Collection Photography

[paleoflor]

L.S.,

 

Though I think I generally keep a reasonable administration (insofar as numbering and cataloguing my specimens), the identification and photography seem to always lag behind... One of my goals for 2021 is to catch up a bit, so I've been reorganising old photographs and taking new ones. Many old identifications have been reconsidered too, often actually yielding less specific results... At this stage, I thought it would be nice to share some of the updated photography work. Sharing the photographs helps me keep motivated and may even prove useful for identification. I plan to create Member Gallery albums per locality. The first two are now ready online, more photographs (and albums) will hopefully trickle in over time...
 

Steinbruch Piesberg (Osnabrück, Germany): fossils from a late Carboniferous (Westphalian D) paralic succession

Carrière Les Tuilières (Lodève, France): fossils from an early Permian (Cisuralian) lacustrine deposit

 

Please shoot me a message if you recognise any of the unidentified (or misidentified) fossils!

 

Kind regards,

 

Tim

[FossilDAWG]

I appreciate your efforts to get your collection posted online.     Properly identified and well photographed specimens are a great resource for those of us trying to ID our specimens.

 

Don

[paleoflor]

Carrière Sauermondt (Moresnet, Belgium): fossils from the late Devonian (Upper Famennian) Evieux Fm.

[paleoflor]

Coalmine Quarry (Nymboida, Australia): plant fossils from Middle Triassic (Anisian) rocks of the Basin Creek Fm.

 

Reevaluating and photographing these specimens was particularly fun, as I encountered all kinds of interesting plant fragments on the backsides of the larger pieces. Best example is the Stachyopitys sp. shown below. This is a pollen organ of a Sphenobaiera foliage-bearing plant and according to Holmes and Anderson (2007) rather rare at Nymboida.

 

Stachyopitys sp. fertile organ from the Anisian of Coalmine Quarry, Nymboida, NSW, Australia

 

[Jeffrey P]

I could spend hours looking at and admiring these. Unfortunately I don't have that kind of time right now, but in the future maybe. Beautiful specimens! An amazing collection, wonderfully photographed. Thanks for pasting it. 

[paleoflor]

Steenstort Laura (Eygelshoven, The Netherlands): plant fossils from the Westphalian (Late Carboniferous) of the Limburg Group. Unfortunately, I only have a modest sample of fossils from this now-depleted Dutch locality.

[-Andy-]

Great photography and cataloging!