mikeymig Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Brachiopod - Eosyringothyris species Windom shale member, Moscow formation, Hamilton Group Livingston County, New York Illinois State University The braciopod will be a part of a study of the Spinocyrtiidae that needs to be reworked. Note - In all my years of collecting this is the only specimen I have ever found and was an important piece in my collection. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/47457-large-unknown-spirifer/ 5 Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Penguin Humerus, possibly Palaeeudyptes spp.Otekaike Limestone, Oligocene (~ 26 mya)South Island, New ZealandDonated to the University of Otago. New Zealand is one of the best places in the world to find penguin remains, with one of the best Tertiary marine sequences. Every identifiable bone is a valuable contribution to research on penguin evolution. I found this bone while fossicking in a quarry for shark remains, but I also "rescue" any vertebrate remains that are due to go through the lime processing unit before they get destroyed. Here's a link to the original post: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/43184-january-2014-finds-of-the-month/?p=471470 Edited February 14, 2015 by Doctor Mud 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 (edited) Odontocete (toothed cetacean "dolphin") - As yet unidentified but superficially resembles Waipatia sp. http://www.otago.ac.nz/geology/research/paleontology/waipatia-maerewhenua.html Otekaike Limestone - Oligocene (~ 26 mya) South Island, New Zealand Donated to the University of Otago Every specimen contributes to the story of cetacean evolution. I first noticed an earbone (periotic) which is one of the most diagnostic elements in a cetacean skull. I contacted Ewan Fordyce, who (as luck would have it) could drive up to the site the next day. Unfortunately the remains were skimmed by the ripper during the mining process, but it turns out that there are the remains of at least 3 different individuals!! This includes skull elements (teeth, earbones) and post-cranial elements (vertebrae etc.). I'll post updates as prep. progresses. Here's an image of some of the teeth. Note that this is an early stage of dolphin/porpoise evolution where the teeth are differentiated. Link to the original post: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/49685-last-minute-discovery-of-whale-skull-in-new-zealand/?p=534476 Edited February 14, 2015 by Doctor Mud 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Assorted vertebrate remains - bones from unidentified penguins and fish Otekaike Limestone Oligocene (~ 26 mya) South Island, New Zealand Donated to the University of Otago This is a collection of bones rescued from the lime mining process. This process giveth and taketh away. remains are exposed by also destroyed or damaged. These fragments pop up on the surface in the lime quarry in the pile waiting for the shaker or in the processed piles. Most of these are penguin bones, but also includes a possible vertebral element from a Billfish. All penguin bones contribute to the picture of penguin evolution during the Tertiary. 1, 3, and 4 are penguin coracoids 2 is a possible vertebral element from a Billfish The other fragments appear to be penguin, and include the shaft of a femur. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 My last item to catch up on. It's been a very interesting two years with lots of great finds and nice memories from wandering around in New Zealand's great outdoors! Dolphin skull - Unidentified Greta Valley Siltstone - Miocene (~ 8 mya) South Island, New Zealand Now in the Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand This is one of a handful of fossil dolphin specimens from these deposits. This site is well known for its fossil crabs (Tumidocarcinus giganteus), but the remains of vertebrates (penguins, seals and whales) are much rarer. The Canterbury Museum is building up a collection of the vertebrate assemblage from this site and the preservation is normally excellent. This concretion will be CT scanned to determine the next course of action. I've seen a CT scan of a penguin skull fossil from here and the images are amazing! I keep you posted on progress. Link to original post: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/52062-bones-in-concretion/?p=559409 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Necrocarcinus vanstraeleni Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Carlile Mbr. of the Mancos Shale Sandoval Co., NM U.S.A. Donated (February 24th, 2015) to the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science to be studied. In regard to the only other documented specimen, a quote from the article: A FOSSIL CRAB FROM THE MANCOS SHALE (UPPER CRETACEOUS) OF NEW MEXICO "...Assignment of the New Mexico specimen to Necrocarcinus vanstraeleni extends significantly the known variability of this species but should be regarded as tentative, pending the discovery of additional specimens. It is possible that the New Mexico specimen will be found to be a distinct species closely related to N. vanstraeleni..." -BARRY S. KUES Department of Geology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque 87131 6 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGuy Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Eucalyptocrinites Crassus Crinoid Waldron shale - Silurian Age Giles county, Tennessee The specimen is free of the matrix and the hold fast is attached to a brachiopod. University of North Alabama for study and educational purposes. