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I have found a couple of partial jawbones and have tried my best to do all the research to help me identify them. Here is what I know about the area and what has been found: San Jose Formation (Eocene) — San Juan Basin Closest documented fossil sites (within a mile) Pelycodus, Squamata-Paraglyptosaurus. Squamata-Saniwa My father remembers when he was a child (about 70 years ago) a museum or university excavating a three-toed horse skeleton less than half a mile away. I’ve never known him to be wrong when it comes to local history. General area fossil sites (within 50 miles) Cantius,Chriacus,Diacodexis,Diacodon,Didelphodus,Didelphodus,Hyracotherium,Leptacodon,Macrocranion,Miacis,Omomys,Paramys,Peradectes,Phenacolemur,Prodiacodon,Prototomus,Scenopagus,Thryptacodon,Viverravus;Reptiles-crocodile bones and teeth There may not be enough of the fossils to identify, but I would appreciate any feedback.
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Im sure Ive shown this one before, but it was a long time ago. The funny thing is, when I first brought this little slab of rock to my prep bench, I automatically figured it was a Knightia! ha!! I always start on the head when I start prepping a fish and it didnt take long to realize that this was a Phareodus. What a super nice surprize that was! Came out quite nice but it does have a fin problem on the top side. Still, quite a nice little fish of 6 and 1/2 inches! Its now in the display case. Woooooooop!!! Wooooop!! With enough time this little case will be full? RB
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Here is a rather large fish ive been working on for the last 15 years!!! Bout time I finish it up so I can hang it onto the wall. Ive still got to sand some edges so it will fit into the frame Ive already built for it. Then put a 1/2 inch ply backing on it and then,,,,,,, by gooly,,,, it will be ready to hang. I found some old wood on a very delapitated building along side the road one day, so its like that barnwood that everyone likes. plus it looks old too. The fish it old, so why not the wood too. I should have this done in a few days. Woooooop,,,Wooooop!!! I actually prepped this out 11 years ago and its been sittin in a dark shed ever since. Gots the fish, the frame and the ply already to go. Just gunna take a bit of tiime, and the help of my youngest son to help hang it. its quite heavy!!! RB
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Three summers ago myself and my two younger sons were digging in the bottom cap just below the 18 inch layer. We found dozens and dozens of fish! My middle son brought some pieces to camp for me too look at. We camp right there in the quarry. At first look I was not too impressed, but put all the pieces into a box to take home and look at later. I can now see that it may be a really good Phareodus? I cut off a couple of pieces to make it easier to glue onto a piece of cement board and then begin prep. there will be some areas of rock building and one area of rebuilding some actual fish that is missing. But over all its looks purty dang good. The rock is very dense and very hard and the bone is very hard too. I can use a half bi-carb and half dolomite mix media to finish it up after all the air scribing first. My fingers are crossed. If I can get this done, it will go to my middle son for Christmas. Wooooop wooooop!!! RB
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Prof. WALTER G. JOYCE, Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg has been kind enough to try to narrow down the species: "Of the four species that are known from the Lower Eocene of Wyoming, I can rule out one right away (Palatobaena gaffneyi), but the remaining three species (Chisternon undatum, Baena arenosa, and "Baena" affinis) are impossible to distinguish fresh from the egg because the shell has not yet formed. True, Chisternon undatum has been described from the Green River Formation, but I think there is no reason to exclude the other two species, especially since only one individual has ever been scientifically described from that formation. Thus, your turtle is probably only to be referred to as Baenidae indet."
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Rhyncholampas carolinensis are not an uncommon find in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina. However, they are often badly worn, broken or heavily encrusted with limestone. This little beauty is about average size and very clean. It also has a bonus "hitchhiker" a Polychaete worm. This worm is often referred to as Polychaete species 00. Referencers: Kier, P.M. (1980) The Echinoids of the Middle Eocene Warely Hill Formation, Santee Limestone and Castle Hayne Limestone of North and South Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology: Number 39. Pg. 33-34 plates 9 figures 9-12 and 10 figures 1-4
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From the album: @Max-fossils 's Zandmotor Finds
My first shark tooth found on the Zandmotor, from the Eocene. Unfortunately, it's too worn to give it a species name. -
Old name: Naseus rectifrons Agassiz, 1842 Taxonomy from Fossilworks.com. References: Agassiz, L. (1842) Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (livr. 14). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchâtel 205-291. Blot, J. and Tyler, J. C. (1990) New genera and species of fossil surgeon fishes and their relatives (Acanturoidei, Teleostei) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy, with application of the Blot formula to both fossil and recent forms. Studi e ricerche sui giacimenti terziari di Bolca 6:13-92. Carnevale, G., Bannikov, A. F., Marramá, G., Tyler, J. C. and Zorzin, R. (2014) The Pesciara-Monte Postale Fossil-Lagerstätte: 2. Fishes and other vertebrates. Rendiconti della Società Paleontologica Italiana 4:37-63. Bellwood D.R. (1996) The Eocene fishes of Monte Bolca: the earliest coral reef fish assemblage. Coral Reefs 15: 11-19.
