Saturday, August 8, 2009

Me and Ron

Ok, I've been making the rounds three fridays straight. It's pissing off Goosebumps to no end because he's stuck at work longer than me most of the time and I get to drive past multiple mines on my 50 mile commute home every day. This Friday I decieded to bypass Belgrade and head to Richland where I met professional fossil hunter Ron Edwards who was looking for a associated Ricky or Mako set I think :^).

After shooting the breeze and comparing finds, Ron tells me that this particular shell "A Nautoloid" is a great find since I found it complete. "Hey Ron on a scale of 1-10 with a common Noid a 1 and a Archetote (Archie) a 10 what does this little guy rate?" I ask the professional. "Well I think it would be a 7." Ron states. Hey! that's good enough for me, as I wrap it and bag it! Ron found 2 of the Nautoloid's himself bigger ones but with a few chips. Both of us struck out on finding any teeth of any size Friday, but..... Ron told some stories....... Anyway, I did find this larger shell after Ron took off any thoughts on it? Is it destined for the Rock Garden or do I need to rock hammer it carefully?