Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Hi all, after seeing all these nice collections from other members I also want to share the collection of my father and I with you. The collections is of various time periods and sites. We started collecting in 2009 close to home in a quarry nearby Maastricht called 't Rooth (sadly this quarry is close for visitors since 2016). From there on we started visiting other quarries and the collection started too grew massively. We frequently visited the ENCI, Winterswijk and Solnhofen. I will start off with some of the display cabinets 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruger9a Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Nice collection, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 some finds of the cretaceous periods bivalve/brachiopods and some of the fish/shark/ray teeth or jaw fragments 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Very nice finds, a good collection. I love the matrix colours as well. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 hemipneustes striatoradiatus 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Ruger9a said: Nice collection, thanks for sharing. 32 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Very nice finds, a good collection. I love the matrix colours as well. thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 some more cretaceous finds An ichnofossil, a burrow of a lobster that turned into flintstone probably made by a Mesostylus faujasi. (found in quarry ENCI, Maastricht, The Netherlands) another flint stone find. A brachiopod with the arm skeleton still preserved. Should be possible to ID this one but i havent found the time yet. (found in quarry ENCI, Maastricht, The Netherlands) one of my favorite finds of 2019. My dad found this small lobster. Binkhorstia ubaghsii, Van Binkhorst, 1857. It is quite rare to find a cephalotorax with the cheliped still attached to it. (found in quarry Romontbos, Eben-Emael, Belgium) cephalotorax of a Paranecrocarcinus (Pseudonecrocarcinus) quadriscissus, Noetling, 1881 (found in quarry "t Rooth, Cadier en Keer, The Netherlands) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Love the crabs, great colour and preservation!! Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Allopleuron Hofmanni, Gray, 1931 (partial skeleton, found in quarry "t Rooth, Cadier en Keer, The Netherlands Nautilus two specimen, haven't been able to ID them yet. (big one is found in quarry "t Rooth, Cadier en Keer, The Netherlands , Small one is found in quarry Lixhe, Lixhe, Belgium) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 now some Triassic finds ammonite completely forgot its name .. (found in quarry Bremerberg, Marienmünster, Germany) Below finds are all found in a quarry of Sibelco located close to the town of Winterswijk in The Netherlands jaw of a anarosaurus sp. interesting about this jaw is it is partially split in half. This could be an interesting piece to study as on how these animals changed teeth little is known. prep is done by @donckey. He is currently working on the prep of a nothosaurus skeleton that i found in 2018. As always many thanks to him for the great preps. partial jaw of a nothosaurus sp. nothosaurus rib (prep both done by @donckey partial skeleton of a nothosaurus sp. Rhynchosauroides peabodyi foot prints 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Very nice. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggycardon Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 I don't get jealous easily but snarge what a collection. I would give a lot to have to chance to hunt at some of those Maastrichtian quarries and at Winterswijk. Thank you for sharing! Btw, are you going to Eben Emael with the BVP in August? Interested in all things paleontology, geology, zoology, evolution, natural history and science! Professional exotic pet keeper, huge fantasy geek, explorer of the microfossil realm, member of the BVP (Belgian Association for Paleontology), Volunteer prepper at Oertijdmuseum Boxtel. View my collection topic here: The Growing Collection of Ziggycardon My animal collection at the "Members pet" topic Ziggycardon's exploration of the microfossil realm Trips to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium) My latest fossil hunt Next project will be a dedicated prepping space. "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Thanks for all the nice compliments. @ziggycardon i am planning to go to Romontbos if corona lets us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herve Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Wonderfull nice J collecting only fossils since 30 years old,ammonites,heteromorphe ammonite,crabs,fish trilobit, sea urshins, mammals, etc...J am married . Sorry for my enghish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 today some Permian finds of Saalfeld (Bad Blankenburg), Germany. These finds were done at a landfill close to a protected park. I can't stress out enough that these finds were not done in the park and to not to dig at the park. goniatite? bivalvia (quite hard to tell from te picture i know) shark tooth (resembled the one at a picture on the information board about the geological discoveries in the park) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 5, 2020 Author Share Posted May 5, 2020 now some Triassic finds from Solnhofen area (besuchersteinbruch Mühlheim) , Germany that are prepped plesioteuthis prisca brittle star, no ID Dakosaurus (crocodile tooth) reptile bones (probably finger bones from a pterosaurus according to the owner of the quarry) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal1990 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Hello Indagator, nice fossils from the solnhofen area. They are from the upper jurassic, not from the triassic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Nice stuff. Are your Triassic bones form a quarry that is open to the public? Someday I would love to collect some European Triassic bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 14-5-2020 at 8:06 PM, Tribal1990 said: Hello Indagator, nice fossils from the solnhofen area. They are from the upper jurassic, not from the triassic. whoops, i was sleeping there... i can't edit the post anymore but of course these find are from the Jurassic.... Thanks for noticing. On 14-5-2020 at 9:42 PM, jpc said: Nice stuff. Are your Triassic bones form a quarry that is open to the public? Someday I would love to collect some European Triassic bones. To acces the quarry in Winterswijk you need to be a member of the: werkgroep Winterswijk and the NGV (Dutch geological association) but we have limited acces (6 times a year); the quarry Bremerberg (where you can also find Triassic bones; bigger but more limited) is available for acces if you ask kindly to the quarry supervisor. I have some more places where i found bones of the Triassic but acces here is even more limited then above quarries so in don't consider these an option for you sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Splendid collection! The turtle and crab are especially outstanding, and I would love to see more detailed photos of the shark/ray teeth drawer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 2 hours ago, Indagator said: whoops, i was sleeping there... i can't edit the post anymore but of course these find are from the Jurassic.... Thanks for noticing. To acces the quarry in Winterswijk you need to be a member of the: werkgroep Winterswijk and the NGV (Dutch geological association) but we have limited acces (6 times a year); the quarry Bremerberg (where you can also find Triassic bones; bigger but more limited) is available for acces if you ask kindly to the quarry supervisor. I have some more places where i found bones of the Triassic but acces here is even more limited then above quarries so in don't consider these an option for you sadly. Thanks for the info. I will keep this in mind for a Europe trip. I joined a similar organization in 2011 to go on a filed trip into the ENCI mine at Maastricht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Missed this when you originally posted. Beautiful collection! "There is no shortage of fossils. There is only a shortage of paleontologists to study them." - Larry Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 7 hours ago, deutscheben said: Splendid collection! The turtle and crab are especially outstanding, and I would love to see more detailed photos of the shark/ray teeth drawer. ofcourse, no problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 This is the first display cabinet that i bought. I filled it mostly with cretaceous teeth found in the ENCI but also some of my favorite mesostylus faujasi, Desmarest, 1882 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indagator Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 and even more cretaceous finds in one of the display cabinets. I have made some close-up pics of the enchodus sp. jaws. The big ones is close to 15 cm long. Both are found in quarry "t Rooth, Cadier en Keer, The Netherlands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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