This has been one quiet space for such a long time, perhaps the longest radio silence for this blog ever. Well, I haven't done much of any fossil-related activity at all since I downed tools, not even prep (my tools are a bit on the fritz). But, the snows have receded, and temps are going up, albeit this is going to be a sluggish start to spring. This will mark the 10th year of field collecting, and I have a list of places to check out and put my hard shoulder into. Some places are, as usual, entirely on spec, and others I've collected before. I might not be posting about trips so much given how close we have to play the cards close to the proverbial vest. That said, I'll still post the nice finds and discuss some of the more salient paleontological details to keep this as educational and informative as possible. I did purchase just one trilobite recently: This asaphid is a Hoekaspis yahuari that occur in nodules. Sadly, the impression side was lost, but what prompted me to make the purchase was that these usually appear without their cheeks. Even the genal spines can be seen as an impression, and both eyes are intact. I've seen a lot of these for sale that are missing those cheeks, but I was holding out for this hero. It certainly isn't in the best condition, but it makes up for it by being relatively complete. Measuring in at 9.9 cm, not too tiny, either.
My teaching is done until the week-long course in May, so now is the time to start gathering my tools and making plans. I hope to have a much better year than 2022, which was a really low time that only saw three long distance, multi-day trips. It is a time to tool up and try to carry that momentum throughout the year instead of falling into the typical summer rut. Wish me luck as I get cracking with exploration! Comments are closed.
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Kane Faucher
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