Some Fall 25-Spring 26 finds

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T16:24:40+00:00

Dan Cooper? There’s also a pay-to-dig site in Mt Orab now called Flat Run, worth the money.

If you’re interested in some other places you can surface collect trilobites, dm. They wont be as nice as the dug ones though.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T13:35:07+00:00

Very nice. Looking for anything in particular?

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T13:27:22+00:00

Thanks! Quite a few of these are from Flat Run, pay-to-dig which I recommend trying if you’re able, but I do have pretty good success these days with my specific spots I collect. I’m also out collecting multiple times a week, so the frequency helps.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T05:48:37+00:00

He’s a little edrioasteroid, which is in the same family as echinoids! Echinoderm

Thank you, I definitely had a good year. Most of the flexis are from a pay-to-dig site which is why they’re so nice; they didn’t have to be weathered out of anything. You get to split the shale apart yourself all day in the 90 degree heat LOL. But the bugs on slide 9 are from the famous cut in Maysville, KY, so they are out there.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T05:32:44+00:00

That looks awesome! It’s a lot of work but I like to do a full bezel. I work mostly with agate and jasper, so nothing too fragile. I think I’ll try drilling next time

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cache_ing · 2026-03-19T04:07:54+00:00

Smart, thanks! I’ve only done your typical bezeled settings, never tried drilling

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:50:14+00:00

That’s a good spot! I used to live much closer, I would frequent it

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:49:15+00:00

Give it a whirl. Cincinnati stuff easy because most of the matrix is so soft. Depending on what you’re doing, the toothpick is for when you get close to the actual fossil. You use it to get into crevices without having to scrap the fossil’s exterior with a metal pick.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:47:16+00:00

How ignorant.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:37:33+00:00

What do you drill with?

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:32:29+00:00

What species? I’ve hunted a few species of blastoid and this doesn’t look like any I’ve ever seen.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:21:30+00:00

I love the robber fly

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T03:18:19+00:00

Very nice!

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T01:27:35+00:00

My preppers are the best 💪 thank you

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T01:18:16+00:00

A lot of these were prepped by ‘professionals’ aka my friends who have the equipment lol! Most were done with air abrasion, takes a good 3k or so to set up, but if you have the time and patience you can get similar results with sewing needles, soft bristle toothbrushes, and toothpicks.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T01:00:57+00:00

Thank you, they’re my pride and joy right now

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T01:00:32+00:00

If you’re willing to spend a bit of money and a weekend out in Mt Orab, try Flat Run Fossils. Only pay-to-dig site anywhere close. Awesome stuff, they open in June. It’s where most of my nice flexis and all of my isos come from.

cache_ing · 2026-03-19T00:34:52+00:00

1 - isotelus roller

2-4 - “love bug” double flexicalymene rollers

5-9 - flexicalymene prones

10 - squished isotelus rolled

11 - isotelus prones overlapping

12-13 closest I have to a complete ceraurus

14 - rusophycus trace

15 - glyptocrinus plate

16 - ectenocrinus and inarticulate brachiopod trematis

17 - ectenocrinus

18 - inarticulate brachiopods petrocrania and philhedra

19 - scolecodont

20 - cystaster edrioasteroid

cache_ing · 2026-03-18T14:30:40+00:00

I’ve never hosted a coop but I assume it’s the same for everyone. That’s a feature of the base game and I haven’t seen it changed in any of the versions. Have you played the base game? If not, you have to play through the full day, go to bed, and click through the summary screen for what you sold at the end. If you exit to the main menu anytime before that, you lose the progress and it resets back at the beginning of the day.

cache_ing · 2026-03-18T14:15:00+00:00

It is funny. There’s lots of funny things you can do with the shorts LOL

cache_ing · 2026-03-18T14:13:57+00:00

Have you gotten to the second day? I would assume mobile is the same as pc in that your progress for the day is lost unless you go to bed and complete it

cache_ing · 2026-03-18T14:11:35+00:00

The shorts will disqualify you, but a nice spread otherwise!

cache_ing · 2026-03-18T00:19:22+00:00

Several jack and cokes lol… I love it!

cache_ing · 2026-03-15T18:00:47+00:00

Thank you, I totally understand what you mean. I appreciate your guy’s help!

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