vermiculosis Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Hello my fossil maniacs, Thank you for suggestions about posting this here. It is my latest find, described with my name as founder. (already have a few more!) I am happy because this is the first wasp finally, and also very important for science. Here is author citation from my social media : "An excellent example of how important work you fossil hunters do! This particular animal is a really interesting one, uniting present day helorids to extinct ones!" That's why I am doing this. Everyday searching for treasures in amber. Also I am from Poland where we have deposits, so it is, for me, kind of heritage. This is not easy to find something new but with determination we can do big things. Best wishes from Poland. Artur Common or Scientific Name - Helorus arturi sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Proctotrupoidea, Heloridae) from Baltic amber Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Eocene Era. Region the fossil was found - Baltic Sea shore - Wisla's River Estuary. Poland. Museum or University that received the fossil - University Of Helsinki. Finnish Museum of Natural History. Finland. Article - LINK 5 8 Natural Baltic Ambers With Inclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chase_E Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Common or Scientific Name - Otodus/Carcharacles sokolovi (or early angustidens) Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Mint Springs Marl., Rupelian Region the fossil was found -Smith Co., Mississippi Museum or University that received the fossil -Mississippi Museum of Natural Science Complete specimens of this scientifically important shark are rare from this age. 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Common or Scientific Name - Lysorophian tetrapod Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Shelburn Formation - Pennsylvanian Region the fossil was found - Vermillion County, IL. Museum or University that received the fossil - Donated to the Field Museum of Natural History, May 2021 This is a rare and scientifically significant Pennsylvanian tetrapod. 5 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 (edited) Scientific Names: Elimia livescens (juvenile), Somatogyrus depressus, Sphaerium striatinum, Pleurocera acuta Geologic Formation: Equality Formation Geologic Age: Quaternary Region fossils were found: Cook County, IL Museum or University that received the fossils: Prairie Research Institute Reason for donation: Radiocarbon dating for geologic mapping project. Edited May 24, 2021 by aek 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Scientific/Common Name: Ischnacanthid jaw section Geologic Formation: Catskill Formation Geologic Age: Upper Devonian Region fossils were found: Canton , Pennsylvania Museum or University that received the fossils: Donated to Dave Broussard of Lycoming College One of three specimens from that location. Image courtesy of Dave Broussard 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Common or Scientific Name - Endoceras sp. endocone Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician Region the fossil was found - Etobicoke Creek, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Museum or University that received the fossil - Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada A short note explaining the reason for the fossil contribution. The ROM was interested in this specimen because it's a very well-preserved endocone fossil from Endoceras sp. Here's a letter of acknowledgement from the ROM: ROM donation letter for Endoceras endocone fossil 2021.pdf Photos: 14 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historianmichael Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Fragment of a Cidaroid with Six Associated Plates Geologic Formation: Prairie Bluff Chalk Geologic Age: Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Region the fossil was found: Alabama Museum that received the fossil: Mississippi Museum of Natural Science A short note explaining the reason for the fossil contribution: Associated cidaroid plates are quite rare and up to this point, the museum had no specimen with greater than two associated plates- this specimen has six! This specimen has the potential to finally identify the common Maastrichtian cidaroid of the Gulf Coastal Plain to genus level 2 9 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcusFossils Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Undescribed Marrellomorph - (similar to Furca) Geologic Formation: Bobcaygeon Formation, Geologic Age: Upper Ordovician (Edenian) Region the fossil was found: Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Museum that received the fossil: Royal Ontario Museum I donated this fossil because I felt it deserved to be published, although I was very tempted to keep it. LINK to original post. 1 12 Website: https://www.instagram.com/paleo_archives/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- “It is by no means an irrational fancy that, in a future existence, we shall look upon what we think our present existence, as a dream.” ― Edgar Allan Poe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Shansiella? Geologic Formation: Glenshaw Formation Geologic Age: Upper Pennsylvanian / Kasimovian Region the fossil was found: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA Museum that received the fossil: Carnegie Museum of Natural History A short note explaining the reason for the fossil contribution: What is now known as CM 54968, is a unusually large example of Shansiella found in local rocks. Perhaps it is due to smashing of the strata, but the next largest specimen of this species that I have found (of around 50) could almost fit in the aperture opening of this specimen. There is a hint of a selenizone and it's general shape strongly suggests Shansiella. I donated this along with another gastropod that I hope to write about in a future study. 