Nimravis Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Tonight I was looking thru a few fossils and came across this piece that I had received from my fossil mentor Walter Lietz. This was a concretion that he had found and split open in August of 1987, from Pit 11.. Walter knowing it was something, he put it off to the side and 2 months later (10-87), he gave it to a friend of his, Paleoentomologist Dr. Jarmilla Kukalova’-Peck from Carleton University, Ontario. Besides studying insects, she was also known to draw the pieces that she was studying. Dr. Peck returned the fossil to Walter on 3-31-88, along with a nice drawing, identifying it as a Megascoptera nymph. Below are pics of the fossil and a copy of the drawing. I wanted to post this to show amateur fossil collectors can work with professionals. 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Nice one! Jarmila has figured a few of my specimens as well. She has always been helpful in assisting identifying my Mazon insect material. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 What a lovely confluence of science, art and history, thanks for sharing! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Awesome! Like Ben, I love when science, art, and history mix! Just add some math, technology, and engineering and you will have a clean sweep! Cheers, Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 That's a cool reflection of what's in the rock. It would be a cool print that might make an art professor ask, "What is that and who did it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Thanks Ralph that is a really interesting history to this specimen. I understand why she would draws her studies , drawing can add a different type of understanding of the subject. cheers Bobby 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty_Crab Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 Wow, what a treat. We rarely get to see reconstructions of Megasecopteran nymphs. Thats very interesting that the denticles of the abdominal segment migrate from a more medial position to a lateral position from the 5th to 6th segment. @RCFossils I would love to see figures of your insect specimens as well, if they are readily available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 "Good things come in small packages." I love those quarter to half-dollar sized concretions. Thanks for sharing, Ralph. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted February 12, 2022 Author Share Posted February 12, 2022 I found a better copy of the drawing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 A picture (or drawing) is worth 1000 words. great thing to have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted February 15, 2022 Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) Nice fossil and drawing ! Edited February 15, 2022 by fifbrindacier 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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