scmense Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 It was an honor to be in the field with Mike. The most important part of the find is that it may have some scientific value. I learned a lot about what to do with bad bedding, adhesives, collecting and even some stratigraphy. He is very nice, polite and unpretentious and his knowledge of collecting is a wonderment to me. The field collecting is the part of the experience that floats my boat, listening to him describe the shark and work with the matrix. The reason I go to the chalk is arid climate, chronic pain eases with less storm fronts. The second reason is the country itself, the hugeness and harshness. If I didn't love the river so much the extended camping couldn't be achieved. If I don't camp the cost would be too great to do the trip. Fossil hunting is a given, the picture I am posting was taken with my phone from the couch of my camper, how can a person look at that close by and not be scouring the area for fossils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Nice "back yard", even if it's not full-time "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...
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