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Hi All, I'm an artist and fossil preparitor from the UK. There have been some interesting fossils that I have worked on over the years and thought I would share some of them with this forums members. One of the fossils I have been working on is a new species of Ichthyosaur - Ichthyosaurus larkini. Craig
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Smuggled Ichthyosaurs, Revisited, ‘Nothing fishy’ About eBay Purchase is Claimed
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
There is a followup article about the Smuggled Ichthyosaurs. It is: ‘Nothing fishy’: Canadian owners of ancient fossils repatriated to China deny any wrongdoing by Douglas Quan, National post January 17, 2017 http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/nothing-fishy-canadian-owners-of-ancient-fossils-repatriated-to-china-deny-any-wrongdoing The original post is: Smuggled Ichthyosaur Returned to China by Canada at: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/71237-smuggled-ichthyosaur-returned-to-china-by-canada/ Yours, Paul H. -
Canada returns two 200 million-year-old marine fossils smuggled from China. by Douglas Quan, National Post http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-returns-two-200-million-year-old-marine-fossils-smuggled-from-china Yours, Paul H.
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Ichthyosaur Reported from Eagle Ford in South Texas (Pictures)
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
South Texas fossil could be reptile that swam 90M years ago San Antonio Express-news, January 2, 2017 (Picture of Fossil) http://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/South-Texas-fossil-could-be-reptile-that-swam-90M-10830843.php Hike in the Eagle Ford takes geologist back 92 million years (Picture of Fossil) By Ryan Maye Handy, Houston chronicle, December 28, 2016 http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/A-hike-in-the-Eagle-Ford-takes-geologist-back-92-10823601.php Complete reptile fossil ‘important find’ Hamilton Spectator, Waterloo chronicle, January 3, 2016 http://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/7048220-complete-reptile-fossil-important-find-/ Yours, Paul H.- 2 replies
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I decided to make a Christmas Eve visit to Penarth, South Wales. I only found the one piece but it makes for a good early Christmas present. It's what's left of an early Jurassic ichthyosaur jaw. You can see a really good outline of where the jaw was, along with chunks of jaw bone that are still attached to the rock. The surface of the rock has a number of teeth showing which I'll look to prep out next year. Happy Christmas. Nick
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Possible vertebrae in rock help please found near Hawkser, Whitby.
judgesteve posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello all. Another find from my recent trip which remained in situ. I am still searching for my first bone find or confirmed sea reptile I.D. So here goes. I am hoping this is a vertebrae from an ichthyosaur... Fingers crossed.
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Soooo under the pretence of a holiday in the South West of England I took Dr B and little Violet to Lyme Regis and we, er, stumbled across Lyme Regis Museum which unbeknown to me had some paleontological specimens inside something to do with a certain Mary Anning I believe. Fortunately the museum has other things that Dr B was interested in (actually we all were), as a teacher of creative writing and a novelist, so my bacon was saved when it became apparent that John Fowles was curator there for two years and Jane Austin visited Lyme regularly. The museum is really kid friendly an there are questionnaires for children of all ages to do with a small prize of a polished piece of semi precious stone. Lots of images to follow Pencil in hand Violet is ready to start her questionnaire.
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A new ichthyosaur known as Wahlisaurus has been identified from a museum specimen found in an English quarry more than 60 years ago. This is the first known Early Jurassic ichthyosaur known from England since 1986. Original paper: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2016.1183149 Simplified: http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/wahlisaurus-massarae-new-species-dolphin-like-reptile-03947.html
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Interesting paper that suggests ichthyosaurs went extinct because of climate change. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-09/ichthyosaurs-may-have-been-wiped-out-by-climate-change/7230400 Izak
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Hello to everyone. I'm from Ukraine and here are some of my fossils. Description Ichthyosaur’s tooth (Platypterygius or Pervushovisaurus). Additional Information Continent: Europe Country: Ukraine Region: Donetsk region Era: Mesozoic Period: Cenomanian Age: 100.5 ± 0.4 million years
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From the album: Marine reptiles
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Ichthyosaur rostrum found on beach below Black Ven, Charmouth, U.K. -
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Ichthyosaur vertebrae and ribs from Watchet Harbour, Somerset, UK. Bucklandi zone of the lower Lias -
How to tell the difference between an ichthyosaur and plesiosaur vert
JohnBrewer posted a topic in Fossil ID
Title says it all really. Am I right in thinking a plesiosaur vert is thicker? How can you tell if you can only see the top or bottom but not the thickness? Thanks John -
I've been out collecting a few times recently, but sadly, I haven't had the time to show the results of my trips... Here's a few finds I've made over the past few months from Charmouth, Dorset, England. These finds were made over three trips, and two of the trips were with fellow member Josh Macefield - I am hoping he will weigh in with his finds too. A selection of Ichthyosaur bones from my first trip. A selection of Ichthyosaur bones from my second trip. A selection of ammonites (including Eoderoceras, Promicroceras, ?Polymorphites, and Oxynoticeras). A selection of Ichthyosaur bones from my third trip. If you have any questions, or would like more information, close ups or anything else, please do ask! Thanks for looking. All the best, Joe
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Giant Triassic Ichthyosaur Found in Nevada Desert Sci-News.com-by Enrico de Lazaro, January 9, 2013 http://www.sci-news....ticle00812.html Bus-Size Sea Monster Found, Took On Prey Its Own Size. Thalattoarchon saurophagis had large, sharp teeth, recent excavations show. National Geographic, January 7, 2013 http://news.national...science-nevada/ Field Museum Sea Predator Fossil: Scientist Unearths 'T-Rex Of The Sea. Huffington Post. January 9, 2013 http://www.huffingto..._n_2441316.html The paper is: Frobisch, N. B., J. Frobisch, P. M. Sander, L. Schmitz, and O. Rieppel, 2013, Macropredatory ichthyosaur from the Middle Triassic and the origin of modern trophic networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Published online before print January 7, 2013, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1216750110 http://www.pnas.org/...1/02/1216750110 Best wishes, Paul H.
