The Daily Fossil Record

[Tidgy's Dad]

10 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said:

This Is what I got myself for my birthday,I buy so thoughtful gifts. A lovely double example of Pentremites symmetricus blastoids from the Ridenhower formation of Illinois, USA. These date from the Upper Mississippian ear 325 million years ago.
first pic in 3D 

 

I love the colours of the fossil and tha matrix in these specimens and the preserved detail on the blastoid is incredible.

  

Hope you had a good one, my friend. 

[Bobby Rico]

1 minute ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

I love the colours of the fossil and tha matrix in these specimens and the preserved detail on the blastoid is incredible

Thanks mate I think I chose well. It been sometime since I purchased a fossil. I do some macro images of it tomorrow. Adam get your 3D glasses out a have a look. 
 

cheers Bobby 

[Nimravis]

7 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Ralph I think you may enjoy this week’s offerings

Very nice.

[Tidgy's Dad]

1 hour ago, Bobby Rico said:

Thanks mate I think I chose well. It been sometime since I purchased a fossil. I do some macro images of it tomorrow. Adam get your 3D glasses out a have a look. 
 

cheers Bobby 

Yup, have been using these for the relevant piccies. Very nice. 

[FossilNerd]

5 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

This Is what I got myself for my birthday,I buy so thoughtful gifts. A lovely double example of Pentremites symmetricus blastoids from the Ridenhower formation of Illinois, USA. These date from the Upper Mississippian ear 325 million years ago.
first pic in 3D 

 

Location: Ridenhower formation, St Clair County, Illinois, USA

Blastoids! Yay! Those are some beautifully preserved Pentremites. A wonderful birthday present for yourself. 

[Bobby Rico]

7 hours ago, FossilNerd said:

Blastoids! Yay! Those are some beautifully preserved Pentremites. A wonderful birthday present for yourself. 

Thanks mate I am a great gift buyer. Have you got a pair of these 3D glasses if so have a look. 

Edited February 14, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Bobby Rico]

Psephechinus daguini Location - Talsint - MOROCCO. Jurassic, Bajocien.

 

Edited February 14, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Wrangellian]

Hey Bobby, I just came across this. I'm already following Jamie Lynn's thread and it's looking like I'll have to follow this one too . It's nice when you just have a few minutes and want to get your fossil fix for the day.. I have a similar problem of not wanting to devote a lot of energy/time to reading some long dense book or article... not dyslexic but I have a hard time concentrating for very long before my mind starts to wander (ADD?). I'm tempted to start a similar thread myself but I'm afraid it would fall by the wayside like most of the other things I've started... so maybe I'll just keep posting my new acquisitions in the mailbox thread.

Cheers!

[FossilNerd]

3 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Have you got a pair of these 3D glasses if so have a look.

Sadly no. I do not. Maybe the kids have a pair lying around here somewhere.

 

 Time to dig in the toy box!

 

EDIT: Love the added macro shots. Thanks for that!

Edited February 14, 2022 by FossilNerd

[Bobby Rico]

5 hours ago, Wrangellian said:

I'm tempted to start a similar thread myself but I'm afraid it would fall by the wayside like most of the other things I've started... so maybe I'll just keep posting my new acquisitions in the mailbox thread.

I understand you, it is a commitment but I have a little free time at the moment. I also have fun playing with the macro lens or turning some of them this week into 3D . The problem with mailbox for me is searching it for your old posts, it can take sometime too long . I will repost some of fossils from other threads here in the future to get it all in one place. I am keeping digital  copies of the posts too. 

all the best Bobby 

Edited February 14, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Bobby Rico]

Getting out in front I am posting one more today. Prionocidaris ? Some nice details with this tuberculated interambulacral plate found Kent coast when was at university. 

 

 

now in 3D

 

Edited February 15, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[FranzBernhard]

On 2/14/2022 at 10:42 AM, Wrangellian said:

I have a similar problem of not wanting to devote a lot of energy/time to reading some long dense book or article... not dyslexic but I have a hard time concentrating for very long before my mind starts to wander (ADD?). I'm tempted to start a similar thread myself but I'm afraid it would fall by the wayside like most of the other things I've started.

Exactly like here! But I have found a solution. I am doing - beside my family obligations - what I want to do as long as I want. After that, I am switching to another piece of work, doing something different. In that way, I am nearly always doing something "productive". That´s something I would like to call a "happy life". 

Sorry for highjacking this thread a little bit, thanks for sharing your collection, @Bobby Rico!
Franz Bernhard

Edited February 15, 2022 by FranzBernhard

[Wrangellian]

18 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

I understand you, it is a commitment but I have a little free time at the moment. I also have fun playing with the macro lens or turning some of them this week into 3D . The problem with mailbox for me is searching it for your old posts, it can take sometime too long . I will repost some of fossils from other threads here in the future to get it all in one place. I am keeping digital  copies of the posts too.

I've also thought about doing the Gallery thing, as a way of archiving and showing pics/info of my collection, but haven't really looked into it yet.

[Bobby Rico]

Ophiopetra (Brittlestar)

Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Ophiuroidea

Geological Time: Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone, Hienheim, Germany

 

 

 

Now in 3D

Edited February 15, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[FossilNerd]

5 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

Ophiopetra (Brittlestar)

Phylum: Echinodermata, Class: Ophiuroidea

Geological Time: Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone, Hienheim, Germany

 

Very cool Bobby. How big (or small) are they? 

[Bobby Rico]

21 minutes ago, FossilNerd said:

 

Very cool Bobby. How big (or small) are they? 

It is a small chunk of matrix 3“ by 2“ approx . You must have been thrown by my amazing macro shots.

Edited February 15, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[FossilNerd]

1 hour ago, Bobby Rico said:

It is a small chunk of matrix 3“ by 2“ approx . You must have been thrown by my amazing macro shots.

You are right. I was thrown off! 
 

The first picture had me thinking it was a smaller piece. Then the macro shots had me second guessing. Thanks for clarifying! It’s a lovely specimen. 

Edited February 16, 2022 by FossilNerd

[Bobby Rico]

Goniopygus maybe meslei but I only have Morocco as a location no more details . 

There seems to be some material inside this specimen.  That does not look like  matrix to me any thoughts ? @Tidgy's Dad @FossilNerd

@Nimravis

the size is about 24mm

 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Nimravis]

3 hours ago, Bobby Rico said:

There seems to be some material inside this specimen.  That does not look like  matrix to me any thoughts ?

It looks that way to me Bobby- pretty piece.

[Bobby Rico]

2 minutes ago, Nimravis said:

It looks that way to me Bobby- pretty piece.

Until I did a Macro photograph I hand not noted this . I will maybe try to take more photos later. Thanks Ralph 

Bobby 

[Bobby Rico]

Some more closes up of inside this Echinoid . This is the best images I can achieve with my phone and clip on lens.

 

 

 

 

Edited February 16, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Bobby Rico]

Today’s offering is tiny at 10mm a Perisalenia hemicidaroides 

Found in the region Djebel Tallatt  Rich,  Bajocien, Morocco

 

[Bobby Rico]

You don’t see theses everyday.

 

Edited February 17, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Bobby Rico]

This is from an old Victorian collection apolished Crinoidea plate but sadly  thelocation is lost. Still very interesting piece.

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2022 by Bobby Rico

[Bobby Rico]

Pentacrinites Crinoidea Ossicles and debris, lower Leis Gloucester.UK 

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2022 by Bobby Rico