tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post8914900131674721595..comments2024-03-27T10:06:07.100-07:00Comments on The Echinoblog: Some Fossil Sea Urchin Love!ChrisMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-56783930853245575372012-01-11T07:06:12.992-08:002012-01-11T07:06:12.992-08:00Also, a lot of careful work. Shovels, picks, hamme...Also, a lot of careful work. Shovels, picks, hammers and/or other tools are often how we discover fossils (sometimes after we've damaged them!)ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-33817509621852657352012-01-11T07:04:34.155-08:002012-01-11T07:04:34.155-08:00David,
I don't know specifics of the videos...David,<br /> I don't know specifics of the videos here-but in my experience, they are usually in an area where they know they will find fossils and usually have some "tell" that its there. Perhaps some surface of the animal is showing or there are others nearby. Or they just recognize the fossil+matrix cluster (matrix is what they call the excess stuff around the fossil) and know to pull it or excavate it as best they can.<br /><br /> Removing fossils from their environments is tricky. Its often based on experience, history of the area, and a little luck.ChrisMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784970666468925633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3433304117507034540.post-42894461821295435772012-01-11T01:30:16.788-08:002012-01-11T01:30:16.788-08:00Fantastic stuff! (as always)
Can you say something...Fantastic stuff! (as always)<br />Can you say something about how that Clypeaster was excavated? How did they know in what clump a fossil was?davidmaashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16696298300141402317noreply@blogger.com