FossilNerd Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I got one of those cheap USB digital microscopes today. Here is the first picture I took with it. Nothing as stunning as some of the others here, but not bad for $20 USD. These are small bryozoan that are encrusting a brachiopod valve. I found them while prepping the valve. The one on the left is 1mm wide. 5 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...
Bobby Rico Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, FossilNerd said: got one of those cheap USB digital microscopes today. Here is the first picture I took with it. Nothing as stunning as some of the others here, but not bad for $20 USD. Nice photo Wayne and it sounds like a bargain. I hope you enjoy the wonderful world of fossils up close . Please can you post a picture of your microscope . cheers Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 8 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: Nice photo Wayne and it sounds like a bargain. I hope you enjoy the wonderful world of fossils up close . Please can you post a picture of your microscope . cheers Bobby Thanks Bobby. I think that I will enjoy seeing the finer details very much. Here is a quick pic of the scope that I pulled off line. I’ll try and get you a picture of it in action in a few. 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...
Nimravis Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Here is a nice Peltosaurus lower jaw section with 20 teeth fro the Oligocene Brule Formation of South Dakota. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 1 hour ago, FossilNerd said: Thanks Bobby. I think that I will enjoy seeing the finer details very much. Here is a quick pic of the scope that I pulled off line. I’ll try and get you a picture of it in action in a few. @FossilNerd Did this require a software install? If yes, which operating systems (Win 10)? I've been using a cellphone lens adapter. The pics are decent but somewhat tedious using the various lenses. Thank you, Kato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 I found this fusulinid specimen in a Pennsylvanian formation locally. It had some odd orange blobs on it. I believe we eventually determined that the structure was 'most likely' representative of the internal structure of a fusilinid. This was taken with a cellphone clip-on. Definitely silicified as not easily scratched. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 46 minutes ago, Kato said: @FossilNerd Did this require a software install? If yes, which operating systems (Win 10)? I've been using a cellphone lens adapter. The pics are decent but somewhat tedious using the various lenses. Thank you, Kato It can be used on a Mac, Windows, and even an Android Phone (NOT iOS). I installed this on a Windows 10 system. It doesn’t technically need any software when installed on Windows 10. It is “plug and play” and uses the generic web camera driver that is built in. According to the manufacturer, it can be used with the built in Windows Camera software as well. However, I did install the software that came with the scope for taking pictures and videos. There is a provided disc, but the software is also available to download for free. Drivers are also provided for other operating systems that may not have the correct one built in. 3 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...
Bobby Rico Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 21 hours ago, Nimravis said: Peltosaurus lower jaw section with 20 teeth fro the Oligocene Brule Formation of South Dakota. Wow that’s beautiful. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 20, 2020 Author Share Posted January 20, 2020 21 hours ago, Kato said: I found this fusulinid specimen in a Pennsylvanian formation locally. It had some odd orange blobs on it. Thanks for adding this beautiful photographs and fossil to my thread. . I had to look up what a fusilinid was, thank you the too for edification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Today offering is another plant specimen I got it in an old 1930s collection. Annularia from Yorkshire. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Some Pennsylvanian foliage from New Mexico. Shale bed formation near an igneous intrusion and high iron content. Cordaite with iron staining 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 These are very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: Today offering is another plant specimen I got it in an old 1930s collection. Annularia from Yorkshire. Enjoyed seeing these. I find lots of calamites pieces but zero annularia so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Today I received some wonderful fossils from @Misha and thought I'd take a look at some of them through the microscope. First up are some pictures of jurassic ostracods. And the star of the lot was an exquisite shrimp from Lebanon. I hoped the shrimp would be as cool as the knightia under magnification but I think it's anatomy is just a little too indistinct to make for great photos. The best I could get was this shot of one particularly distinct section of its shell. For reference here is a picture of the shrimp itself, very detailed indeed. Edited January 21, 2020 by Huntonia Fixed incorrect fossil age 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 25 minutes ago, Huntonia said: devonian These ostracods are Jurassic in age and the shrimp is carpopenaeus callirostris from the cretaceous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 minutes ago, Misha said: These ostracods are Jurassic in age and the shrimp is carpopenaeus callirostris from the cretaceous Whoops, my bad. Clearly I can't be trusted to remember things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Kato said: Some Pennsylvanian foliage from New Mexico. Shale bed formation near an igneous intrusion and high iron content. Wow beautiful images and really striking colour . Thanks so much for adding to my thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 56 minutes ago, Huntonia said: the shrimp Love the shrimp very nice gift and nice photos too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Prionocidaris ? Some nice details with this tuberculated interambulacral plates. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: tuberculated interambulacral plates I saw them in concert--great show! Fossils can take on a whole other abstract beauty when viewed through magnification. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 hours ago, digit said: I saw them in concert--great show! Fossils can take on a whole other abstract beauty when viewed through magnification. Cheers. -Ken Yes I love prog rock too. I think you hit the nail on the head there. That’s probably why I enjoy the photography, it fuels the creative part of my personality. thank You Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I'm still trying to figure out this microscope, but here are a few more pictures I took with it. I have a piece of petrified wood that has some nice detail. There is even, what I believe to be, a fossilized insect burrow. Normal: Zoomed in: A close up of fenestrate bryozoan lattice work. Notice the tiny dots that were home to the individual zooids. 3 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...
Bobby Rico Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, FossilNerd said: have a piece of petrified wood that has some nice detail. There is even, what I believe to be, a fossilized insect burrow. Nice piece indeed. It looks like your getting the hang of your microscope . Keep up the good work. cheers Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kato Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 @FossilNerd I personally would enjoy a zoom pic of the possible insect damage in the orange area. I like to find possible bore holes in the specimens I collect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Kato said: @FossilNerd I personally would enjoy a zoom pic of the possible insect damage in the orange area. I like to find possible bore holes in the specimens I collect Sure! Here is a close up. 2 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...
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