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Hi all, Yesterday, on a fun day at the Zandmotor, I found my very first shark tooth Shark teeth at the Zandmotor are kinda rare, so for me this is an exciting find. Maybe it's small, worn and has some feeding damage, but I'm still proud of it. Anyways, I would love to put a name on this one. So: it comes from the Zandmotor, Netherlands, and is from the Eocene. I'm thinking Striatolamia macrota for the moment, as I can see the small remains of a worn out cusp (4th photo). The 5th and 6th photo are extracts of a small fossil guide I have, called Zeeuwse strandfossielen , written by Harry Raad en the Zeeuws Genootschap. It's in Dutch, but if you want to translate the content you can use Google Translate. Most of the info seems to match; apart from the size. What do you think? Am I correct, am I wrong, or is this tooth too worn to be IDd? Thanks, Max
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Hi, Sorry I haven't been that active on here recently for the last few weeks, I've been incredibly busy. I've made a few trips to Hamstead over the past few weeks (I'll post some of the highlights later) and have just got back from a very wet and windy trip today, which as usual did not disappoint. The most interesting find of the day, along with a snake vertebra and an anthracothere premolar, was this fairly intact vertebra. My initial thoughts were perhaps crocodilian or mammalian but it looks very different from any Diplocynodon vertebra I've ever found, and I can't find a match to any mammals. The spinous process is nearly intact and it has a very narrow neural canal. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Theo
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From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is a lovely little tooth found in very good condition. Most teeth of this kind are found with badly damaged roots but this one has survived the rigours of time. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is a beautiful little crab, unfortunately it is encased in a very hard nodule making any further prep very difficult. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is one of the better crabs in my collection. Both claws, the carapace and parts of most of the legs are contained in this tiny nodule. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
Side view of the fish in the previous picture. Some very nice scale detail on the flank. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is the top of another nice fish skull. Not 100% sure of the species. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is a fine specimen of the xantilites bowerbanki crab. Quite rarely found in such good condition this is one of my favourites! -
Calcite centre of a Cimomia imperialis nautilus
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From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is a beautiful calcite cast of the centre of a cimomia imperialis nautilus. You can clearly see the septa and siphuncle detail. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is an excellent example of a hoploparia lobster with its huge claw still attached attached. -
From the album: Some of my best Sheppey fossils
This is a very fine 3D fish skull. Most Sheppey fish are found crushed but this one has been lucky.- 4 comments
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From the album: Vertebrates
Messelornis cristata Hesse 1988 Eocene Lutetian Messel near Darmstadt Germany -
My grandsons and I went to point A dam in Andalusia AL on July 4th to hunt for sharks teeth. From what I have read, the area we were hunting is part of the Eocene timeframe. The majority of finds here are sharks teeth. The fossil was found at waters level under about 5ft of a washed out vertical wall that the river has washed away over the years, and is greenish gray in color (the strata)...we have had crazy rain in the area, between 12-18" in the past three weeks, thus eroding the bank. The fossil is almost 2" long by around 3/16" diameter in the shape of a tapered triangle, the back part seems to be semi flat. The fossil is black. I'm lead to believe it's some sort of whale tooth, but not sure. Besides the 125 shark teeth and a previous fossil I.d.'ed here on the forum, this was my grandsons best find Thanks for any help in I.D.
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Hello again from Louisiana I have a large fish vert my daughter found that we would love get identified it's from the Yahoo correction: Yazoo Clay (Late Eocene) Louisiana. It is the largest vert we have ever found and my daughter is very proud of it. An ID would just be icing on the cake . The vert is just over 2 inches across. All info is greatly appreciated .
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My grandsons and I went to point A dam in Andalusia AL yesterday to hunt for sharks teeth. From what I have read, the area we were hunting is part of the Eocene timeframe. The majority of finds here are sharks teeth. The fossil was found at waters level under about 5ft of a washed out vertical wall that the river has washed away over the years, and is greenish gray in color (the strata)...we have had crazy rain in the area, over 15" in the past three weeks, thus eroding the bank. The fossil is almost 2" long by around 5/8" diameter in the shape of a tapered triangle, the back part seems to be semi flat. The fossil is very porous, with round ball like protrusions on opposite sides. I'm lead to believe it's some sort of backbone, but not sure. Thanks for any help in I.D.
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Hello everyone I have an interesting bone or tooth I need help with. It's from Yazoo Clay (Late Eocene) Louisiana ,marine environment . It's 45.5 mm long and 8 mm across.Not sure what it is. any information would be appreciated.
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From the album: Vertebrates
Baenidae indet. Eocene Ypresian Green River Formation Kemmerer Wyoming USA Length 90mm Might be Chisternon undatum Leidy, 1872, but turtles that size are almost impossible to determine.
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