There is a place near Delta, UT where for $6 you can go dig for trilobites for an hour or for something like $10 you can stay all day. (I can't remember the ...
I have spent a total of something like 4 days there on various visits. I really recommend the place highly. Had a great time. If you want to take more care in...
Hello fellow club members -- I have a bunch of fossils I'd like to give away to a teacher, preferably, who can use them for teaching purposes. These are dupes...
Dear Mr. Ricketts; I'd like to throw my hat in the ring if you'd like to donate to my classroom. I have 60 students in a basic education program. They are all...
Hello Mr. Ricketts, That is an excellent idea to donate to the schools. As an earth science teacher myself I can tell you it gets put to good use. May this...
Dear Folks: As some of will recall, I recently posted a message offering "Free Fossils To A Good Home!" I tried the same thing about a year and a half ago and...
Hey everyone....Was wondering if this fossil is a horn coral? Just posted it in the photos section. It is about 9 inches long and 2 1/2 inches at thw widest...
Terry, After having looked at your picture and seeing the detail, I would say that you are correct. Although it's longer than any specimens I have, I would...
Hi all! I'm new to the group and to fossil collecting aswell. Actually I didn't own any fossils until Sunday! On Sunday I visited a rather big canyon here in...
An ammonite is usually flat and has suture patterns. A nautilus is typically more rounded and has smooth chamber lines. The cross section would be an arc and...
... Hi Dolf! Thank you! Sometimes the difference is quite obvious and I think I can determine the differences now, but I have seen Ammonites on the web which...
Hi all! I published few pages on my small expedition to Czech Republic. By courtesy my Czech friend, Stan, I could explore one very interesting Cambrian site....
It has been a long time since I have posted to this group, but I think the members will be interested in a new fossil site I am working on in S.C. I have also...
... You really want to know if someone is interested ? I doubt that! I got only one reply on my questions, so I suppose the main goal of the group (not only...
I read your post - but since I just joined, I didn't see your questions -
and haven't gone to archive. I have noticed that most of the groups to
which I...
Hey Vance, If you find a Smilodon turd - send it on over! I need one for my collection. ;o) It's been awhile, but it appears that you are still in the thick...
... Dear Pangur! (I hope this is your first name :-) Maybe your right. I belong to several other groups too and I'm just used to a lot of posts. Some groups...
... collection. ;o) ... things in your neck of the woods. I do need some clarification on your story: These fossils are in unlithified soil? Just pull 'em ...
... When you go to the main Yahoo groups' Fossil Sites page, there is a box on the left side of the page. Look for the word "photos" and click on that word....
I just looked at the photos. WOW!!! Come on that was an appatizer, don't torture us......show us more. I am not usually interested in vertebrate fossils, let...
... Goodness Hannes, have some patience. 12/22/02 Hannes wrote: I'm new to fossils (started to collect 3 weeks ago). Like I said, have some patience. They took...
I have found that identifying many things - let alone fossils - from a
photo can be difficult. I have found my local mineral/rock/fossil store and
the...
... Hi John! I am patient and I don't need a reply on the same day, but with 100+ members, there should be a few more replies in 2 weeks. Anyway, I was...