RJB Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Well,,, Finally got back from my trip the other day. Boy was I tired!!! Im gettin too old and too fat for this kind of super hard super duty fossil hunting anymore? Plus bonedigger forced me to drink and stay up till 1:30 one night!!! That made for one tuff day the next day. Uuuuugh!!! The first two places we hunted was purty much a bust, but on the way back to camp the second day we hit pay dirt and thats all im gunna say about that spot. But, again, thanks to governments trying to save all those fossils, I can tell you we walked over tens of thousands of ruined fossils!!! Just absolutly disgusted me!!! Anyways, we then went to the trilobite site. What a ton of hard work that site is, but I can see why folks go there. Some really nice fossils to be found. Poor bonedigger has been there a couple times before and even though he found many trilobites, i was lucky enough to find two super nice ones. Bonedigger even offered me all the ones he found for my two!!! Poor guy. Hes probably still cryin. I then went to Washington, made a very nice trade with Micropterus and spent the day hunting with him. Helped out my aging father a bit on his house for two days and came back with not alot of fossils, but some very high quality fossils! Ive only got one picture of a fossil, all the rest are still in rock and need prep. But man-o-man, I cant wait to get to preppin agian. WooooooooooHooooooooooo!!!!! RB Oh, Im guessing this bug measures maybe 3 inches? I havent unpacked anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Glad to see ya made it back home in one piece Ron. That sure is a nice trilo! Thanks again for the crabs. fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy1971 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 That's AWESOME! 3 inches? WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabetts Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Glad to see ya made it back home in one piece Ron. That sure is a nice trilo! Thanks again for the crabs. "Thanks again for the crabs." -- not sure I'd post that after traveling with someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebrocklds Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 is that a piochaspis?? very very nice bug Brock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice bug! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Great looking bug! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 What a find; I'd be cryin' too! (3"!? I may just go have a good cry anyway...) "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...
MB Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice trilo Ron , I missed you http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 WOW!! Really nice one. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldom Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 WOW that is cool I want to go with bonedigger I like it when someone makes me drink. Not sure about the crab thing but I like that bug might be worth it Galveston Island 32 miles long 2 miles wide 134 bars 23 liquor stores any questions? Evolution is Chimp Change. Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain! "I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." Ernest Hemingway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice Olenellus! "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Yes I am still cryin about them two bugs you found! But I've got alot of the ones I found cut out now and there looking pretty nice. Some more to go and some need some prep work. I have two multi plates yet to cut out as well. Here is some pics, most measure around 1/2 - 1" long except the one I'm holding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSRaddict_1 Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Nice Trilo . Hunting fossils is fun , but discovering is better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 and a couple more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 oh ya, and my Wanneria, he's about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 is that a piochaspis??very very nice bug Brock they are Olenellus, see here, http://www.westernta.com/Formations/Eager.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefootgirl Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Oh, those are so sweet looking! They look like they've been bronzed! Glad you had a fun time and made it back home safely. Have fun prepping. In formal logic, a contradiction is the signal of defeat: but in the evolution of real knowledge, it marks the first step in progress toward victory. Alfred North Whithead 'Don't worry about the world coming to an end today. It's already tomorrow in Australia!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Bone Digger, I regret to inform you that you are in possession of several invertebrates. Namely, trilobites. As you may well know, these creatures do not have bones; so therefore, in order to protect the good name Bone Digger, I must ask that you turn them over to me right away or change your name to Exoskeleton Digger. The choice is yours. You have my address. Sincerely, Del Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txemiku Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Those are amazing trilos!!!! congratulations!!! I have been always inerested in lower cambrian trilobites and fortunately i visited Lathan Shale in CA two years ago. Moreover, i got several of those olenellus some months ago proceding from Pioche Shale formation. I hope you like the pictures!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa dino Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 It looks lik guys are real good at bug hunting, they all look great. I still regret not going with you, but there you go. We will have to try some other time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Very, very cool stuff! You better get prepping so we can determine who won the contest. 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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