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/53012-donated-eucalyptocrinites-to-the-university-of-alabama/ 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamfer Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Undescribed insect wing Pennsylvanian Shelby County, Alabama The Alabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama Reason for contribution: Previously unknown species in Alabama, possibly new species. Item labeled D in this image: Additional image: Counterpart: Original discussion thread: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/53737-talk-me-down/ 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Acastava? lerougei Early Devonian, Emsian, Hierges formation Region of Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium Natural History Museum of Maastricht, The Netherlands Holotype: NHMM 2011006A; Paratypes: NHMM 2011006B-D Reason for contribution: this was a formerly undescribed species. Described in VAN VIERSEN, A.P., 2013:04:26. Latest Early to early Middle Devonian acastid trilobites from the eastern part of the Dinant Synclinorium, Belgium (Rhenohercynian Zone). Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 44, 1-10. Allart van Viersen is a citizen scientist himself, who's doing an excellent job in collaborating with a considerable number of amateur collectors. Link to original post: A new Belgian trilobite 5 Paleo database, information and community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) Phaleosacommys (pocket gopher) Mid Miocene (approx. 15myo) Round Mountain Silt Formation, Bakersfield Ca. University of Oregon- Eugene. Museum of Natural and Cultural History Found October 10th, 2014 at the Ernst Quarries (Shark Tooth Hill area) Hidden inside a matrix clump Donated November of 2014 for further study and research. Edited April 24, 2015 by caldigger 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Jaguar (Panthera Onca) Calcaneum --Geologic Formation or Geologic Age. Hawthorn Group, Peace River Formation, Pleistocene --Region the fossil was found: Peace River, Wauchula, Florida, USA. Predator calcaneum was found on November 26th, 2013 below 3 feet of medium gravel 15 feet off west bank at coordinates + 27.35.08.07 N; - 81.480680 E Donated to Research Laboratory, University of Florida Museum of Natural History for use in comparative feline fossil Identification. I have made some comparisons today, and can now confidently state that it is neither bear nor Smilodon, and that it came from one of the roaring cats, genus Panthera. It is either a relatively very large jaguar (Panthera onca) or a small lion (Panthera atrox). ...As its size overlaps those of large jaguars, and is smaller than the smallest known American lion, then I think it is a jaguar. Sorry that is not the result we were hoping for. It is still a useful specimen for my research on Peace River fossils, because of its large size and precise locality information, but not as critical as if it were the lion or Smilodon. Richard Hulbert, Director UFMNH Vertebrae Research Lab http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/42376-calcaneum-crab-claw/ Edited April 28, 2015 by Shellseeker 5 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Llama-Camel (Palaeolama Mirifica) Mandible with m3 molar. --Geologic Formation or Geologic Age. Hawthorn Group, Peace River Formation, Pleistocene --Region the fossil was found: Peace River, Wauchula, Florida, USA. Jaw with tooth was found on August 26th, 2014 below 3 feet of medium gravel in center of the river 1/4 mile south of Heard Bridge. Donated to Research Laboratory, University of Florida Museum of Natural History for use in ongoing studies of Peace River mammal fossils. This specimen falls in the range of having some scientific value but only a moderate amount. We have many such specimens (or even more complete) in our collection, but not that many from the Peace River. So it would be nice to have in the museum collection for my on-going work describing the fossil species found in the Peace River and its tributaries. Specimens with third molars are also perfect to use in studies of diet of these animals. One can take a small sample of the tooth enamel (barely visible unless you look for it) and analyze it to compare the relative amounts of the two stable isotopes of carbon (carbon-12 and carbon-13). This can determine the amount of grass in the animal’s diet compared to leaves from other plants. If donated, it is likely your specimen would be used in such a study.Richard Hulbert, Director UFMNH Vertebrae Research Lab http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/49117-deer-or-llama-jaw-tooth/ 5 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 cf. Imagotaria tooth (stem walrus) Pliocene Purisima Fm. (~7MA) Santa Cruz, CA 14 February 2015 Donated to American Museum of Natural History 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Dusignathus santacruzensis anterior premolar 14 February 2015 Pliocene Purisima Fm. (~7MA) Santa Cruz, CA Donated to the American Museum of Natural History 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Thalassoleon macnallyae probably an upper m1 (possibly lower) 15 February 2015 Pliocene Purisima Fm. (~7MA) Santa Cruz, CA Donated to the American Museum of Natural History 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Thalassoleon macnallyae calcaneum 15 February 2015 Pliocene Purisima Fm. (~7MA) Santa Cruz, CA Donated to American Museum of Natural History 