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QUARTETnary - A card game about the geological time scale
paleoflor posted a topic in Members' News & Diversions
L.S., Wanted to raise some awareness on TFF because I expect many here will simply love this: A good friend of mine, Iris van Zelst (geophysicist at the German Aerospace Center in Berlin) has developed this really nice card game centred around the geological time scale: QUARTETnary The gameplay is based on the classic game Quartets (similar to Go Fish and Happy Families), where players try to collect as many sets of four cards as they can. In QUARTETnary, each of the sets represents four major events that took place during a specific geological time period. To win the game, you need to create the most complete timeline of Earth history, all the way from its formation 4.567 billion years ago to the appearance of us humans. The cards have been designed by Lucia Perez-Diaz (Earth scientist and freelance illustrator from the UK). The illustrations look amazing and I really like that they adhered to the official colour scheme of the International Commission on Stratigraphy. Iris sent me this nice set of cards for the Proterozoic: The game includes 15 sets of four cards in total (many featuring fossils): one each for the Hadean, Archean and Proterozoic eons, and one each for the 12 periods of the Phanerozoic. I expect QUARTETnary will become a really fun way to learn about and memorize the different geological units and major events in Earth history. Kind regards, Tim -
Taxonomy from Fossilworks.com. Diagnosis from Liu, Y.s., Sinitshenkova, N.D. & Ren, D., 2009, p. 185: "Adults. Medium-sized stoneflies. Head large, antennae long, prothorax narrow. Wings at rest extending considerably beyond apex of abdomen. In forewings, c–r absent; Rs bifurcating, usually forked at level of Sc apex. M branching slightly distad of Rs fork; m–cu always connecting base of MP with CuA. Crossveins between M and CuA and between CuA and CuP numerous. CuP straight, entering wing margin approximately at level of M fork. Hindwings with four longitudinal veins in anal area. Legs long and thin. First tarsomere long, almost twice as long as second; second tarsomere shorter than third. Cerci short, single-segmented." Line drawing from Liu et al. 2009, p. 189: References: N. D. Sinitshenkova. (1987). Istopicheskoe razvitie vesiyanok. Akademiya Nauk SSSR, Trudy Paleontologicheskogo Instituta 221:1-142. Liu, Y.s., Sinitshenkova, N.D. & Ren, D. (2009). A revision of the Jurassic Stonefly Genera Dobbertiniopteryx Ansorge and Karanemoura Sinitshenkova (Insecta: Plecoptera), with the description of new species from the Daohugou locality, China. Paleontol. J. 43, 183–190. https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031030109020099
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This is a marine reptile bone that i found nearly 10 years ago between Lyme Regis and Charmouth, which is famous for its Early Jurassic marine fossils (about 195 million years old). Although it is worn there is some clear shape that should indicate what bone it is, although i have so far been unable to figure it out. Realistically, it is going to be ichthyosaur (most likely) or plesiosaur in origin. Two ovular depressions/joint surfaces are clearly visible on one side of the bone. Furthermore, the flatness of the bone is real and not just due to wear (both main faces are the edge/surface of the bone). The side with the two suspected joint surfaces is the thickest side, and it slopes down to become progressively thinner opposite to them. A paddle bone of some sort is my suspicion but i am yet to see a clear match. Any ideas? Thanks!
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From the album: Invertebrates
Parakseneura sp Neuroptera Middle Jurassic Callovian - Oxfordian Daohugou Inner Mongolia PRC -
From the album: Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Volga
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Undory, Volgian, phosphorite-
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From the album: Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Volga
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Undory, Kimmeridgian, pyrite-
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From the album: Late Jurassic ichthyosaurs from the Volga
Ulyanovsk Oblast, Undory, Volgian, phosphorite-
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Allosaurus claw , real or fake ?
