Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 4, 2012 12:19:21 GMT -5
Started to prep the fossils I found in Central Montana..... This is the scaphite I found,it was laying just as you see it... ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil001.jpg) I started to fracture it out of the host rock..... ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil002.jpg) It gave me a prize,another scaphite on the inner host rock.. ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil003.jpg) ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil005.jpg) Here is another host rock with a scaphite in it.....Its only showing about an 1/8 of an inch of the fossil....( I circled it with a black marker) I'll save this for my winter project.... ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil0092.jpg) Found this mineralized dino bone in the area I hunt fossils,the rains have pushed alot of goodies out of the soil this last year or so..... I'll just leave some of the host rock incorporated with the bone for display......... ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil0112.jpg) ![](http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c266/fossilman01/rocks%20and%20fossils/fossil0102.jpg)
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Aug 4, 2012 12:21:07 GMT -5
I still have several host rocks to work on with fossils of different species in them-I'll also save them for my winter projects..... All in all it was a great fossil hunting trip.....
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Post by jakesrocks on Aug 4, 2012 12:43:33 GMT -5
Great finds Mike. It'll be interesting to see them when you finish the prepping and cleaning. Gotta get over there one of these days for some fossil hunting. Maybe after mama retires, so I have someone to help with the long hours of driving.
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