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Hello, I am reaching out asking for identification help. I found this in Oak Hills California. Is this a fossil? Thank you very much!
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The Rio Puerco Valley was my introduction to fossils. For many years now, I have scoured its Late Cretaceous shales and sandstones in search of ammonites. Somewhere along the way, my fascination with the ornament grew into an investigation of its environment. Last week at the New Mexico Geologic Society's Spring meeting, I made my first venture into the world of paleontological science. With the help of Dr. Spencer Lucas of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, I presented a poster/abstract (Foley & Lucas 2017.pdf) exhibiting my ideas. I received some criticism for incorporating ammonite ornament and caught some grief for including a labeled map...otherwise, this was an amazing learning experience and I am ready to move forward. Back to the rocks!...I have a paper to write. Blue Hill Shale: Spathites puercoensis: Prionocyclys hyatti: Coilopoceras springeri:
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British Columbia Paleontology Education Booth at the BC Rock and Gem Show
BrennanThePaleoDude posted a topic in Partners in Paleontology - Member Contributions to Science
A few weeks ago I, along with the Vancouver Paleontological Society hosted a large table display at the annual BC Rock and Gem Show in Chilliwack! Every year I am invited to educate the public at this three day event. British Columbia's lower mainland lacks museums that have local fossils on display which is very unfortunate due to the high diversity of important and spectacular fossil sites in the area! I make sure to cover as much as I can at these shows and events, especially on the Burgess Shale (since it is so incredible and most people don't even know the site is in our Provence). This year was special as I was a part of the research and naming of Hainosaurus boubker, a new species of mosasaur most of you are now familiar with! I had the chance to share it at the show and really thank all the amazing people that have helped bring it to life! Our study was funded by the Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences’ Charles H. Sternberg Scholarship for vertebrate fossil research and without their support, our study would not have been possible! Huge thank you to the members of the AAPS! Photo 1: Multiple table booth with parts of my personal collection which I have geared over the years to be presentable to the public for education! Photo 2: Dan Bowden, Brennan Martens and John Fam of the VanPS along with a life sized Hainosaurus boubker banner! Photo 3: I am setting up a Burgess Shale themed section of table containing specimens from Utah and China! Photo 4: John Fam, Dan Bowden and Brennan Martens with John Fam's two display cases filled with fossils (ammonites, decapods, bivalves) from Vancouver Island Photo 5: My two display cases with Burgess Shale themed plushies and a special Hainosaurus boubker feature highlighting the many artists and collaborators involved with the project!- 29 replies
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Educational Survey for Individuals Interested in Paleontology
Raúl Falcón posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Hello! My name is Raúl Falcón, and I am a design student at the Rhode Island School of Design. I’m currently working on a research project focused on online paleontology resources for anyone interested in dinosaurs and paleontology. I would appreciate your feedback and input on this project, which can be accessed through the attached link here. This research project is part of my Design Principles class User Experience Final project. The goal of this study is to gain insight into how individuals learn about prehistoric life and engage with online learning resources. To achieve this, participants will be asked to complete a form with three questions related to their learning experiences and preferences for educational content. Please note that all responses will be kept confidential and used solely for research purposes. My ultimate objective is to develop online paleontology resources that cater to the needs and preferences of anyone interested in paleontology. I would be more than happy to respond to any questions or comments you may have. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email at rfalcon@risd.edu. Thank you for your time and assistance in this project. Best regards, Raúl -
How do the fossil crab gets into those round rocks (concretions)
mamlambo posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
One of the questions I always had, and got asked, was how crabs and other fossils get into those round concretions without being scavenged on. After reading up on it and looking at a great paper by Yoshido et al [2018] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-24205-5, I thought I kinda understood it. Here are the steps I see in the process: 1. A turbidity current washing down the continental shelf, dragging aimal remains from the land (in the case of a tsunami) into deeper water. 2. The tons of sediment carried by the turbidity current buries a colony of crabs, no scavenging can occur on their remains as they are buried too deep. 3. The decomposition process (see video below) causes carbon to reacts with calcium from the sea water to create a calcium carbonate cement binding the mud / silt particles together into a concretion. 4. The concretions are roundish as the reaction occurs from the center of the crab (most meat) outwards until decomposition stops. 5. The concretions are harder than the surrounding siltstone and erode out of the cliff. The tips of the leg are often not part of the concretion as the are fully encased by the chitin / shell so don't create a good reaction. Most of the decomposition occurs around the middle of the crab. I've made a video showing the process: I would love to hear people's opinions on this!- 10 replies
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Welp, I messed up. My punishment: teaching an Associate level class. here’s the light reading I have to do to develop the course. snarge.
