palaeopix Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 (edited) Here is a sample of some of the specimens from my personal collection. Top row left to right: Eldredgia venustus, Albertella helena, Triarthrus spinosus, Gabriellus sp and Leonaspis sp. Bottom row left to right: an Eocene insect from the Family Cercopidae and Gingko dissecta. Edited January 2, 2010 by palaeopix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fig rocks Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Wow, nice bugs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Those are some great specimens! Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Gorgeous! I can only imagine what it's like to hold something like those any time I want to "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Welcome Palaeopix... excellent advanced fossil collection... thank you for sharing. PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Just love the ones with eye sockets showing! All very nice for sure.. Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Paleopix, nice bugs! Thanks for sharing with us! Nice dissecta also. Is the Ginkgo one of your local BC finds? Is that the only Ginkgo species you've found? I have seen a number of bilobas recently from Canada for sale on ebay. Welcome! Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) Paleopix, nice bugs! Thanks for sharing with us! Nice dissecta also. Is the Ginkgo one of your local BC finds? Is that the only Ginkgo species you've found? I have seen a number of bilobas recently from Canada for sale on ebay. Welcome! Regards, Chris Thanks Chris. Yes the G. dissecta is local. It came from the Allenby Formation which is exposed throughout the Similkameen valley. I have another nearly complete G. dissecta that I collected from the McAbee fossil beds which are located near Cache Creek (British Columbia). I also have a partial specimen (it is missing its lower half) of G. biloba from the Allenby Formation that is exposed near Princeton (British Columbia). You might be interested to known that flowers are also found in the Allenby Formation. Edited January 2, 2010 by palaeopix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bone digger Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 very nice, I really like the albertella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 palaeopix.....The insect floats my boat... is that displaying natural colour pigmentation?..... id like to view that with a hand lens....very nice indeed.... thanks for sharing.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nice bugs, nice plant. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glacialerratic Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 (I still want an icon that drools...) Welcome to the forums! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Menser Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Personally the spinosus has got me salivating... Very cool! Be true to the reality you create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dicranurus Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Nice trilobites! Thanks for sharing them with us! "It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty; the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living." -Sir David Attenborough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Thanks to everyone for all the great comments and greetings. I wish I had the time to respond to each of you personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 palaeopix.....The insect floats my boat... is that displaying natural colour pigmentation?..... id like to view that with a hand lens....very nice indeed.... thanks for sharing.... I suspect that this is not preservation of natural colour since the counterpart of this specimen lacks colour. This is the case with all of the insects collected from this buff coloured volcanic deposit. In fact the trend also may be seen in some leaf impressions as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 The colors may not be true on that insect, but the pattern probably is. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 (edited) The colors may not be true on that insect, but the pattern probably is. True enough! Having looked at the specimen again the veination and dark shading (patches and along edges of wings) in the wings are representations of original patterns and colouration. That being said I think that the reddish rust colour is not. Edited January 2, 2010 by palaeopix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilospain Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Great trilobites. Thanks for sharing and welcome to the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) palaeopix.....The insect floats my boat... is that displaying natural colour pigmentation?..... id like to view that with a hand lens....very nice indeed.... thanks for sharing.... Well, I had a look through my collection and found this little guy (or girl). It's another Eocene frog hopper (Family Cercopidae). This one comes from the McAbee fossil beds near Cache creek, British Columbia. This one definitely shows the original pigmentation patterns on the wings. Also check out the mouth parts. Edited January 3, 2010 by palaeopix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 The McAbee stuff is awe-some! The mouthparts are so well preserved, it looks like a recent froghopper "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palaeopix Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 The McAbee stuff is awe-some! The mouthparts are so well preserved, it looks like a recent froghopper Yes many of the insects preserved at McAbee and in the Allenby Formation, in general, have modern day counterparts though the modern fauna (and flora) tend to be from warmer and moister climates. This fact along with leaf morphology provide an insight into the nature of the climate of British Columbia during the Eocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenixflood Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 Personally the spinosus has got me salivating... Very cool! Oh me too!!! That is a great one! The others are great as well! The soul of a Fossil Hunter is one that is seeking, always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted January 3, 2010 Share Posted January 3, 2010 ''Well, I had a look through my collection and found this little guy (or girl). It's another Eocene frog hopper (Family Cercopidae). This one comes from the McAbee fossil beds near Cache creek, British Columbia. This one definitely shows the original pigmentation patterns on the wings. Also check out the mouth parts.'' Simply Stunning......thanks for sharing that...... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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