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Looking for a good fossil related summer program
mattbsharks posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hi Everyone, I am trying to figure out my summer plans right now. I'm going to be going into my senior year of highschool. I'm hoping to spend the summer or part of the summer focusing on fossils and paleontology. My dream would be to find a program where housing is provided that i could be out in the field collecting fossils. In my dream world, fossils to study and keep for myself, but again, realistically, just any work out in the field collecting and searching for fossils. I am especially interested in fossils from the miocene period but I would be perfectly content to go collecting and maybe even study fossils from other periods. I'm not terribly interested in plant fossils, but everything from ammonites to trilobites to shark teeth to mammals is of great interest to me. I live in Massachusetts so it would most likely have to be out of state in which case it would need to be something that could provide housing. Doesn't have to be an official job with a specific museum or anything. Maybe a job or internship at a fossil quarry or something like that. Maybe working with a museum to go on collection trips. That kind of thing would be amazing. Any advice or leads would be a tremendous help. Thanks in advance! -
The Indiana State Museum has an impressive collection of Hoosier fossils, a lot of crinoids as one would expect, and it is worth your time if you are in Indianapolis. The museum is downtown and very pleasant, with other museums and restaurants nearby. I wrote a blog entry about it that includes photos: http://www.americangeode.com/blog/fossil-collection-indiana-state-museum/
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Fossil sites/shops/museums in/near Milan, Italy
JohnBrewer posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Okay guys, I’ve managed to get some cheap air tickets (£20) to Milan from the UK. Airbnb was good to me too at £25 a night. Anyone know of any sites, museums or shops in the area? -
Donation to the Geological Museum
Kasia posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
I know it's not nice to gloat about one's good deeds, but since TFF assigned a special place for that , it would be silly not to use the opportunity to share with others. Today I delivered to the Geological Museum in Warsaw a part of my collection that I decided to donate to them - I didn't know that I should take a picture of the specimens donated, so in the attachment a picture from another event showing a part of fossils that went to the Museum and a thank you letter from them. The collection comprised both Polish, as well as foreign specimens. I hope to see them one day on display
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A mini fossil museum exists within the lobby of the Park Hyatt in Chicago, just off Michigan Avenue. I'm guessing not too many people know about it unless they're guests at the hotel. It's a wonderful display of very large Moroccan trilobites, ammonites and various other fossils from around the world. It is free, of course, because it's in the lobby and a nice diversion if you're ever in the area. Another added bonus is it's open 24 hours.
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( Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber ) Very Rare EXTINCT Glyptostrobus europaeus 22mm amazing plant
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear friends, This time i'd like to show something big, as for Baltic amber - If inclusion got 22mm - its a monster ! And especially plant in this condition is very very rare becouse plants often died on resin surface and also they are often totally oxidised becouse of being close to surface or partially in amber and partially on surface. Extinct Glyptostrobus europaeus 22mm is a museum quality example, i was confirm ID with great specialist, author of books about Baltic Ambers - Carsten Grohn. He said to me - .. What a shame Personally i love botanical inclusions, they are much more rare as i said but also showing how was looks like "amber forest" more than 40 millions years ago. Sadly i cant upload more pictures in this way but i dont want cut them and upload to galery becouse quality gonna be bad. Have a nice watching Artur PS - I am sorry for my sad english.
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Hello, bought this in a museum, the lady behind the counter did not know where their fossils came from exactly. The back label said fossil fish chin. Other than the fish ID I am wondering if only the chin is the real fossil and everything else is carved in? I understand it has been painted over. Also, Can any one ID the plant on There? Are the plant fossils real? Any thoughts? Thank you
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Thought I'd introduce some and re-introduce others to a great little museum in Rapid City, S. Dakota: The South Dakota School of Mines Museum of Geology. I love little museums like this. The displays are put together by faculty and students, mostly, and thus are innovative in their simplicity of materials and design and purpose. Admission is free, and there is a little museum store where you can buy shirts and other museum store fare. I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking:
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Just another cold and blustery day here in Central New York! I had to get the kids out of the house, and I wanted to get a fossil fix at the same time. I knew thw going fossil hunting with temps in the teens, was not going to happen. So I decided on the next best thing. Trip to the museum! Located in the Fingerlakes region of N.Y. I what I consider a hidden gem. The Paleontological Research Institute- Museum of the Earth, is a rather small but really nice museum. I found out about it many years ago when I first became a member of the Syracuse Gem &Mineral club. There is virtually no advertising for it. And its location is outside the city limits. It is home to the famous Hyde Park Mastodon that a family found in a pond in their backyard. It is 97 percent complete! I guess you can find cool things anywhere. I took plenty of pics, so I hope you will enjoy this virtual tour.
