Uncle Siphuncle Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I went to the Black Cat Mountain quarry, Haragan Fm, Clarita, OK last Saturday with the Dallas Paleo Society. Its 400 miles from home and I've been meaning to go there for years. Its so long a drive for me that even when carpooling I probably won't visit too often, but it was well worth the effort this time. For $20 a head we got to dig for about 6 hours, and the fee included a good book on trilobites from that formation. I found a few bugs by digging up and splitting limestone, but did the best by crawling the spoil piles. I did a body count last night and counted 50 bugs including a mix of boogered specimens used to learn prep, slightly flawed specimens still worth keeping, and 15-20 perfect or near perfect specimens. So far it appears that I took Paciphacops, Reedops, and Ketternapsis. Prep will take a little while so look for them in my April report (Still prepping out March stuff!) Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 WOW! that's awesome Dan! Can anyone pay to hunt there? I have been wanting to go there for some time now. I am only about 130 miles from Clarita. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebo Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Daniel what a lucky man! I hope to go there one time in my life to meet also Bob Carrol, a real good guy! Don't miss the new book "Trilobite of Black Cat Mountain" published by George Hansen. I've a copy of this book and also if it lack a little bit of image it is a very interesting book about this lower Devonian fauna. It will be possible for you to put some images of raw material to see how these bug appear in the limestone? Ebo ********************* Enrico Bonino https://www.facebook.com/BackToThePastMuseum/ http://www.backtothepast.com.mx/ebonino Trilobite viewer: https://arcg.is/0iWWvL ********************* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Sounds like good finds, can't wait to see more pics! Dave -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I know that trilos are the stars of the show, but what else turns up there? "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...
bmorefossil Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 The Hansen book is the one Bob was peddling. I wish it had more pics too but it is still a good reference for my library. Yes this is a pay quarry open to the public. Just google up Bob Carroll's name and give him a jingle. Give him a chance to bust up some new rock and try to get in there when a club hasn't visited in a while. I'll shoot a few pics of some of my better specimens in matrix before I prep them (just in case I ruin them with my scribe, hahaha) Actually the matrix seems to separate from the fossil pretty easily. The limestone seems very workable with a scribe. Now I'll have to decide what is the softest media I can blast them with. Other than bugs, I picked up a few bivalves, gastropods, brachiopods, and orthocone cephalopods. Since I don't get to work the Devonian very often, I enjoyed gathering varied fauna. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSRaddict_1 Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Yeah , we were there right when Bob had the Track Hoe there busting up the Quarry . Nice hunting there isn't it ? Show a little respect there when speaking about Bob and his book , peddling is not a good terminology . After all he does not have to let anyone come to his Quarry . Hunting fossils is fun , but discovering is better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreekCrawler Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 That sounds like a really productive trip! I can't wait to see some of those beauties after you prep them. You can do it in all the free time that you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Can't wait to see them. We (HGMS) were just talking about that place last night and may be adding it to our field trip list this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jax Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 MAN, How did I miss that trip???? I have always wanted to get in that place. I have about 20 or so bugs from there, ANd what a challenge to prep! Most bugs are smaller than a quarter, but are very detailed. Cant wait for the prep photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Dude!! Next time you plan a trip up there, let me know!! If I were home I'd have drove on down there. Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 Dude!! Next time you plan a trip up there, let me know!! If I were home I'd have drove on down there.Ramo All right y'all, here are a few unprepped photos........ Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Can't wait to see them prepped! If you believe everything you read, perhaps it's time for you to stop reading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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