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Simetite (Costa dell’Ambra, Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma)
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From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Simetite” Costa dell’Ambra Pachino, Syracuse Province, Sicily, Italy Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma) Chemical Composition: C: 79.25%, H: 10.41%, O: 10.34%, S: 0.52-2.46% Specific Gravity: 1.056-1.068 Specimen A (Left): 0.6g / 20x10x8mm Specimen B (Center): 0.2g / 10x7x4mm Specimen C (Right): 0.4g / 13x8x8mm Lighting: 140lm LED Entry six of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. This is an amber wi© Kaegen Lau
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Simetite (Costa dell’Ambra, Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Members Gallery
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Simetite” Costa dell’Ambra Pachino, Syracuse Province, Sicily, Italy Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma) Chemical Composition: C: 79.25%, H: 10.41%, O: 10.34%, S: 0.52-2.46% Specific Gravity: 1.056-1.068 Specimen A (Left): 0.6g / 20x10x8mm Specimen B (Center): 0.2g / 10x7x4mm Specimen C (Right): 0.4g / 13x8x8mm Lighting: Longwave UV Entry six of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. This is an amber© Kaegen Lau
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Simetite (Costa dell’Ambra, Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Members Gallery
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Simetite” Costa dell’Ambra Pachino, Syracuse Province, Sicily, Italy Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma) Chemical Composition: C: 79.25%, H: 10.41%, O: 10.34%, S: 0.52-2.46% Specific Gravity: 1.056-1.068 Specimen A: 0.6g / 20x10x8mm Lighting: 140lm LED Entry six of ten, detailing various rare ambers from European, Asian, and North American localities. This is an amber with a rich history. Amber from the island of Sicily is thought to have been known of since the© Kaegen Lau
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Simetite (Costa dell’Ambra, Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Members Gallery
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
“Simetite” Costa dell’Ambra Pachino, Syracuse Province, Sicily, Italy Lower to Middle Miocene (~20-12 Ma) Chemical Composition: C: 79.25%, H: 10.41%, O: 10.34%, S: 0.52-2.46% Specific Gravity: 1.056-1.068 Specimen C: 0.4g / 13x8x8mm Lighting: 140lm LED Entry six of ten, detailing vario© Kaegen Lau
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An interesting article on the morphometrics of C. megalodon teeth from Italy Fossil teeth of Carcharocles megalodon: The Collection of the University Museum of Chieti (Italy). Part I: Morphometric Analysis https://www.academia.edu/37963297/Fossil_teeth_of_Carcharocles_megalodon_The_Collection_of_the_University_Museum_of_Chieti_Italy_Part_I_Morphometric_Analysis?email_work_card=title -
Hello all, I am considering buying this specimen but I know that fossil seahorses are often conflated with fossil pipe fish, which are more common and less valuable. Can anyone weigh in on the authenticity of this identification and whether or not the specimen appears to have been altered? Thanks!
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Taxonomy according to Taverne and Capasso 2012. Amended diagnosis by Taverne and Capasso 2012, p. 30 (translated from French by oilshale): “Pycnodontine which can reach several tens of centimeters. Moderately high body. Dorsal apex located in front of the origin of the dorsal fin. Ventral apex located at the level of the origin of the anal fin. Triangular cephalic profile and pointed snout. Cranial dermal bones decorated with microgranulations and wrinkles. Endocranium exposed behind the dermocranium. Frontal with a narrow posteroventral branch descending to the dermosphenotic and dermopt
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I encountered this facing stone in the lobby of the Chicago Board of Trade building (1930). It’s some kind of cobble conglomerate(?) but I’ve never seen its like. The security guard said it was from Italy, but I haven’t done further research. Photos below show fossils and various lithologies. Help, please!
