deutscheben Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Last year @jdp was kind enough to identify the tiny and jumbled skeleton I found in a concretion in eastern Illinois http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/107472-mysterious-jumble-inside-pennsylvanian-concretion/ as a lysorophian tetrapod and direct me to the Field Museum in Chicago as a possible repository for it. This month I finally completed the donation and it has been added to their collection, a fantastic event for someone who has been visiting the museum for more than 30 years to gaze in wonder at their world-class collection. Thank you again to @jdp and The Fossil Forum for making this possible! 12 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I'm super excited about this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Congratulations and well done! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Excellent! Thanks for doing your part to further science! Well done, Sir! 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...
JohnJ Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 @deutscheben Congratulations on your discovery and finding researchers interested in it! 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Way to go!!! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 4 hours ago, JohnJ said: @deutscheben Congratulations on your discovery and finding researchers interested in it! well the latter part is thanks to you wonderful people and your wonderful forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Awesome find! Way to go on the donation! 1 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...
JohnJ Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 3 hours ago, jdp said: well the latter part is thanks to you wonderful people and your wonderful forum! Your participation is part of what makes it as good as it is. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 How exciting! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Thanks everyone! I'm very excited for it to be studied, it looks like there might be more hidden beneath the surface. Now I just have to get out there and start looking for the next find. :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Well done- congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 Excellent find and donation, @deutscheben!!! (And how awesome that you were able to donate it to such a prestigious institution as the Field Museum - WOW!!!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 I have a very interesting update for this donation- after being scanned at the Field Museum, it was discovered that this concretion actually contains a well-preserved ophiuroid, or brittle star, instead of a tetrapod. It should still prove to be important due to the rarity of articulated specimens and the unusual preservation. Isn’t science fascinating? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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