A few more Riker mount displays with macro specimens from the Miocene of Virginia

[MarcoSr]

Below are some more of my macro fossils that I’ve recently put in 16”X12” Riker mount displays.  All of the specimens in these displays come from the Miocene of Virginia.  The first display with shark/ray specimens, the second display with bony fish specimens, the third display with marine mammal specimens and the last display with reptile specimens. I'm getting some more Riker mount displays Saturday and I'll post some more displays with more of my macro specimens from the Miocene of Virginia.

 

To see a previous post with Riker mount displays with macro specimens from the Paleocene Aquia Formation of Maryland and the Eocene Nanjemoy Formation of Virginia check out the below link:

 

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/101415-a-few-riker-mounts-with-specimens-from-the-aquia-formation-of-maryland-and-the-nanjemoy-formation-of-virginia/

 

To see a previous post with Riker mount displays with macro specimens from the Miocene Round Mountain Silt Formation of California, the Eocene/Oligocene Chadron/Brule Formations of Nebraska, and the Miocene of Virginia check out the below link:

 

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/101441-a-few-more-riker-mount-displays-with-macro-specimens-from-the-round-mountain-silt-formation-of-california-the-chadronbrule-formations-of-nebraska-and-the-miocene-of-virginia/

 

Display with shark/ray specimens.  The top of the display has shark vertebrae.  Then there are Otodus megalodon teeth (for size reference the largest megalodon is 4.75” and the smallest is .625”).  Then there are some Hemipristis serra shark teeth.  The bottom has two eagle ray barbs and pieces of eagle ray dental plates.

 

 

 

 

Display with bony fish specimens.  The top of the display has bony fish vertebrae with a Wahoo jaw (6.5” long for size reference), a hypural fan, several bill fish bills and two small fish jaws.  Then the middle has lots of fish jaws with some black drum jaws on the far left and most of the other jaws to the right being red drum.  The bottom has ocean going sun fish bones including three jaws and there are some more bony fish vertebrae on the far right.

 

 

 

 

Displays with marine mammal specimens.  The top and middle of the display has Cetacean bulla and periotic ear bones (for size reference the largest is 3“).  The bottom left has Cetacean vertebrae, flipper bones and two small jaw fragments.  The right contains Cetacean teeth.

 

 

 

 

Display with reptile specimens.  The very top has two coprolites most likely crocodile.  Then some crocodile jaw pieces with a number of crocodile teeth and a crocodile scute (for size reference 4.5” by 3.25”) on the far right.  The bottom has turtle caprice/plastron pieces and a good number of leatherback turtle carapace bones.

 

 

 

 

Marco Sr.

[Tidgy's Dad]

I love these displays. 

I really must get some of these Riker doobries.

[Gizmo]

Very nice Marco, congrats! 

[FossilsAnonymous]

You’re collections are simply astounding. The bony fish display  

[MarcoSr]

4 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

I love these displays. 

I really must get some of these Riker doobries.

 

Thank you.  My biggest problem with the Riker mount displays was figuring out what sizes to buy, especially the depth.

 

Marco Sr.

[MarcoSr]

2 hours ago, Gizmo said:

Very nice Marco, congrats! 

 

Walt

 

Thank you.  I feel much better about my collection as I'm organizing it more.

 

Marco Sr.

[MarcoSr]

52 minutes ago, FossilsAnonymous said:

You’re collections are simply astounding. The bony fish display  

 

Thank you.  There are/were a lot of top fossil collecting sites close to where I live in Virginia.

 

Marco Sr.

[MarcoSr]

Below is another of my 16”X12” Riker mount displays for macro fossils.  All of the specimens in this display came from the Miocene/Pliocene/Pleistocene Pungo River/Yorktown/James City Formations from the Lee Creek Mine in Aurora, North Carolina.  It really was sad when the Lee Creek Mine itself was closed to collecting.  I wish I had made more trips when the mine was open.  My sons made many more trips than I did.  I only made 7 or so trips into the mine itself and a couple of trips into the Block areas.  I have boxes and a good number of gem jar displays with other macro and micro specimens.

 

The top of this display contains Cetacean flipper bones and vertebrae.  Then some sperm whale teeth (for size reference the largest is 3.5”), several Otodus Chubutensis shark teeth and a small Otodus megalodon, with Cetacean periotic ear bones at the far right.  Then 9 associated shark vertebrae on the far left, shells and more shark vertebrae on the far right.  The bottom right has two sturgeon scutes, a worm tube grouping, and a bony fish vertebra.

 

 

 

 

 

The Lee Creek Mine had an incredible diversity of shells.  I’m really sorry that I didn’t really collect many when I had the chance.

 

Marco Sr.

[Darktooth]

These displays are really great. So many great specimens. Thanks for sharing these. 

[MarcoSr]

4 hours ago, Darktooth said:

These displays are really great. So many great specimens. Thanks for sharing these. 

 

Thank you.   I'll post more Saturday if my Riker mount displays show up as expected.

 

Marco Sr.