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So I briefly spoke to a palaeontologist during a Q&A session he held a while ago on his Instagram page, and I asked him what his favourite fossil was that he had or currently owned. His responses were essentially that he believes that fossil collecting is unethical because it can hinder science by hiding important finds away in private collections and prevent the public from seeing some specimens because museums sometimes cannot pay the exorbitant prices that the market creates. I’d like to hear your opinions on this issue, since this forum is essentially full of collectors. As a collector, I’m somewhere in the middle of, “nothing for anyone but scientists” and, “it’s fair game”. Especially when you factor in things like private land, should the government be able to rip Dino bones out of someone’s property that someone essentially unknowingly paid for when obtaining said land?
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Celebrating an anniversary and a leap day with fossils
fossilsonwheels posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Today was not only a leap day but it was the 10th anniversary of the Gateway Science Museum. We were invited to take part in the festivities and provide an activity. We decided to bring some fossils that folks might not associate with leaping or jumping. We tied the leaping theme together with our fossils and talked sharks, whales, avian dinos, non-avian dinos, and marine mammals. The Cetaceans stole the show but people were digging the breaching sharks too. I was often busy with double duty, I’m a supervisor at the Gateway, so Carter took the lead. He absolutely nailed it. Proud dad today watching my kiddo be the MAN for Fossils on Wheels. Fun day and a great day for Carter. Good job kiddo.- 6 replies
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We are having a blast talking shark evolution at the Gateway Science Museum. There are several activities including shark tooth ID, a science experiment involving buoyancy and our evolution station. We call it the Shark Takeover and we do it several times a year. This time we have the microscope out and are showing off our early shark micros !!!! So so much fun
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Hello From a Science Center in South Carolina
Alison.K.Monahan posted a topic in Member Introductions
Hello everyone! I found this forum a few weeks ago, but just joined now. I work in a science museum, my background is Physics, but I've become a curator recently. I teach summer camps on geology, paleontology, astronomy, chemistry, and more. When our previous director retired he didn't pass down his knowledge of the items we have. Many were unlabeled, a few misidentified. So over the last year I've started really going through our collections in detail. We have thousands of artifacts, many duplicates, so it's been a long road. Eventually I plan on having everything identified, labelled, and researched so we can actually share information about our fabulous collection. Nothing like the rush of new information when you figure out what something is!- 21 replies
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I found this at the beach. Do you think it's a human radius bone or animal bone? I grabbed it in the waves on the east coast of Fl today. It perfectly fits from my elbow to wrist.
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I want to give three answers but I'm only allowed the one
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Please delete if not deemed a suitable post. But where oh where could I possibly share such a thought provoking question. Question from my 7yr old daughter : Would you rather a : teleporter or guinea pig museum or dinosaur existed. One answer only.- 19 replies
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Just came across your Forum a few days ago. It's great to be able to share collections/finds online. Looking forward to trading in the near future seeing as we all have our 'local' fossil species in relative abundance, well hopefully. I have already chatted to a couple of members and of course we are all on the same 'wavelength' so we have much in common. I am unsure what the policy is and how/if members swap on a regular basis but would assume it is the logical thing to do! If anyone is interested I am also into physics and astronomy.
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