2 9 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocksWillShoutHisGlory Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Fan worm (mazopherusa prinosi) and Lingulid association Period: middle Pennsylvanian, moscovian Formation: Carbondale formation, Francis creek shale Locality: Mazon creek, Braceville, IL Donated to: Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL Catalog number: PE 93011 Description: a lingulid brachiopod with a full pedicle associated with a Mozopherusa prinosi Fanwood with an open fan. Commentary: Lingula is an extant species with relatives with similar physical traits dating back to the cambrian, however conditions are rare for the fossilization of the "stalk" or pedicle. I was given a tour of the invertebrate collection of the museum and there was one example of a decent pedicle, but without the attachment point. I have read of one ordivician specimen having the full pedicle, otherwise I am unaware of another such specimen. Also preserved is a Mazopherusi fan worm, showing an association of the two filter feeders. The fossil is being loaned to Yale for a study on fan worms. 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 After many years, decades in fact, a fossil I found in the Oligocene marine sediments (Lincoln Creek Formation) was published. One is at the Burke Museum and another in a Museum in Sweden. Short and easy, it's a sea pen. Originally found in 1988, I posted it on TFF many years ago, but recently took it off the shelf and asked Dr Boessenecker to give it a go. He put me in contact with James Goedert and through his associate in Sweden, was able to identify the critter. Here's the publication link at the Journal of Paleontology. Open access. https://www.doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.5 Common or Scientific Name: Sea Pen Geologic Formation: Lincoln Creek Formation Geologic Age: Oligocene Region the fossil was found: Washington USA. 1988 Museum that received the fossil: Burke Museum 2 11 1 Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFausta Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (Yes, i know it only counts once but I love all three of these equally!) 1.)Common or Scientific Name - Brittle Star (Ophiuroidea) Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Castaic Formation, Upper Miocene Region the fossil was found - Southern California Museum or University that received the fossil - Los Angeles County Natural History Museum A beautifully preserved brittle star, an uncommon find. 2.) Common or Scientific Name - Bramble Shark, echinorhinus brucus (tooth) Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Castaic Formation, Upper Miocene Region the fossil was found - Southern California Museum or University that received the fossil - Los Angeles County Natural History Museum To the best of my knowledge, no Bramble sharks have previously been reported from this formation. 3.)Common or Scientific Name - Cervidae, possibly elk or cervalces, molar enamel fragment Geologic Formation or Geologic Age - Quaternary Region the fossil was found - Big Brook, New Jersey Museum or University that received the fossil - NJ State Museum This fragment was found in Big Brook, so its exact provenance is unknown, but the NJ museum expressed interest due to its preservation (permineralized thoroughly) and its being certainly from an extinct species for the area (The fossil fragment compares favorably to Cervalces). 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Scientific or Common name - Slab containing Ptychodus tooth of an upcoming species + isolated mosasaur tooth (possibly Russelosaur) Geologic formation and age - Eagle Ford fm - Turonian Region fossil was found - Texas Museum or University that received the fossil - Southern Methodist University collection Donated to help correlate the locality it was found in, which is important for other fossils, with other localities that are well dated, using the occurrence of the new Ptychodus in cross reference with other fossils found at the site. Trip report where I found it: LINK 1 16 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Dolichosaur vertebra (most likely Coniasaur) Eagle Ford formation , Turonian Texas SMU collection Donated to help build a picture of fauna at a site which is notable for other important fossils being found and researched right now. 1 12 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Crinoid holdfast on unknown doughnut-shaped object Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Fairview Formation (Upper Ordovician) Region the fossil was found: Near Maysville, Kentucky Museum or University that received the fossil: Cincinnati Museum Center Reason for the fossil contribution: The doughnut-shaped object is insofar a mystery. Some suggestions included a sponge, stromatoporoid, or bryozoan. Similar "doughnuts" have been found, but all have been much smaller than this one. Whatever this is, it is very unusual. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 I collected and donated thousands of micro mammal specimens from anthills on my sons’ M&M Ranch in Nebraska, which are now described in the following publication: PALUDICOLA SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS of the ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY Special Issue VOLUME 13 NUMBER 4 1 MAY 2022 “Fossil mammals from ant mounds situated on exposures of the Big Cottonwood Creek Member of the Chadron Formation (latest Eocene-early Oligocene), Sioux County, Nebraska - William W. Korth, Clint A. Boyd, Jeff J. Person, and Deborah K. Anderson” The publication describes 4 new genera and 10 new species of mammals from my donated specimens. See below: Scientific Name: 1) cylindrodont Siouxlindrodon sullivani n. genus n. sp. 2) aplodontid Costepeiromys attasorus n. genus n. sp. 3) aplodontid Protansomys gulottai n. genus n. sp. 4) ischyromyid Ischyromys brevidens n. sp. 5) eomyid Paradjidaumo patriciae n. sp. 6) eomyid Yoderimys massarae n. sp. 7) eomyid Litoyoderimys grossus n. sp. 8) florentiamyid Kirkomys miriamae n. sp. 9) sciurid Cedromus modicus n. sp. 10) oligoryctid Oligoryctes tenutalonidus n. sp. Geologic Age: latest Eocene-early Oligocene Geologic Formation: Big Cottonwood Creek Member of the Chadron Formation Region: M&M Ranch, Sioux County, Nebraska, US Museum: South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Museum of Geology Reason for contribution: New Species Link to Discussion: https://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/108470-mammals-rodents-insectivores-marsupials-and-carnivores-from-the-eoceneoligocene-mm-ranch-in-nebraska/ Link to Paper in the Journal Paludicola: https://rivp-paludicola.org/home-page/ Figures from the paper showing the new species: Marco Sr. 2 11 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Tetrapod larva and Orthacanthus tooth Carbondale Formation - Francis Creek Shale - Pennsylvanian Grundy County, IL Found in August 2021, Donated to the Field Museum of Natural History, June 2022 Both specimens are well-preserved examples of extremely rare taxa from Mazon Creek. