Ash Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Another 5 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6ix Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 First Torynomma 5 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Crayfish claw, not a Torynomma. Still has a T number. It’s from the species that isn’t a Hoploparia, can’t recall at the moment. Need to find the papers again. 4 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Beautiful prep on those guys Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 We’re rather happy with them. You never know what’s in the rock, part of the excitement! Some turn out more complete than expected, others less. All part of the excitement! Couple more Homolopsis. I wish we could have found the other piece of H2! Looks like it would have been a nice crab. But what’s left is great still in my opinion 5 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Getting a lot of informatives but there’s no thoughts or comments? "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I think those Homolopsis are wonderful, rather different to the usual fossil crabs one sees. Thanks very much for sharing all these. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I sound like a needy bugger with the above, I know. I just miss conversation instead of likes (aka informative). Adam - is there a thread with your tortoise by the way? I wanna see him/her 1 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 They are so different from other crabs we see I think they are great and no worries everyone needs some conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 The crabs look awesome! I only have one crab in my collection (a beautiful Pulalius vulgaris from Washington) and I love it At this rate, you guys are going to have an entire room dedicated to these guys, not just a cabinet! I was wondering about the identity of the heteromorph ammonite below - my first thought was Australiceras jackii, but yours appears to have spines and I don't think A. jackii does (at least based on pictures from the internet, and looking at the one specimen I have that I found near Chillagoe back in 2000). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I’d love to see your ammonite, please, post it up here I haven’t tried to ID any of them yet. I’ll see if I can get an ID for you. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Just found this post this morning! WOW great hunt and great prepping. Too bad about all the postal fees. Hey, since the crabs are in the US and so am I, maybe I can volunteer to keep some here for you so you don't have to pay to ship them back to Oz? (No really, not kidding) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Har har Postage should be heaps less coming back here than it was going over, plus we’re not paying the return costs IIRC.. I suppose there is an air of good fortune in this virus pandemic - it’s given our prepper plenty of free time it seems..! Thanks the posts. "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted April 3, 2020 Author Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Monica said: The crabs look awesome! I only have one crab in my collection (a beautiful Pulalius vulgaris from Washington) and I love it At this rate, you guys are going to have an entire room dedicated to these guys, not just a cabinet! I was wondering about the identity of the heteromorph ammonite below - my first thought was Australiceras jackii, but yours appears to have spines and I don't think A. jackii does (at least based on pictures from the internet, and looking at the one specimen I have that I found near Chillagoe back in 2000). Maybe Australiceras irregulare? But it's noted to be from the Aptian in Australia, not the Albian (like the location these came from) "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I can see that, Skye. You may be on to it. Here’s one from an online auction passed. Ours being just the tail section? 3 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Looks like the prep is going well, glad to see them emerging from their concretions. The small claw looks to be a ghost shrimp. I hope you get another chance to collect at that locality!! Cheers Rick Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Ash said: I’d love to see your ammonite, please, post it up here Okie dokie - here you go! This is what the specimen looked like when I found it: This is what the specimen looked like after it was prepped - I think it matches nicely to Australiceras jackii: This is a photo of a photo of us searching for fossils in the Chillagoe area of Queensland - I can't remember if it was Elizabeth Creek or Walsh River since it was so long ago!!! (I was there as part of a university field course - I'm the one with the purple shirt actually walking in the water.) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Wow, your load of beasties are coming back cool and nicely done. Sorry, but those Homolopsis are driving me mad...ha ha. Yes, I agree with Fossisle that claw is from a Callanassis (ghost crab). Curious to know if you have any site pictures of where you found the specimens (of is that last picture, one at the site). Sounds like it is one heck of a long drive to get there though, but with the potential to find fossils like those....... You've been having multiple Christmases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 On 1/5/2020 at 9:33 PM, Jesuslover340 said: I fear photos of the 1800's-style cabin we are staying in has misled you guys....I'm not sure you can call 15,000 acres of this paradise: I have dust in my hair, dust on my legs, and dust where dust shouldn't be. @crabfossilsteve heres the site. Monica - cute little ammo! What uni course? Did you do uni here or was it an international trip? I’ve always been curious what Walsh river looks like. Forgot to add, here’s the newest prep. This one has a bit of its underside sitting on its claw, weird! 1 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 @Ash I did my BSc in Zoology at the University of Guelph here in Ontario. Between my third and fourth years, I participated in a field course in Australia that was offered by my university every year from the end of April to late May. We spent 1.5 weeks on Lizard Island and then the other 1.5 weeks between the rainforest and the (near) outback - all in Queensland. Fossils weren't really discussed for my degree program, but the professor leading our trip had an interest in fossils which is why I think we spent a day fossil-hunting while we were near Chillagoe. Looking back at my journal (we had to keep a journal as part of our course mark), I indicated that I collected three fossils on this trip: this ammonite (which I didn't know was an ammonite until I posted pictures of it here on the forum and was told that that was what I had!), a belemnite phragmocone (I didn't know what it was when I found it, but I knew it was interesting and so I kept it - after I posted photos on TFF people chimed in to say that's what I had), and a sand dollar (which I gave to my professor - I very much regret that now, but 20 years ago I wasn't really interested in fossils so it's understandable that I gifted the fossil to my prof, who was interested in it). It was an amazing trip - my first time to Australia! I went to Australia two more times after this trip (because I lived and worked in Hong Kong from 2002-2006, which allowed me to travel a fair amount) - once to visit my mom's cousin in Adelaide, and once to visit a bunch of places with a fellow expat living in HK - but I never again searched for fossils in Oz. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 21 hours ago, Ash said: @crabfossilsteve heres the site. Monica - cute little ammo! What uni course? Did you do uni here or was it an international trip? I’ve always been curious what Walsh river looks like. Forgot to add, here’s the newest prep. This one has a bit of its underside sitting on its claw, weird! Interesting claw!! Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 3 minutes ago, fossisle said: Interesting claw!! Looks more like a carapace of a different sort of crab that happens to be sitting on top of the claw. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 On 4/3/2020 at 3:45 AM, Ash said: I sound like a needy bugger with the above, I know. I just miss conversation instead of likes (aka informative). Adam - is there a thread with your tortoise by the way? I wanna see him/her Her, the little minx. She has photos scattered all over this forum and the Tortoise Forum, plus three times won a month on the International Tortoise Calendar, so she's a supermodel. (and got paid for it!) Here's a couple of photos. Small and still recovering from wounds inflicted before I rescued her. But she's much bigger and very healthy now: Successfully separating a brachiopod from a pile of matrix: Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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