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Acrodus anningiae tooth Early Jurassic Lias Group Beach at Stonebarrow, east of Charmouth, Dorset, UK 31 January 2014 Donated to American Museum of Natural History 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Rhabdoderma elegans with yolk sac Pennsylvanian Francis Creek Shale Pit 11: Mazonia-Braidwood State Fish & Wildlife Area near Braidwood, IL., northeast of Monster Lake parking lot 18 March 2007 Donated to American Museum of Natural History 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Brittle stars Upper Devonian West Falls Fm. “Rock Star Ramp,” Route 17, Exit 77 off ramp roadcut, West Windsor, NY 6 September 2004 Donated to New York State Museum 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 heres a link to one of the many fossils that i have donated over the years. all from Taranaki, New Zealand, Tangahoe, formation, Pliocene age http://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/1059746 also this seabird that is at TePapa and is in the process of being named after me UPDATE: Here's the paper of this fossil named after me - Ardenna davealleni if anybody is interested A new species of Pliocene shearwater(Aves: Procellariidae) from New Zealand Ardenna davealleni Tennyson & Mannering, 2018.pdf 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 While at the Royal BC Museum the other day I donated a few more things from Mt Tzuhalem (Upper Santonian Haslam Fm.), Vancouver Island. No names yet on the 3 kinds of bivalve and one gastropod except for my tentative designation of 'Type 1', 'T.2', etc. Only generic names that I know of on the Gaudryceras and Damesites. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolPete Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 A large number of concretions containing vertebrate material of fish and chondrichthyans including Edestus, Stethacanthus and Listracanthus. Excello Shale (Middle Pennsylvanian) Rodgers County, OK Sam Noble Oklahoma Natural History Museum I donated a lot of this material because little was known about the formation in that area. Originally it was only known had two vertebrates associated with it, but now the list has grown quite a bit. I originally posted the donation here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/40678-fossil-donation/. Bill May, my contact at the museum has since published a paper in the Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science Vol. 118 no. 1-2 titled "Chondrichthyans of the Excello Shale (Middle Pennsylvanian) of Rodgers County, OK which features some of the material I donated. The paper also thanks Mike (Mick69) for finding the site. I don't have pictures of most of my donations, but here is the Stethacanthus spine complex support bone that was part of it 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Back many years ago, when I lived in Ottawa (in Ontario, Canada), I collected a lot from exposures of the late Pleistocene Leda Clay. I posted some info about the site here (see posts 5 and on I think) 4 or 5 years ago. I collected several fish that were new to the formation, and a few that had not previously been found as fossils. As the deposits are not very old (~10-12,000 years) all the fish are extant species still found in the North Atlantic. These were published in a series of papers; I was a coauthor on the first one. As I didn't take photos myself, I have had to post scans of figures from the papers, or in some cases just text from the papers. Unfortunately the photo quality is not the greatest, if I eventually get better photos I'll update as I can. The first paper concerned a sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsoni, I collected from Greens Creek in Ottawa. The specimen is just the skull; initially I thought it might be a frog! The second paper described several further fish, including specimens I donated to the Canadian Museum of Natural History, of Atlantic Tomcod (Microgadus tomcod), smelt (Osmerus mordax), and three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteous aculeatus). Besides being new records for the formation, these fossils contributed to a refined interpretation of the ecology of the Champlain Sea. There was a third paper later that I recall had better photos, but I don't have a copy. I'll try to find it and post better photos later. Don 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Kronosarus Queenslandicus - Shed tooth Toolebuc Formation - Albian Cretaceous Richmond Queensland Australia Donated to Kronosarus Korner As this specimen is one of the largest shed teeth found in the Richmond area and as the museum did not have a complete specimen, I thought it only fitting to leave the original there. In exchange I did receive a painted cast for my collection. Also to note this specimen has an slight S shape at the tip so may display an unknown variation between the sexes. Mike Edited July 12, 2015 by Mike from North Queensland 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) Bouliachelys Suteri Toolebuc Formation - Albian Cretaceous Richmond Queensland Australia Donated to Kronosarus Korner The type specimen for this marine turtle consists of a skull complete with mandible, hence the ability to identify this fossil from the unique jaw. This specimen gives the ability to describe additional elements to the type specimen so my belief is that it needed to be in a museum. Mike Edited July 12, 2015 by Mike from North Queensland 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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