FossilNerd Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Wow! I didn’t expect this thread to take off the way it has. Thanks to all who have added to it! Keep them coming! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marguy Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 here are 2 portions of silicified wood from the region north of Cahors (Cenozoic); the ruler measures 20 cm. The biggest one I found weighs around 400kg (+ 800 lb) and was donated for a regional geology exhibition (small museum) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 MY biggest brachiopod : Gigantoproductus giganteus. Mendip Hills, Somerset, England. 10 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 And a pretty good sized heteromorph from near Agadir, Morocco. 13 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 A big Lytoceras from Pyrenees, southwest France. 700mm 18 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 On 3-12-2019 at 6:15 AM, DE&i said: Partial Pliosaur, thats me on the right @Natalie81 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Manticocerasman said: @Natalie81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 How about this Sinistrofulgur from Florida and next to my Christmas decorations. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 oh these are great! I really enjoy seeing what people gravitate to in their personal collections. And being from Texas, "bigger is better" ! hahhaha! (not really, but it's a fun phrase to say). So that being said, here are my "big''uns" . Eopachydiscus (North Texas) with US quarter for reference (25mm) Arctica roemeri (Central Texas) Bivalve also known as a Deer Heart or Texas Heart (quarter for reference) Echinoid Spine/Club (Central Texas). The urchin this came off of must have been a monster. Wish I could find the body.... 8 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Here is my largest Trilobite fossil, it's from Morocco. It is a Andalusian cambropllas, 9.5"long. I pondered buying this for a while because most of them are only 5-20% actual Trilobite. But this one looks to be about 85-95% original. I removed all the paint and most all the filler plastic except for the cephalon. Left the filler & red paint as is. It's not enhanced, just a lite coat of wax. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Hey, that's not Mrs.Claus!!! Santa have you been "elfing" around? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Iguanodon humerus. 28 inches long. Happy Christmas as well 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 1 hour ago, caldigger said: that's not Mrs.Claus!!! Santa have you been "elfing" around? No Santa got Mrs Claus a box set of yoga dvds for last year’s Christmas . It was a big hit indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redoubt455 Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 38” diameter ammonite. Species: Titanites Giganteus. Portland, Dorset. Golf ball scale. Weighs a good 300lb+ 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 wow....just wow. that is a monster. Texas is jealous. www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Redoubt455 said: Titanites Giganteus On 12/3/2019 at 8:10 AM, Tidgy's Dad said: Gigantoproductus giganteus With names like these you know they just HAVE to be BIG! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Seen it before....but my 17 foot Xiphactinus is by far my biggest fossil 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Xiphactinus said: Seen it before....but my 17 foot Xiphactinus is by far my biggest fossil The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 holy cats. that's a big fishy www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 The largest rugosa coral I've ever found. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjfriend Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Xiphactinus said: Seen it before....but my 17 foot Xiphactinus is by far my biggest fossil That is a truly impressive fish! Would live to read that story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 10 hours ago, Xiphactinus said: Seen it before....but my 17 foot Xiphactinus is by far my biggest fossil I would wager a good majority of us don't even have a 17' room with enough wall space to even store a monster like that. It "trumps" and dwarfs pretty much all the rest of these entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 One of my favorite TFF stories. 5 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 This is my largest piece. A plate that measures roughly 14.5x14 inches. It was originally listed as Gosiutichthys parvus but thanks to some wonderful forum members who shared their knowledge I was able to determine they are actually Knightia alta. They came from Lake Gosiute in Wyoming. It's one of my favorite pieces. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrguy54 Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 I found this Orthocone/cephalopod this summer along side a railroad track near Middletown, OH. Only the one end was sticking out of the ground. Was disappointed that is was broken along it's length. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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