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dagrimaldiCretacTropiclLizard2016.pdf HIGHLY recommended*,for reasons that will become immediately obvious Less than 2,0 Mb *the why of it: 1)simple esthetics(extremely pleasing(I think)photographic coverage) 2)the style of preservation,with concurrent implications for,e.g.phylogeny) below:the least interesting illustration
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I have been doing some recent work with Columbian Amber/Copal and thought I would throw this out for a general discussion. It is fun, if nothing else Most of my life I have believed that there is no difference between Copal and Amber. I know chemically there is no difference between the two. Amber/Copal from the same plant from different time periods, even millions of years apart are identical. Fossil resin's molecular make-up is mostly carbon and hydrogen atoms that form hexagonal rings. Molecular bonding between the rings increases over time (called polymerization, as in moder
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Monster Amber Specimens Have Been Found!
Tennessees Pride posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
On the evening of september 16th. 2013, right @ dark, Amber fossil resin was discovered for the first time ever in Henderson county,TN. This discovery was made by myself. On the afternoon of september 20th. 2013, i discovered a specimen of Amber that my wildest dreams had never imagined! Hahhaaa....yea!!! It snatched away the previous state record sized specimen from the late (& great!) Professor Bruce Wade, like it wasn't even there! His record specimen was about a inch and a half in diameter, and it stood for 99 years until i came along on that fateful day! It is an honor for my name and -
Cretaceous Amber In Tennessee: An Open Report.
Tennessees Pride posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Today i have decided on an open policy regarding the Amber which is to be found here in Tennessee. I don't mean i'm about to just outright say where it's at, but intend on sharing with the world a report on what it is associated with, and a general area it is to be found. The motive behind this report is to publicly establish several special features about the outcrops i've discovered this Amber in. 1) That the Tennessee Amber site (s) are no doubt Lagerstatte quality 2) that the site (s) have a tremendous amount of associated botanicals just not found at other American sites as conce -
From the album: Most of my collection
Amber in Late Cretaceous wood, probable Seqouia species. Campanian. -
From the album: Most of my collection
Amber in Late Cretaceous wood, probable Seqouia species. Campanian. -
From the album: Most of my collection
For a description, reference the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
The begining prep of the second state record specimen. For a description, see the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
A pic of the beginning prep of the second state record specimen. For a description, see the first photo of this material combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
On the afternoon of November 22nd 2013, in the middle of the pouring rain, i found this huge Amber specimen in a Late Cretaceous formation. Location unspecified. This is the current unofficial Tennessee state record. It broke the previous Amber state record which was also set by myself barely two months before finding this specimen. It's the size of a hamburger! The first state record was set by the late mr. Bruce Wade and stood for 99 years. I have been told this specimen is in the top 10 largest Amber specimens to ever be found in America. -
From the album: Most of my collection
For a description of this specimen, reference the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
For a description, reference the first photo of this specimen combined with a scale. -
From the album: Most of my collection
Another pic of Late Cretaceous Amber from the Sardis formation in Henderson county Tennessee. The largest specimen shown here is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. -
From the album: Most of my collection
To save from retyping the same words, see the first picture posted of this material combined with a scale.,there the description is noted. -
From the album: Most of my collection
On september 20th 2013 i found this huge Amber specimen at an unspecified location, it is also Late Cretaceous. There have been 3 state records for Amber, i hold 2 of them. The first was set by the late mr. Bruce Wade. That record was surpassed by this specimen 99 years later. This specimen almost doubled the previous record. I have been told it is in the top 10 largest Amber specimens that have ever been found in America. -
From the album: Most of my collection
Another view of a small selection of Late Cretaceous Amber from the Sardis Formation in Henderson county Tennessee. As noted already, the largest pictured specimen is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and a green amber. -
From the album: Most of my collection
A small selection of Late Cretaceous Amber from the Sardis formation in Henderson county Tennessee. The largest pictured specimen is about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and strangely is green amber. -
From the album: Most of my collection
On September 16th 2013, i discovered this Late Cretaceous Amber in the Sardis formation in Henderson county Tennessee. It was the first of much Amber i have since recovered. The largest specimen pictured is about 11/2 inches in diameter.
