Nimravis Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 A couple weeks ago I ran into a former collecting friend at the ESCONI Show. I had not seen him in about 20 years and we talked about the old days and my fossil mentor Walter Lietz, who we both collected with. In the course of the conversation he mentioned that he had a collection for sale, not his own, but another family member. I advised him that after I got back from MAPS, that I would like to see it. Today I drove the 30 minutes to his house and took a cursory look at the totes of fossils. After looking at the stuff, we came to a price and I brought the fossils home. It contains all different kinds of things and I will have to go through it to see exactly what is in there. Here is a pic of my car with the totes and bags of fossils. Here are some of the fossils - Eurypterid - collected on an ESCONI trip to Linton, Indiana in 1988. Same type of fossils found in the Mazon Creek area. Rhabdoderma Coelacanth- found in 1985 at Pit 11. Looks like it has stomach contents or coprolite. A nice Annularia. Tully Monster parts ( tails, some with the neck and transverse bar). Some tar beetles from California. I will continue to post more as the day and weeks go by. 1 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Looks like a good haul and a fruitful visit. You should not be spending time photographing this material but getting it all sorted out Congratulations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 the eurypterid and coelacanth are fantastic. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Congrats! Looks like buried treasure. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caverat Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Thanks for posting and I also look forward to seeing your new treasures. The eurypterid specimen makes me once again wonder if I actually do have a couple of partial specimens! I keep thinking and re-thinking what they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Wow! Beautiful fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, Caverat said: Thanks for posting and I also look forward to seeing your new treasures. The eurypterid specimen makes me once again wonder if I actually do have a couple of partial specimens! I keep thinking and re-thinking what they are. It looks like it could be, but as you know, a lot of Mazon Creek fossils look like things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 That Coelacanth is incredible! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Here are a couple larger pieces that state they came from Dresden Lakes. This was a locality that I never had the pleasure of hunting, but it was know for large fern fossils. Here are a couple pieces that came from Linton, Indiana. I love Annularia , I am hoping that there are more in the collection. This one is a small single piece, but cute. There are fossils from other localities too, here is one from Shark Tooth Hill. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Troodon said: Looks like a good haul and a fruitful visit. You should not be spending time photographing this material but getting it all sorted out Congratulations. I am doing that, it just makes it easier for me to take some pics while I am doing that. I will then separate out what I want to keep in my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 ooohh wow, you have a treasure ...... Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Wow great collection! I really like that coelacanth!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I'm happy that the collection, at least some of it, has found a good home. Some wonderful specimens!! 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotalker Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 That is one exciting day! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Here is a beautiful 7 Whorl Annularia , these and Alethopteris are my favorites from Mazon Creek. I believe that there is more, but are about 100 shark teeth and what appears to me to be one heck of a big barracuda tooth. If I am wrong, someone please let me know. Here are a couple Mazon Creek shrimp. And always a favorite of mine, Palaeoxyris, this one was collected in Dresden Lakes in 1986. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) Here are a couple more- Another Dresden piece- Macroneuropteris A couple shrimp. A nice worm A cute Neuropteris From Canada- Here are some cool Late Pennsylvanian pieces from a place that I have never heard of, Ottawa, Kansas. These are found in Tonganoxie Sandstone (Douglas Group Of the Virginian Stage). These were collected in 1979 from a site that appears to be closed now. This first piece I believe is Cordaites. Here are the other pieces, which include Alethopteris, Neuropteris, Asterophyllites and Sphenophyllum. Edited October 31, 2021 by Nimravis 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Some real treasures there! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caverat Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I collected at Ottawa decades ago. The very fine grained sandstone presented very detailed plant fossils. Two of my favorites from there are these: Lycopodites meeki and Calamostachys tuberculata . The light blue grid is one inch. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Caverat said: I collected at Ottawa decades ago. The very fine grained sandstone presented very detailed plant fossils. Two of my favorites from there are these: Lycopodites meeki and Calamostachys tuberculata . The light blue grid is one inch. Very nice- thanks for showing those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Ruocco Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 That Adelophthalmus is sweet man! If you need exact ID on that eurypterid or any others let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 12 hours ago, Nimravis said: Here are some cool Late Pennsylvanian pieces from a place that I have never heard of, Ottawa, Kansas. These are found in Tonganoxie Sandstone (Douglas Group Of the Virginian Stage). These were collected in 1979 from a site that appears to be closed now. This first piece I believe is Cordaites. I've heard of that place. We visit Kansas often as my wife is from there. I was doing a little research and found that place and Hamilton, KS (where the huge griffinfly wings were found). I wish it was still open. Nice purchase! You have some beautiful specimens there! Of course, the eurypterid and the coelocanth are great, but the others are awesome too! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Wow. A lot. I don't know how much you paid for this lot, but it's fantastic! Take a tenner for It? Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 Here are Riker Mount with fossils from Ontario. Here are 5 Riker Mounts with various fossils (shrimp, worms, leeches and flora) from Mazon Creek. I will have to clean these pieces up. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 @Nimravis Some fantastic specimens Especially the Coelacanth 1 MotM August 2023 - Eclectic Collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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