) According to Arvid, the bird appears to be a new species, slightly dis-articulated, but it still has it's skull. I'll post pictures of our finds when I get a chance, but I wanted to thank everyone that gave me advice. 10 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 wow! Can't wait to see pictures!! www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyB Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 sounds like a heck of a trip, looking forward to seeing pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: we ended up finding a bird I find birds every day -- unfortunately extant. 2 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 7/21/2019 at 11:29 PM, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: A few weeks ago, I posted asking for advice on splitting fish for Greenriver. Your advice helped me out A TON, so thank you for that . I ended up leaving with a shrimp, crawdad, 3 Pharo's, 8 Amphiplagas, both species of Hypsiprisca, and many more. But by sheer luck, we ended up finding a bird, which means, we're going back to Wyoming for a CT scan.(And for more splitting) According to Arvid, the bird appears to be a new species, slightly dis-articulated, but it still has it's skull. I'll post pictures of our finds when I get a chance, but I wanted to thank everyone that gave me advice. What, no Mioplosus? Tell ya what. Since I know how much them (your name gives it away) I got one you have. It will only cost a shrimp, crawdad, 3 Pharo's, 8 Amphiplagas, both species of hypsiprisca, and a bird. PM if your interested.Just kidding, this is not an actual trade proposal. What an amazing haul! I am excited to see the pictures. How many days did you spend at the quarry? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Congrats on that! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 12 hours ago, Fossilis Willis said: What, no Mioplosus? Tell ya what. Since I know how much them (your name gives it away) I got one you have. It will only cost a shrimp, crawdad, 3 Pharo's, 8 Amphiplagas, both species of hypsiprisca, and a bird. PM if your interested.Just kidding, this is not an actual trade proposal. What an amazing haul! I am excited to see the pictures. How many days did you spend at the quarry? Yep, we found 2 small ones and one perfect massive one! But that perfect massive on was split too thin and now all I have is the negative side... I cried when it broke apart in my hands It was 12" long and had ever scale, every fin, every freaking tooth! The negative side has only the basic outline of this beast, what could have been! 1 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 This would be the bird, Arvid estimates it would have been around 4in. tall making it on of the smallest birds ever from the Green River Formation. 2 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Will this bird be finding its way into a museum collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, jdp said: Will this bird be finding its way into a museum collection? It will depend on whether it is a new species or not, if it is a new species I will donate it too the Fossil Butte, but if it's not, I'm going to have it in my private collection. "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 This is the Mio that broke my heart... ;( "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Here is the Hypsiprisca sp. it was found on the same plate as this baby prisky! "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: It will depend on whether it is a new species or not, if it is a new species I will donate it too the Fossil Butte, but if it's not, I'm going to have it in my private collection. I would be almost certain that this is a new species, but if you have any doubts I would suggest sending some pics to Dr. Daniel Field at Cambridge and see what he says. However, bird skeletons are incredibly rare and most non-shorebird Green River fishes are totally new. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 err birds. most non-shorebird green river birds. I'm too used to typing "green river fishes" I guess! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 This is one of the Amphiplagas! 1 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mioplosus_Lover24 Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 This Is The Hypsiprisca hypsacantha 1 "Life is too complex for me to wrap my mind around, that's why I have fossils and not pets!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 12 hours ago, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: This would be the bird, Arvid estimates it would have been around 4in. tall making it on of the smallest birds ever from the Green River Formation. Wow! VFOTM? That is the find of lifetime, I can't wait to hear more about it. How about some shrimp and crawdad photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 @Auspex Would love to see this wonderful bird. Congratulations on all the wonderful finds. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Great report and finds! Thanks for posting. 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...
Auspex Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, ynot said: @Auspex Would love to see this wonderful bird. Thanks, Tony! If that is a Passerine (and not a juvenile rail, plover, or such), it could not only be new, but terribly important. Congratulations, @Mioplosus_Lover24. I hope to hear the outcome! 2 "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...
Jeffrey P Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 That Mioplosus sure was a beauty. Quite sad. Your other finds, however, are truly impressive. It must be wonderful to find something that may have scientific importance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossilis Willis Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 10:58 PM, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: This is the Mio that broke my heart... ;( I know what you mean. When I was at the quarry I had split a 2'x3' slab down to about a 1/2" thick, showing only one small diplo. In an attempt to make the slab a more manageable size I took my hammer to the center of it. Instead of breaking in half, my hammer just punch a hole in the slab and knocked off a thin layer of matrix to reveal a beautifully preserved mio about 12" long with a perfect hammer shaped hole where his head used to be. That was rough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 11:58 PM, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: This is the Mio that broke my heart... ;( Wow! that was one fat myo!!! Still a cool fish. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 On 7/23/2019 at 11:27 PM, Mioplosus_Lover24 said: This would be the bird, Arvid estimates it would have been around 4in. This is purty dang cool. Hard to tell from the pictures just what kind of shape its in? Can I ask if there is any prep involved to make it better? RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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