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Chapman's Pool (Jurassic Coast) Dorset, Uk - Fossil In Clay Cliff. Ichthyosaur?
fynn89 posted a topic in Fossil ID
Hello, I had my first real encounter with some good looking amonites at Chapman's Pool in Dorset, UK today. However, I also came across this interesting, reptile looking fossil found in the lower clay cliff face at Chapman's Pool. This area forms part of Dorset's Jurassic coastline. I would like to think it's something resembling an Ichthyosaur but I'm very unsure. I'm sorry there's no indication of scale but I can tell you it was no longer than 2 ft from 'nose' to the end of the tail. Thank you! #1 #2 #3 #4
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Improbable research: the vertical fossil and the exploding dinosaur theory, Marc Abrahams, Guardian, Feb. 13, 2012 http://www.guardian....ossil-exploding http://www.improbabl...guardian-col-6/ The paper is: Reisdorf, A. G., R. Bux, D. Wyler, M. Benecke, C. Klug, M. W. Maisch, P. Fornaro, and A. Wetzel, 2012, Float, explode or sink: postmortem fate of lung-breathing marine vertebrates. Paleobiodiversity and Paleoenvironments. Published online http://www.springerl...2610xv7h737814/ Achim Reisdorf - http://pages.unibas....isdorftitel.htm Also look at: Martill, D. M., 1993, Soupy Substrates: A Medium for the Exceptional Preservation of Ichthyosaurs of the Posidonia Shale (Lower Jurassic) of Germany; Kaupia . Darmstädter Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte. vol. 2, pp. 77-97 Wetzel, A., and A. G. Reisdorf, 2007, Ichnofabrics elucidate the accumulation history of a condensed interval containing a vertically emplaced ichthyosaur skull. – In: Bromley et al. (eds): pp. 241-251. Ichnology at the Crossroads: A Multidimensional Approach to the Science of Organism- Substrate Interactions, SEPM Special Publication no. 88:. Society for Sedimentary Geology, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Best wishes, Paul H.
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Are Ichthyosaur And Xiphactinus Jaws And Teeth Very Rare?
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I 've always been a sucker for dinosaur and fossil jaws and teeth. I am unable to locate both Ichthyosaur and Xiphactinus jaws or teeth online however. Do they not shed their teeth often like sharks or mosasaurs? Or does anyone know where I might locate Ichthyosaur and Xiphactinus teeth at reasonable prices? -
hey guys. ok... so the recent crash deleted my huge write up and everything everyone said in the thread. oh well, i guess ill just have to start out from scratch again! alright, so here is a complete mixosaurid ichthyosaur Mixosaurus panxianensis from the eastern border of Yunnan province, China. many mixosaurid ichthyosaurs have been discovered in the neighboring province, Guizhou. a site where this ichthyosaur wasn't found in is called Panxian, albeit it is 300 km away to the east from where this guy was discovered. i'm not sure if you can see it in the picture, but there is an interesting relationship going on with the jugal and the quadratojugal of this mixosaur. they lack external contact. I previously thought that this mixosaur was a Barracudasaurus maotaiensis, redescribed from Mixosaurus maotaiensis, but the mandible was a lot more broad than the mandibles seen in those of B. maotianensis. the eye sockets are oval and large, but not as big as barracudasaurs. i think you can also see the scapula in the right fore fin photo, but the coracoid is missing. it is very probable that the two unidentified bones beside the radius are broken pieces of the coracoid. the coracoid is not completely seen on the surface, as some broken pieces might still be buried in the matrix. although part of the tail vertebrae has been touched up, it is obvious that the remaining fossil mixosaur is authentic. rare in china's case! the mixosaur has been polished, excluding the main body. polished bones could be seen as paint like streaks. the mixosaur is 1.2 meters long. with the matrix and the holder, it would be around 1.5 meters. it takes up a lot of space to tell the truth enjoy!
