Jeffrey P Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Last winter, on an otherwise poor outing at Big Brook, N.J. in the cold, I found a partial ammonite body chamber- Trachyscaphites pulcherrimus with nice details. I showed it to Ralph Johnson, who curates the MAPS collection (Monmouth Amateur Paleontological Society). I agreed to donate this rare specimen to what is the largest collection of Upper Cretaceous marine fossils from the Atlantic Coastal Plain (New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland). The fossil ended up in the MAPS collection's educational display. I finally got to see it today, prepared by Ralph, in the display case and photograph it. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Jeff, Way to go, my friend. Big Congratulations on making that donation! Please do a quick write up in the Gallery, and we can get you settled with your Partners in Paleontology badge. 1 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...
FossilNerd Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Well done Jeff! Congrats on such a great find and donation. 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...
Ludwigia Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Very good. Please say hi to Ralph for me. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Congratulations on the find and the donation, Jeff!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Very nice, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 That's an excellent find. I really hope to be able to see the MAPS collection one of these days. Congratulations on the Partners in Paleontology badge. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Congratulations on a geographically rare discovery! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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