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Hi guys and gals, I haven't posted anything for like 2 months. I have a question, particularly for anyone who lives in Houston, Texas. Does the Houston Museum of Natural Science identify fossils??? I have seen many posts of people who went to the museum and paleontologists identified their finds. If so, how can I contact them??? Thanks in advance, Ramon
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What are some relatively inexpensive, large bones that make good displays?
Carcharodontosaurus posted a topic in Questions & Answers
This may seem to be an unusual question from someone who is a "budget" collector of dinosaur fossils, but for a project of mine I'd like to gradually acquire a collection of some large mammoth or dinosaur bones for public display. However, they still need to be relatively inexpensive, under $150 US. So my question of this: Are there any large bones (requiring two hands to hold large) that can be acquired for a relatively inexpensive price? I know mammoth bones can be pretty cheap (especially North Sea) but I'd only buy from a seller who properly desalinates them. Does anyone know of a dealer who supplies this kind of material? PMs welcome and thanks in advance. As for dinosaur bones, it's probably a long shot, but I know that some time ago some larger bones (rib bones and limb bones as well as vertebrae) used to be pretty inexpensive. Does this still hold true? Thanks. -
Hello all! I'm very excited to be a part of this community. Ever since I was a young child, I've loved dinosaurs and artifacts of ancient life. I must have dragged my dad to the museum a hundred times! More recently I have begun collecting my own fossils and currently have a few humble fish plates and a cute drotops trilobite. Looking forward to seeing everyones finds and collections, and maybe expand my own!
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Upcoming Event Announcement: The Finger Lakes Mineral Club will be having and Open House on Feb. 12, 2017 at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY. This will be on the Museum's February Winter Free Day, one of a few days of the year when the Museum is open without admission charge. My husband and I will have Devonian fossils from New York, meteorites, and fluorescent minerals on display. Other members of the Club will have their own displays, and the Museum is always worth a visit. Come and check out our rocks!
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A Sonora desert museum dedicated to extant creatures of this desert, but having a mineral and fossil collection...some photos included, apologies about the flash flare on some of these images...
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French museum employee sold stolen fossils online PhysOrg, December 16, 2016 http://phys.org/news/2016-12-french-museum-employee-sold-stolen.html French Museum Worker in Dire Straits Found Guilty of Stealing 666 Fossils (Financially crippled by a divorce, he sold the artifacts on eBay. Amah-Rose Abrams, December 16, 2016 https://news.artnet.com/art-world/french-museum-worker-theft-fossils-786362 Yours, Paul H.
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So while we are upset that the main fossil area (the National Fossil Hall) of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is closed for a multi-year renovation until 2019 (though I'll admit that it did need it...I remembered a lot of the exhibits from my childhood), we were thrilled that there's a new temporary exhibit titled "The Last American Dinosaurs: Discovering a Lost World," which focused on the Hell Creek Formation - where my family will be doing a few dino digs this summer! https://naturalhistory.si.edu/fossil-hall/last-american-dinosaurs/ This exhibit featured fossils from the museum's 2013 expedition. They also had the requisite paleonotologist-on-display:
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Here’s how to find D.C.’s accidental museum of paleontology By Sadie Dingfelder, Washington Post, August 18, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/08/18/heres-how-to-find-d-c-s-accidental-museum-of-paleontology/ D.C. Lawyer Hunts For Fossils In Nation's Capital Weijia Jiang, WCCO 4 News At 6, Nov. 26, 2016 http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/video/category/news-national-news/3583834-d-c-lawyer-hunts-for-fossils-in-nations-capital/ The web site is: Fossils in the Architecture of Washington, DC: a guide to washington's accidental museum of paleontology http://dcfossils.org Yours, Paul H.
