32fordboy Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) I'd like to see some of the forum's finest, best preserved fossils all in one place (this thread). We're not after size or rarity here, but quality and cool factor. Don't be shy or modest! Let's see some eye candy. I hope I worded that right Nick EDIT: New suggested rule. We now need to include info on the fossils, which makes sense to do anyway. Edited March 8, 2010 by 32fordboy www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smilodon Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Nick has thrown down here (but in a nice way), is no one else up for the challenge? In my travels, I have come across these beauties; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Now that's what I'm talking about, Smilodon. I know you're holding out on us, though Here are some more: platybelodon tooth, brontothere footprint, woolly mammoth molar, megalodon tooth, teleoceras molar, mastodon molar, woolly rhino tooth. I know there're plenty more out there, people Some poeple on here have fossils that would blow any others away. Edited March 8, 2010 by 32fordboy www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Great idea! Info: 7" Interclare from Bear Paw formation in Alberta. Prepped and stand created by Brock 5"+ Firezone Meg from Bakersfield, CA Edestus Jaw with Pyrite "flower" Preying Mantis in Green Chiapas Amber Edited March 8, 2010 by FossilForKids If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Yikes!..... Smilodon... Fantastic.... Beautiful fossils everyone... Ive got allsorts I would class as one of the 'Finest'.... although these two normally give people a twitch.... a little Scunthorpe North Lincolnshire Nautilus I swopped for some plant a few years ago.... an Arietites ammonite from Lyme Regis Dorset.... not a common ammonite but generally when found these are prepped as Mud filled casts from the underside... when I collected this it actually broke in 2 and allowed me to see a 2mm thick calcite shell layer on the backside hidden in the bedrock.... 80 hours prep later and you have something unique.....I love the calcite colour to like a horse chesnut mahogany.... Edited March 8, 2010 by Terry Dactyll Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted March 8, 2010 Author Share Posted March 8, 2010 (edited) Very nice, stuff! That jaw piece is WAY COOL Woah, Terry, those are some fine specimens! Edited March 8, 2010 by 32fordboy www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 OK - I'll add my best find...so far! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 OK - I'll add my best find...so far! Xiphactinus: Fabulous!!!!! What a Great Find!... and the size of the thing! And to the rest of the contributors.... Wow all you folks have superb fossils to display! After seeing these great fossils on display... think I will just put my fossils away and crawl under the newspaper.... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 ... think I will just put my fossils away and crawl under the newspaper... Yeah, it's getting cozy under here "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eriphia Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 After seeing these great fossils on display... think I will just put my fossils away and crawl under the newspaper.... Peter So do I Crabs are out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I haved shared this specimen several times here. Hope one more time is ok. This plate comtains 43 Ptychodus marginalis teeth. As far as I know, this is the only plate ever found in Texas, so I apologize for violating your rarity caveat. I do think it meets the quality & cool requirements though.This photo was taken at S.M.U. where it now resides (note I.D. number). 1 -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eriphia Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I haved shared this specimen several times here. Hope one more time is ok. This plate comtains 43 Ptychodus marginalis teeth. As far as I know, this is the only plate ever found in Texas, so I apologize for violating your rarity caveat. I do think it meets the quality & cool requirements though.This photo was taken at S.M.U. where it now resides (note I.D. number). Must recognize it's the first time I see this plate... Amazing ! Congratulations Mike ! Crabs are out there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 I haved shared this specimen several times here. Hope one more time is ok. This plate comtains 43 Ptychodus marginalis teeth. As far as I know, this is the only plate ever found in Texas, so I apologize for violating your rarity caveat. I do think it meets the quality & cool requirements though.This photo was taken at S.M.U. where it now resides (note I.D. number). That is very cool! If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baybay Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Nothing compared to the others on this thread...but I think it's my personal best fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 Don't know about the finest but I like em. Man there are some great fossils posted here. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted March 8, 2010 Share Posted March 8, 2010 OK - I'll add my best find...so far! Man, I just love that fish very cool. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilForKids Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 OK - I'll add my best find...so far! Did the remains of Jonah come with that fossil?? If only my teeth are so prized a million years from now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 (edited) Ok, I'm not cheating! My first post was for Shirley. This is my favorite find. Second was a nice Mosasaur tooth. I think the scales & vertebrae are so cool. Makes one think, was this the left over from a meal for a shark, Plesiosaur, Mosasaur? Edited March 9, 2010 by Mike Owens -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I'm glad you trotted that fish out, Mike; I think it's cooler 'n heck! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve71 Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 these are my 2 best i like that i found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Great finds everyone! I am attaching pictures of one of my best pieces. It is a basal tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation near Lujiatun. It is approximately 50% original bone. Dilong is one of the earliest known tyrannosaurs and the only one found to date with feathers preserved. The specimen is approximately forty inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32fordboy Posted March 9, 2010 Author Share Posted March 9, 2010 www.nicksfossils.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Here is my seconnd entry. Microraptor gui with most of the feathers preserved. Early Cretaceous Lioning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 I was waiting RC for your post.... Excellent !!!! In All Respects. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Owens Posted March 9, 2010 Share Posted March 9, 2010 Great finds everyone! I am attaching pictures of one of my best pieces. It is a basal tyrannosaur from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation near Lujiatun. It is approximately 50% original bone. Dilong is one of the earliest known tyrannosaurs and the only one found to date with feathers preserved. The specimen is approximately forty inches long. NEAT! -----"Your Texas Connection!"------ Fossils: Windows to the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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