Brevicollis posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
I saw this Allosaurus claw for sale today . I dont know how a real Allosaurus claw looks like , so I wanted to ask If its real or fake . It shows some bone texture at the back , but it looks a bit weird (to me). It was found in Wyoming, where exactly wasnt said . Its from the jurassic period . 11 cm in length .- 7 replies
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It is came from Sichuan,Shaximiao Formation,Jurassic. The seller told me that it is pliosaurs but some of my friends thought it is crocodile. I really want to know its ID.
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Massive Submarine Volcanic Plateau Has Been Lurking on the Pacific Ocean Floor
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Geology
Massive Submarine 'Superstructure' Has Been Lurking on the Pacific Ocean Floor; Scientists Explore Its Formation and Growth. Margaret Davis, LiveScience, Jan 11, 2024 Experts stunned by massive underwater structure expanding since Jurassic era. By Vikrant Singh, WION (India), January 11, 2024 The paywalled paper is: Konrad, K., Balbas, A., Finlayson, V.A., Jackson, M.G., Konter, J.G., Koppers, A.A., Price, A.A. and Steinberger, B., 2024. Four distinct pulses of volcanism built the Melanesian Border Plateau: Implications for oceanic mid-plate superstructure formation. Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 626, no.118549. Yours, Paul H.-
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Hi, several years ago, I was hiking a canyon about 25 miles south of Moab in a broad canyon at the base of Moenkopi, Chinle (Triassic), Wingate, and a bit of Kayenta (Jurassic). I found this bone in an ephemeral stream that ran through the canyon and have been curious. Anybody have ideas? It is unlikely petrified wood which is extremely prevalent in the area.
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This dinosaur footprint is real or a fake?
Nicopaleoadventures posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Hi guys, on a website I found this dinosaur footprint for sale. It was discovered in Germany. In your opinion is it real o fake? Thanks a lot! -
The other day I found this strange looking rock on the beach at Port Mulgrave- a well known fossil hunting site near Whitby. I'd be interested to know if anyone has any ideas as to what it might be before I go ahead and hammer it out...it looks like a typical nodule from the area with several distinct lumps. I hypothesise a group of Ammonites but this is only a guess. Any help would be much appreciated!
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Hi everyone! Archaeologist here, looking for help with an Ammonite ID 😄 My dad and I found these two Ammonites near Sherborne in Dorset, UK. If anyone is able to tell me the species/age, I would be so grateful!
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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Quenstedticeras sp. Saratov, Russia Unknown Middle Jurassic-
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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Perisphinctes sp. Tulear Province, Madagascar Unknown Late Jurassic -
From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
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Partial Ichthyosaur spine collected from Watchet, Somerset
Aman posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
A series of articulated Ichthyosaur vertebrae collected from a shale block at Warren Bay just west of Watchet, Somerset. This was by best find from the trip and I did not expect to find something this good on my first visit to this locality. upon closer examination, I also discovered that there was more bone hidden within the shale, so hopefully I can remove the matrix and expose it. First, though, I'm going to have to make sure that pyrite decay doesn't set in.- 6 replies
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From the album: Fossil Collection: DC Area and Beyond
Hildoceras sp. Somerset, United Kingdom The Junction Bed, Falciferum Zone Early Jurassic-
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A new pliosaur from the Kimmeridgian deposits at Kimmedige has just been revealed to the world! Rumours have been going around about it for some time, but now the source of the rumours has been revealed, and it's spectacular! Belonging to the genus Pliosaurus, to judge from it's age and tooth morphology, it's one of the best preserved - if not best preserved - skull of its kind! https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67650247?fbclid=IwAR3ukvNzGPSxBdhBp3Z3zrIEJZEbDki1ezYhSrCaLjpYVUIsc_nOGPexuDs
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Hi everyone. I received this ichthyosaur tooth from holzmaden, probably ohmden quarry, but I can't identify the genus. in the holzmaden area there are many species of Ichthyosaur. Maybe the most common is Stenopterygius. Can anyone help me identify this tooth please? Size approximately 1,5 cm
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The largest in my collection is Garniericeras catenulatum!
Ammonit posted a gallery image in Mesozoic
From the album: Ammonites.
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From the album: Ammonites.