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New Jurassic Coast Museum to Feature Steve Etches' Collections
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Fossil fever: exploring Dorset's Jurassic Coast with Steve Etches Retired plumber Steve Etches has spent years combing the coast for ammonites and dinosaur bones. He has collected so many a £5m, world-class museum, in the village of Kimmeridge, has been built to house them all. The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2016/nov/04/fossil-hunting-jurassic-coast-steve-etches-new-museum-dorset New museum at Kimmeridge for Etches Collection of fossils BBC News, October 21, 2016, http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-dorset-37716484 Yours, Paul H.-
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Mifune Dinosaur Museum is a small museum by its size but not by its collection. This natural museum is focused on the cretaceous period and fossils excavated in Mifune area. Situated in the Kumamoto prefecture in the southern japanese big island called Kyushu, Mifune benefits of a formation called Mifune formation rich in brackish water fossils (invertebrates) in its lower part and in dinosaurs and other vertebrates in the upper part of the formation. Mifune has a good reputation among japanese paleontologists since the first carnivorous teeth was found in 1979. Since then, various species of dinosaurs have been found here (Tyranosaurid, Ankylosaurid, Hadrosaurid, Dromaesaurid, Therizinosaurid, ornitomimosaurid). Beside dinosaurs, mammals (Sorlestes mifunensis), large variety of turtles (slightly different from the turtles found at the same period in Asia) and crocodiles (Eusuchia only) were found. In addition to the museum visit, outside activities such as fossil hunting, geological tour are available. First meat eating dinosaur tooth found in Japan Entrance of the exhibition room/ Montana case View on the main gallery Reconstruction of Mifune's paleoecology Mifune's crocodiles Neosuchia sp bones
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Land Fossils and Minerals Museum is a little known but amazing private museum in Tainan, Taiwan. Before my trip to Tainan, I had googled a lot of information about fossil sites and museums there, but could not find this museum. Luckily, when I was looking for nearby restaurants one evening, it showed up on Google Maps. I went the next day and saw these, among many other treasures:
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On June 4th my daughter Emelia and I are planning on visiting the Zigong Dinosaur Museum to finish out our two week tour of Sichuan. We have seen some amazing geology although the majority has been metamorphic and we have yet to spot any real fossils. The museum looks promissing. Any suggestions from other FF members on how to best enjoy this museum would be greatly appreciated. PS we do know a little about fossils and Chinese laws and only intend to bring home great memories and a lot of photographs. Xie xie
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I want to show my last trip to the Senkenberg museum in Frankfurt a. M. I am sure that many of you know the museum, but i want give an insight into it for all the people who wasnt there (or to awake memories ). The photos arent good (like always ) , but i take them actually only for me so please excuse me First (not in the museum): The "Bleistift" of Frankfurt: Then inside the museum:
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Over Christmas, my husband and I visited and photographed the Orton Geological Museum in Columbus, OH. It's a small, single-room museum in the geology building of Ohio State University. It's well worth visiting! My photoset is a compilation of four different photo sessions, one from my first visit in 2010, the other three on different visits during this trip. If you want to know which visit a given photo is from, look at the image title: my format is a picture number, a photoset letter, and an image description. The 'a' set are from 2010, the rest from 2015. Where I had multiple images, I chose the best one to post here. I'll start with some views of the geology building, Orton Hall. It was purpose-built in the early 1890s to house the geology collections and library, out of Ohio stone and clay. The tower houses a set of bells to ring the hours, and is ornamented with a lot of gargoyles: More building pictures next. Unfortunately, my photos are too large to include more than a few of them in a single post, and my image compression software doesn't have an option for another 50% reduction.
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