Huntonia Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 The desirableness of a fossil is determined by many things, rarity, quality etc. but I personally am very drawn to fossils with unique or dynamic poses. The kind of fossil that grabs your eyes from across the room. So now I'm asking you to show us your critters that made sure to strike a pose before they got fossiled! I'll start this off with my humble paralejurus. The pose isn't particularly dynamic in it of itself but between the curled posture, the dark colors and the addition of some nice lighting the bug looks like it's concocting a diabolical plan! (twirling its mustache perhaps?) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 These critters, Laoporus, danced so quickly across the Permian sands, they left only tracks. Their agile steps now frozen in stone, nonetheless still evoke a sense of movement to my eye. 18 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 1 hour ago, snolly50 said: These critters, Laoporus, danced so quickly across the Permian sands, they left only tracks. Their agile steps now frozen in stone, nonetheless still evoke a sense of movement to my eye. A fantastic piece and an excellent start to the thread! I look forward to seeing more pieces from other forum members! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 It would be hard to beat that trackway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Some of you may know him already, but for those of you who don't, here's Kermit, dynamically laughing. 15 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Righteous Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I would like to think this attenosaurus subulensis was shuffling along to the tune of sweet home Alabama 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 7 hours ago, Wrangellian said: It would be hard to beat that trackway! Challenge accepted! Here is another Coconino slab. This is perhaps the favorite fossil that I possess. It is another trackway, except on this one, close scrutiny will reveal the presence of smaller, immature Laoporus. Of course there is no way to establish with certainty, if the large and small tracks were laid down at the same time. I, however, choose to believe it is a Mom leading her young ones across the dunes; teaching them which prey are delicious and which to avoid. This trackway was recovered in two slabs. The discoverer sold the other half to a "museum" in Australia. I very much wish I had that section as well. 10 Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 Amazing fossils! so far I will post mine later, after school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I think I posted this before, but it is really dramatic. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Edited January 30, 2020 by Ruger9a Sorry, I posted the wrong photo the 1st time 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 I don’t think I would call any of my fossil dynamic sadly but this block has some really interesting associations. Xipheroceras multi-block are two words not usually associated together combined with a small piece of driftwood and a Belemnite phragmacone . All the ammonites are preserved in solid calcite which in contrast with the wood makes a very aesthetic fossil. Many hours has gone into this specimen. Approximately 200 milliion years. Jurassic, Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone , Black Ven, Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 I have been loving the replies on this topic! I never object to seeing Kermit pop up again and @Ruger9a, that piece is incredible! I'm not sure what exactly it is but my Redlichia Mansuyi has always had such a simple elegance to my eyes. The way it's framed perfectly in the matrix, the little spines sprawling off in every direction I can just picture it gliding gracefully through the prehistoric ocean. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 16 hours ago, Righteous said: I would like to think this attenosaurus subulensis was shuffling along to the tune of sweet home Alabama 16 hours ago, snolly50 said: Challenge accepted! Here is another Coconino slab. This is perhaps the favorite fossil that I possess. It is another trackway, except on this one, close scrutiny will reveal the presence of smaller, immature Laoporus. Of course there is no way to establish with certainty, if the large and small tracks were laid down at the same time. I, however, choose to believe it is a Mom leading her young ones across the dunes; teaching them which prey are delicious and which to avoid. This trackway was recovered in two slabs. The discoverer sold the other half to a "museum" in Australia. I very much wish I had that section as well. You guys have some enviable tracks there. My vague example from the Sangre de Cristo can't hold a candle to them. It is always a shame when a fossil or association has to be split up to maximize sales. A guy did that with a rare ophiuroid 'colony' he found up here some years ago. But you've still got a nice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Not a great photo, but here is my contribution: 4 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 8 hours ago, Huntonia said: I have been loving the replies on this topic! I never object to seeing Kermit pop up again and @Ruger9a, that piece is incredible! I'm not sure what exactly it is but my Redlichia Mansuyi has always had such a simple elegance to my eyes. The way it's framed perfectly in the matrix, the little spines sprawling off in every direction I can just picture it gliding gracefully through the prehistoric ocean. It's an Oreodont skull (partial) from the Badlands of South Dakota. It's a herbivore so it wasn't eating the item in it's mouth. The bones ended up "clustered" that way as a result of a flood or other natural disaster. I thought it was a neat conversation piece when I finished prepping it and it is dramatic - so it did seem to meet your topic requirements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Here’s one of mine, a unknown Trilobite incased in matrix. Looks like it trying to avoid something! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 16 minutes ago, dinosaur man said: Here’s one of mine, a unknown Trilobite incased in matrix. Looks like it trying to avoid something! Not an unknown trilobite. Likely a Gerastos sp. (possibly G. tuberculatus marocensis), a Devonian proetid from Morocco. 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Kane said: Not an unknown trilobite. Likely a Gerastos sp. (possibly G. tuberculatus marocensis), a Devonian proetid from Morocco. Thank you! I got it a while ago and had no information on it! The seller didn’t give the information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 11:00 PM, Wrangellian said: You guys have some enviable tracks there. My vague example from the Sangre de Cristo can't hold a candle to them. It is always a shame when a fossil or association has to be split up to maximize sales. A guy did that with a rare ophiuroid 'colony' he found up here some years ago. But you've still got a nice piece. It's not always the dealer's idea. It is not uncommon for a buyer to ask for a price on half of a split pair. Some dealers will do it. I'm with you and Snolly50. I want the pair. It always makes a cool display. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Yes, I've heard of that - one seller told me he couldn't sell the pair, so he sells each half separately, but that tells me he's just asking too much for it. My suspicion is that, a pair that should be worth say $50, the seller tries to sell at $100, and then it doesn't sell, so he lists them separately at $50 or more per half, and some sucker or suckers eventually come along and buy them (maybe assuming the other half was lost or never found in the first place) and he's made his $100(+). But what's worse is, with the case I described above, it was not just a split pair situation, but a big plate with a 'congregation' of ophiuroids on it, and the guy broke or sliced it up so that he could sell many pieces with one or a few ophiuroids on each! What a travesty. I think this is one case that has led to the current laws in B.C. that say you can't sell B.C. fossils because you don't own them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntonia Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Today I'm resurrecting this thread because I've received a new purchase which was much more interesting than I expected. A nice Calymene Breviceps curled up underneath the damaged cephalon of what would have been a large dalmanites! I believe this is just an interesting coincidence but maybe this has something to do with some sort of behavioral pattern in trilobites? Perhaps @piranha would know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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