sseth Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I just thought I would share a few pictures of this amazing snake I was able to acquire from a good friend who is letting go of a few pieces of his collection. He is getting up in age and I was honored enough to be the recipient of a few incredible pieces. This snake was found in 1988 in a cave on private property in Oregon. It is Pleistocene in age and is believed to be a species of racer (colubridae). Enjoy Seth 4 9 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 WOW! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 What Roger said! WOW!!! What an amazing fossil!!! 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...
sseth Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: What Roger said! WOW!!! What an amazing fossil!!! Thanks. It truly is. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Really stunning fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Great snake, and congrats on adding it to your collection. The last line in the card needs updating. There have been a half dozen nearly complete snakes found in the White River Fm of Wyoming. A nodule in the UW collections contains three individuals and a second has a single snake. There are a few more in the private collection of the guy who found them. I believe another one has been found in the Green River Fm. since the text was written. Am I correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Oh wow! That's one amazing specimen! Congrats on being able to acquire it! Truly stunning! 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, jpc said: Great snake, and congrats on adding it to your collection. The last line in the card needs updating. There have been a half dozen nearly complete snakes found in the White River Fm of Wyoming. A nodule in the UW collections contains three individuals and a second has a single snake. There are a few more in the private collection of the guy who found them. I believe another one has been found in the Green River Fm. since the text was written. Am I correct? You are correct. We have even found a partial at our quarry. This is the original card from the 80's that was kept with it so I am going to keep it for history purposes. 1 _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 A way cool fossil and still quite rare by most standards. Nice to see exceptional specimens from older collections migrate into the hands of the next generation. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 7 hours ago, sseth said: You are correct. We have even found a partial at our quarry. This is the original card from the 80's that was kept with it so I am going to keep it for history purposes. I thought you guys might have found one... YES by all means, keep the card with it forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabRatKing Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 Wow. Once again I sprayed my keyboard with coffee. Good news is I finally got a waterproof cover on it. Outstanding specimen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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