FF7_Yuffie Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Like the title says. You've got the choice to choose any fossil from any museum or collection or from any collector in the world to have as your own. What would you pick? Mine would be the "fighting dinosaurs fossil -- velociraptor vs protoceratops. It was the fossil that got me hugely interested in dinosaurs and fossils when I saw it in some book. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I don't think my house insurance would cover having a real priceless fossil in my home and I'd rather leave scientifically important specimens (SIS) in the hands of museums for others to study, but it would be really wild to have a nicely made copy (cast or 3D printed) of the remarkable nodosaur from the Royal Tyrrell Museum. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/06/dinosaur-nodosaur-fossil-discovery/ As a historical favorite, I'd love to own (a copy again of) Mary Anning's Ichthyosaur. Fossils without a story behind them are just petrified bones. Mary was such an important figure in paleontology (and so sadly underappreciated in her time because of her gender and her class). It would be spectacular to be able to see her find on my wall and think of her contributions every time I walked by it. https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/mary-annings-ichthyosaur Cheers. -Ken 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I"m not sure this is in a museum or "famous" but this is what I would like, or the two Digit mentioned above, that would be fine too. 10 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I would go for the whole set of Iguanodons found at Bernissart in Belgium 32 complete specimens 10 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 It would have to be the duelling dinosaurs. I would then open my house to the public and scientist so everyone could see this prehistoric drama, not really Mrs R would not put up with that. I would tour it around the world, Mrs R says I need to get out more. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Manticocerasman said: I would go for the whole set of Iguanodons found at Bernissart in Belgium 32 complete specimens Would make a heckuva wild display on a giant chess board. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I’d happily plunder the Calvert Marine Museum’s archives.... 2 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Of course I want a Parasaurolophus. 9 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I'd love to have this one, but it wouldn't quite fit into my display case. 13 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'd love to have this one, but it wouldn't quite fit into my display case. You would have to get shut of your TV to display this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadrosauridae Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Sue. Just so I could give her back to BHI where she belongs. 5 1 "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...
RuMert Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Ludwigia said: I'd love to have this one, but it wouldn't quite fit into my display case. Those big ammos are tricky: very appealing but weigh a ton. And 99% of this ton is just matrix 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I just want some random bird. Nothing special 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 I thought of that particular fossil as well. Before Sue became one of the most publicly known (and visited) specimens, this iconic Archaeopteryx known as the Berlin specimen (one of only a dozen or so for this species) has become so ingrained in our culture that there is is even a company known as Arc'teryx that sells outdoor clothing and gear. I first noticed them when I passed one of their stores while I was in Seattle for a Geological Society of America meeting a few years back. The image on their logo is difficult not to notice. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 23 hours ago, digit said: I don't think my house insurance would cover having a real priceless fossil in my home and I'd rather leave scientifically important specimens (SIS) in the hands of museums for others to study, but it would be really wild to have a nicely made copy (cast or 3D printed) of the remarkable nodosaur from the Royal Tyrrell Museum. An example of why I'd leave the original of something this scientifically important with the experts and choose a copy. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-armored-dinosaur-ate-meal.html Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 3 hours ago, digit said: (one of only a dozen or so for this species) Got you covered 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Very cool! Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 There are many fossils I could list, but this big guy has had a special place in my heart for a while: Estemmenosuchus uralensis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Although I could pick any number of amazing fossils in museum collections, I would say the famous Fighting Dinosaurs from the AMNH, with a Velociraptor and Protoceratops locked in combat. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I wouldn’t want much. Just any of their unprepared full Oreodont skull and skeletons....or a velociraptor ..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Can we all throw our favourite fossils in one Museum? Just imagine visiting just ONE Museum und you get to see Sue, Duelling Dinosaurs, Velo & Proto, Berlin Archaeopteryx, Iguanodon, Nodosaur from Royal Tyrrell, and all the other A+ Fossils from around the World. At this point I wouldn't care about any costs getting to that museum. It would be like: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 9 hours ago, Randyw said: I wouldn’t want much. Just any of their unprepared full Oreodont skull and skeletons....or a velociraptor ..... Seems a reasonable ask. 8 hours ago, Abstraktum said: Just imagine visiting just ONE Museum und you get to see Sue, Duelling Dinosaurs, Velo & Proto, Berlin Archaeopteryx, Iguanodon, Nodosaur from Royal Tyrrell, and all the other A+ Fossils from around the World. At this point I wouldn't care about any costs getting to that museum. The entry ticket would have to include a roll of paper towels to clean up after my cerebral cortex explodes (wouldn't want to leave a less). Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randyw Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, digit said: The entry ticket would have to include a roll of paper towels to clean up after my cerebral cortex explodes (wouldn't want to leave a less). And a bib and bucket to catch all the drool... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 14 hours ago, PaleoNoel said: Although I could pick any number of amazing fossils in museum collections, I would say the famous Fighting Dinosaurs from the AMNH, with a Velociraptor and Protoceratops locked in combat. Not the AMNH... it was there on temporary display for a while, but this is in the museum in Ulan Bataar. In Mongolia. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I would also would happily settle for any Dimetrodon full skeleton. I have a tooth and a claw so I have made a start on the dream. Dimetrodon at the Field Museum, Chicago. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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