EricTheCat
Sr. Member
Greetings.
I thought I would share some fossil finds from a recent trip to South Dakota to collect rocks and fossils. It was a field trip organized by a rock shop. I did not find anything too great but it was fun to get out and find things that I would not normally find in my area.
Individual tooth and right jaw section are likely some type of Oreodont (sheep), left jaw section may be from a small deer-like animal (hypertragulid?). Left of the quarter some kind of gastropod (snail). I have not cleaned any of the bone fragments yet, a little gun shy until I read up on it as I know some bone is very sensitive to water.
It was quite the adventure. I can safely say this location was the furthest off the beaten path I have ever been. The drive out there took us through parkland where we saw many buffalo, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, many deer and a coyote. Here is a pic to show the kind of area we were searching.
It was a good time spent with good people. I hope you enjoy.
Happy hunting,
Eric
I thought I would share some fossil finds from a recent trip to South Dakota to collect rocks and fossils. It was a field trip organized by a rock shop. I did not find anything too great but it was fun to get out and find things that I would not normally find in my area.
Individual tooth and right jaw section are likely some type of Oreodont (sheep), left jaw section may be from a small deer-like animal (hypertragulid?). Left of the quarter some kind of gastropod (snail). I have not cleaned any of the bone fragments yet, a little gun shy until I read up on it as I know some bone is very sensitive to water.
It was quite the adventure. I can safely say this location was the furthest off the beaten path I have ever been. The drive out there took us through parkland where we saw many buffalo, prairie dogs, bighorn sheep, many deer and a coyote. Here is a pic to show the kind of area we were searching.
It was a good time spent with good people. I hope you enjoy.
Happy hunting,
Eric