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historianmichael Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Lophoranina lincki Geologic Formation: Glendon Limestone Geologic Age: Lower Oligocene Region the fossil was found: Mississippi Museum that received the fossil: Mississippi Museum of Natural Science A short note explaining the reason for the fossil contribution: This specimen is only the third known example of this species and with a well preserved dorsal cuticle it rivals the holotype and paratype in terms of preservation 1 7 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Catacoeloceras pettos (QUENSTEDT, 1843) Geologic Formation: Davoei-Zone Geologic Age: Lower Jurassic, Pliensbachium Region the fossil was found: Velpe, short-time-quarry of ABC-Klinkergroup, Danebrock (Velpe is near Osnabrück in northern Germany) Museum that received the fossil: Hosted in the collection of Ruhr University of Bochum, middle Germany When I was a private scientist (and sometimes a University-Member) I published many papers about westphalian fossils. Many of them I found myself and donated them to museums. Like this rare Catacoeloceras (first one very found there and from this age!) (and the other fossils in this paper) to Ruhrlandmuseum Essen and University of Bochum 2003_1.pdf (ap-h.de) (page 14 ff) My aim is the new and scientific interesting fossils must be stored in a museum collection. Not every finding, only the one that will be figured in a paper. Please excuse the bad pic, most of my donations to museums had been done in the pre-digital-time..., and before I started to become a photographer 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 Common or Scientific Name: Platyptergius campylodon (CARTER) Geologic Formation: Cretaceous Geologic Age: Lower Cenomanian, Zone of Mantelliceras dixoni Region the fossil was found: Dörenthe, Quarry of Wallmeyer & Co., before Quarry of Family Breckweg, Teutoburger Wald between Dörenthe und Ibbenbüren. (TK 25, Blatt 3712 Ibbenbüren, H: 5791000, R: 3410050) Museum that received the fossil: Westfalian Museum of natural history, Collection-number WMfN P 28439 - P 28445 When we found it end of the 90th we were surpise. I have no digital photos, loooooooong time ago... So, see the parts in the paper. Marine reptiles are rare finds in the german cretaceous and not many fragments are known. And, this is Ichthyosaur! One of the last remains ever, perhaps the youngest ever found. This was the reason to give it to the central westphalian Museum and published a paper about it: Geologie und Paläontologie in Westfalen (lwl.org) 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royal peacock opal mine Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 This Spruce branch was buried in conditions that prevented it from rotting out at all, instead it was fossilized where it sat for who knows how long until the hydrated ash (Si02 Nh20) worked itself down whatever it could get through (or some say the silica gel was forced up from all the geothermal activities) finding cavities along the way to call home for the next X amount of years. this piece was donated for the reason that there was barely anything on display. Been wanting to do it for a long time anyways so thought better late than never. Spruce tree limb -Conifer Miocene Found in Virgin Valley, NV Humbolt County Museum 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrake40 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Bison bison. Wisconsin glaciation. Southern Minnesota, Brown County. Science Museum of Minnesota. Found in a riverbed in September of 2020 on a joint citizen scientist and Science Museum outing. I found this femur by noticing the femoral head sticking out of the river bottom. Original Post: External Post: 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrake40 Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Bison bison. Wisconsin glaciation. Southern Minnesota, Brown County. Science Museum of Minnesota. Found in a riverbed in July of 2020 on a joint citizen scientist and Science Museum outing. I found this partial mandible stuck between some large stones in the river bottom. Collected under permit in Flandreau State Park. Original Post: LINK External Post: LINK 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnbuckeye Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 (edited) Legume Seed Pod Green River Formation NE Utah Tate Museum, Casper, Wy This was one of many fossils found on that trip (Round 3 of Western Trip). After some correspondence with JP, I was happy to see this specimen land in his museum. Edited November 23, 2022 by minnbuckeye 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamlambo Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Common or Scientific Name: potentially Carcharodon hubbelli Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Late Miocene potentially Greta Formation Region the fossil was found: Canterbury, New Zealand Museum or University that received the fossil: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa If this is indeed a Carcharadon hubbelli (transitional great white tooth) it is potentially the first one found in New Zealand. Video of the prep: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1nQPEZcwBE Original post: LINK 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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