Rustdee Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Hello all, I was fortunate enough to find a donation worthy specimen last May (2019) during a North Carolina Fossil Club trip to a local quarry. I picked this up while walking along a quarry road and immediately recognized it as being a crab carapace, but I did not know the significance until some members of the NCFC (including our own @sixgill pete) informed me that it was very likely a new species. They then introduced me to Trish Weaver, the collections manager of the NCFC, and I donated it to the museum. Fortunately, Trish and Alessandro Garassino let me contribute to the writing of the manuscript that describes the specimen and let me be a co-author. I am incredibly grateful to all of those people that made this discovery and subsequent publication possible. Common or Scientific Name: Matutites collinsi Geologic Formation or Geologic Age: Spring Garden Member of the Castle Hayne Formation (Middle Eocene Region the fossil was found: North Carolina, USA Museum or University that received the fossil: North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Link to Publication: https://www.schweizerbart.de/papers/njgpa/detail/296/93733/Matutites_collinsi_n_sp_Crustacea_Decapoda_Matutidae_from_the_Spring_Garden_Member_of_the_Castle_Hayne_Formation_in_North_Carolina_USA 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Very cool! That will be a fossil club trip to the quarry that you won't soon forget. Always a good day when you find an interesting fossil--even better when it is a Scientifically Important Specimen (SIS). If you would, could you please add this specimen to our Fossil Contributions to Paleontology Gallery where we keep track of the awesome specimens our members are sharing with museums or universities to further our collective fossil knowledge: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/102935-fossil-contributions-to-paleontology-the-gallery/ Please follow the format and guidelines below when posting in this topic: Common or Scientific Name. Geologic Formation or Geologic Age. Region the fossil was found. Museum or University that received the fossil. A short note explaining the reason for the fossil contribution. Please include a link to the topic about your fossil (if available). (attach your fossil photos here) Cheers. -Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Ah, you are quick! Saw your addition to our gallery as I scrolled down the list of recent posts. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 Thanks @digit! Yes, it was certainly a memorable day. There is no better feeling in this hobby (at least for me) than being able to contribute to our scientific understanding of the past. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congratulations! Excellent find and contribution! Love seeing new crab species. 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congrats on the find and paper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, JohnJ said: Congratulations! Excellent find and contribution! Love seeing new crab species. Thanks! This find has definitely made me appreciate all that invertebrate specimens have to offer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Al Dente said: Congrats on the find and paper. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congrats!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congratulations! Fossil forum members seem to be quite active at discovering new crab species. Good job, and thanks for being generous about donating this for publication. Even better that you are a coauthor! Don note: too bad the paper is behind a paywall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Awesome!! Kudos for helping science! 1 “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Congrats! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Congratulations on the find, and on co-authoring a scientific paper!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Congrats! That's how science - amateurs cooperation should look like 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted July 18, 2020 Share Posted July 18, 2020 Congrats!! That's an amazing contribution 1 Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustdee Posted July 18, 2020 Author Share Posted July 18, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 3:03 PM, FossilDAWG said: Congratulations! Fossil forum members seem to be quite active at discovering new crab species. Good job, and thanks for being generous about donating this for publication. Even better that you are a coauthor! Don note: too bad the paper is behind a paywall. Thanks Everyone! Also, @FossilDAWG if you or anyone else would like a pre-print copy of the paper I can freely share that without violating the terms of the paywall. Just let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Always cool to find a new crab species. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 That is pretty cool. The fossil and the paper. Congrats. If possible. I would love a pdf of the paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 2:31 PM, Rustdee said: There is no better feeling in this hobby (at least for me) than being able to contribute to our scientific understanding of the past. I agree! Now if I could just find a fossil worthy of scientific contribution... My hunt continues, but I’m glad you were able to find something! Congrats on the awesome find and thanks for expanding our scientific knowledge! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Excellent contribution! Congratulations. Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowboater Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Congrats on the find and the publication! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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