Top Trilo Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Wow that's a very cool fossil, never seen any like that before. “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntlyfossils Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Due to harsh weather conditions at the time with temperatures of 40C , the field work was carried out after dark using torches and battery powered lanterns in which this Protostegid sea turtle Humerus bone was found. • Date of Discovery 22/10/ 2020 10:00pm • Scientific and/or Common Name - Cryptodira Protostegidae, Protostegid sea turtle(Humerus bone) • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation -Albian Early Cretaceous, Toolebuc Formation • State, Province, or Region Found - NW, Queensland, Australia Bone in-situ Bone Removed from matrix 1 Bone Removed from matrix 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Nice humerus! As this is from the Toolebuc Formation i presume near Richmond, it is probably from Notochelone costata, which is by far the most common species of protostegid within this deposit. "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntlyfossils Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 39 minutes ago, Paleoworld-101 said: Nice humerus! As this is from the Toolebuc Formation i presume near Richmond, it is probably from Notochelone costata, which is by far the most common species of protostegid within this deposit. Thanks for that yes its from dig site one in Richmond love it out there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Great fossil, It must have been very exciting when you looked at a rock and saw a bone “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntlyfossils Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 5 hours ago, Top Trilo said: Great fossil, It must have been very exciting when you looked at a rock and saw a bone Thanks yes it was very exciting and unexpected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Very nice and educative entries, thanks to all! During picking up chestnuts, I also visited some small fossil sites in southern Styria, which I have "discovered" about 5 years ago. The specimen shown here is from a locality presented in this thread (Hötzlweg): Coral hunting in Southern Styria Its nothing very special, just a good sized, quite well preserved coral colony, picked up beside the road. Specimen as found, just cleaned with a soft brush. Found: 10/25/2020 Name: Colonial coral Montastraea sp. Formation and age: Weißenegg-Formation, Styrian Basin, Eastern Alps (Langhian - Miocene) Site: Hötzlweg, North of Heimschuh, Styria, Austria Franz Bernhard 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I visited also a small quarry in the woods a few hundred meters away from the first site. The limestone in this quarry contains an oyster bed. The overgrown dumps of the quarry have many chunks with oysters. Sometimes they are quite complete and free of matrix, like this specimen. Its only cleaned with a soft brush, still some recent fauna and flora attached to it . I tried to pin down the species, but failed. Its not Crassostrea gryphoides; thought its Ostrea gingensis, but it seems to be to roundish; thought its Ostrea lamellosa (= Ostrea edulis), but its too large. So I am sticking with Ostrea sp. Found: 10/25/2020 Name: Oyster Ostrea sp. Formation and age: Weißenegg-Formation, Styrian Basin, Eastern Alps (Langhian - Miocene) Site: Plesch, North of Heimschuh, Styria, Austria I am quite happy with both specimens (coral and oyster): Good and equal size, quite good preservation, good representatives of the most abundant marine fauna of the Weißenegg-Formation. And best of all, together they look even better than individually . Franz Bernhard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Just to add a bit of diversity • Date of Discovery: 10/12/2020 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Craspedites subditus ammonite • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Jurassic, Upper Tithonian (Volgian) • State, Province, or Region Found: Undory, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia Size: 5 cm This ammonite almost had me locked out of my house. I didn't have a chisel on me, used my keys instead and the key tip was very slightly worn or bent in the process, giving me a hard time trying to insert it in the keyhole after getting back to my place. In the pic the ammo is wet, otherwise 100% genuine • Date of Discovery: 10/11/2020 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Ophtalmosauridae indet. ichthyosaur tooth • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Jurassic, Lower Kimmeridgian • State, Province, or Region Found: Undory, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia Size: 3 cm 9 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Trilo Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Wow nice coral and oyster, it is nicely preserved. That's a beautiful ammonite the colors are splendid. The ichytosaur tooth is also a great find. October is gonna be hard to decide that's for sure 2 “If fossils are not "boggling" your mind then you are simply not doing it right” -Ken (digit) "No fossil is garbage, it´s just not completely preserved” -Franz (FranzBernhard) "With hammer in hand, the open horizon of time, and dear friends by my side, what can we not accomplish together?" -Kane (Kane) "We are in a way conquering time, reuniting members of a long lost family" -Quincy (Opabinia Blues) "I loved reading the trip reports, I loved the sharing, I loved the educational aspect, I loved the humor. It felt like home. It still does" -Mike (Pagurus) “The best deal I ever got was getting accepted as a member on The Fossil Forum. Not only got an invaluable pool of knowledge, but gained a loving family as well.” -Doren (caldigger) "it really is nice, to visit the oasis that is TFF" -Tim (fossildude19) "Life's Good! -Adam (Tidgy's Dad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Enjoying the gallery of last-minute entries. Any more before we bring this month to a close? Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 @RuMert This is the MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I've ever seen. Even though I posted a fossil of my own, I'm voting for this one...... 1 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Glad you liked it. I was also stunned by the colors My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 @RuMert -- The colours and detail are phenomenal, and certainly kudos on your camera skills to capture this to provide some fabulous eye candy! 2 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Agreed the photography brings out the wonderful iridescence--all that is needed is a pin or a chain and you have some upscale jewelry there. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 Quite happy to see a nicely international turnout for the contest this month. Less than 6 hours to get any final entries in for October. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Hey everyone, Last minute entry. I guess I’ll join the fun with my rare Cambrian arthropod. Date of discovery: October 12th 2020 Scientific name: Phylum- Arthropoda Geologic age/formation: Middle Cambrian, House range State/region: Western Utah The better side.... Closer up view Suspected anatomy This is a fun little find with still some unknowns involved. A friend suggested I enter it so why not lol. Thanks, Al 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 On 10/31/2020 at 1:07 PM, JamieLynn said: @RuMert This is the MOST BEAUTIFUL THING I've ever seen. Even though I posted a fossil of my own, I'm voting for this one...... 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...
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