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Taxonomy according to fossilworks.org. Diagnosis for the genus from Bannikov 2008, p. 79: "Body depth is 13-14 times in SL; head length 2.9 times in SL; teeth moderate, conical; 56 vertebrae; 2 epurals; epaxial hypurals unfused; distance between dorsal fins exceeds distance between second dorsal and caudal fin; 12 to 13 interdorsal bones between dorsal fins; a spine and 7 or 8 soft rays in second dorsal fin; a spine and 9 or 10 soft rays in anal fin; second dorsal fin originates not less than 2 vertebrae behind anal-fin origin; pectoral fins short, with 13 or 14 rays; 6-rayed pelvic fins
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Taxonomy according to Marramà & Carnevale 2015. Diagnosis for the genus Bolcaichthys according to Marramà & Carnevale 2015: “Small- to medium-sized clupeid (largest specimen measuring 101.1 mm SL) with elongated and tapered body, sardine-like; † Bolcaichthys, gen. nov., is unique among clupeids in having the following combination of characters: head length approximately one third to one quarter SL; skull roof with 10–14 frontoparietal striae; mouth terminal; two supramaxillae, anterior small and rod-like, and posterior paddle-shaped; teeth absents in jaws and palate; complete seri
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Taxonomy according Fossilworks.org. Diagnosis according to Blot 1978, p. 146: "Tête contenue un peu moins de six fois dans la longueur totale. Hauteur du corps contenue de quinze à dix-neuf fois dans la même longueur. Les deux branches de cleithra de longueurs équivalentes. Côtes ventrales présentes. Osselets intermusculaires bien développés. Caudale constituée par neuf rayons s'articulant sur les hypuraux. Coefficient de concentration de la nageoire dorsale: 2,50, celui de l'anale étant aux environs de 2,85." This translates: “Head contained a little less than six time
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Bolcyrus formosissimus (Eastmann, 1905) Eocene Monte Bolca near Verona Italy -
The fossils were found in the 70s in northern Sardinia during the excavations for the construction of a road. I do not know the exact location, but I know that it is the north of Sardinia. The coin is 1 euro (it's similar in size to an American quarter.) What could it be? Thanks in advance
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I tipi di alcuni gasteropodi terziari di Stefano Borson 1976
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From the album: Vertebrates
Pseudosparnodus microstomus (Agassiz, 1839) Eocene Lutetian Monte Bolca near Verona Italy -
Stabilized with Butvar B-76. Specimen collected from fissure infills.
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Hi all, I got this fossil fish from an uncle of mine but he didn't know ID and origin. Could you please help me out identifying the right species? Thank you
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Taxonomy from Fossilworks.org. Genus Diagnosis by Bartram 1977, p.163: " Small macrosemiid fishes, the trunk tapering gradually to form a broad caudal peduncle; skull roof bearing genuine; gape small, the quadrate articulation lying beneath the anterior part of the orbit; dentigerous expansion of maxilla with upper and lower borders straight and diverging posteriorly, hind border also straight and perpendicular to oral border, bearing about 13 small, closely—set teeth; mandible with dentary bearing about 12 closely-set teeth, coronoid teeth rounded; leading edge of preopercular forming sharp
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Hello, Last saturday I had a trek in a mountain area in the northen Italy alps and I found this fossil (I'm not actaully 100% sure that it's a fossil, but I don't know what else could it be). It looks like an echinoderm fossil to me, but I'd like to ask your opinion about it. Thanks a lot, have a nice day. Oz
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Hello everyone, I was just searching the internet to find out what animal's tooth I found the other day, when I came across this lovely forum full of expertise. So I'd kindly like to ask if someone would help me identify the animal that was once the proud owner of this tooth. Some info: - Find place: southwestern Siciliy - age: some 2500 years / late Holocene - found in an archaeological context Any ideas greatly appreciated. Steffen
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Another new extinct mysticete-related paper is available online: Bisconti, M., Damarco, P., Mao, S., Pavia, M. and Carnevale, G. (2020). The earliest baleen whale from the Mediterranean: large‐scale implications of an early Miocene thalassotherian mysticete from Piedmont, Italy. Papers in Palaeontology doi:10.1002/spp2.1336 Atlanticetus lavei constitutes the oldest fossil mysticete from the Mediterranean Basin, considering that the fossil record of mysticetes from the early-middle Miocene in the Mediterranean basin is very sparse. Note that the authors of this paper mak
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Knowing Carnevale's musical predilection,I can pretty much guess the origin of the genus name Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana, 58 (3), 2019, 295-307. Modena ISSN 0375-7633 doi:10.4435/BSPI.2019.18 A dragonet (Teleostei, Callionymoidei) from the Eocene of Monte Bolca, Italy Giorgio Carnevale & Alexandre F. Bannikov CarnevaleBannikov2019-Gilmourella.pdf
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Hello everybody can somebody help me identifying my fossil fish (4cm) I am pretty convinced that it concerns the exellia velifer from monte bolca looking forward to Your replies regards Rienk
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Hello, have some idea about it? Found in 1906 in Italy, Bellagio country Dimension about 4 cm long thanks
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Hello dear members, Today I'd like to talk about my latest fieldtrip, to the Late Triassic tracksite of Zone, Lombardy prealps, Italy. However, I'd like to make it clear that it involved no fossil collecting, because of the scientific interest of the site and of italian laws, that prevent (almost) any form of this activity. I know there is the "Fossil sites" section, but I thought that here my post would have reached more people. I apologize in case this is not allowed. Let's not waste any more time! Italy is quite well know for its tracksites, in particular those bearing dinosaur t
