33 species of upper Silurian nautiloid cephalopods from a small Austrian occurrence (Eggenfeld-Member, Palaeozoic of Graz)

[FranzBernhard]

It took some time, but thanks to Covid-19 (!! - see acknowledgements) its out now:

A Systematic Study of upper Silurian (Ludfordian) Nautiloid Cephalopods from the Eggenfeld Section (Graz Palaeozoic, Styria, Austria) (pdf, external site)

 

Here is my last visit to that site:

Visiting some of the oldest fossils of Styria, Austria (Silurian orthocerids and brachiopods) - Fossil Hunting Trips - The Fossil Forum

 

Best of all, some of my former specimens are pictured in that paper, especially some polished sections (see acknowledgements).

 

Franz Bernhard

Edited March 5, 2022 by FranzBernhard

[Kane]

Congratulations! Yes, it seems to have been an almost two year delay on this one, but patience is rewarded.  

And kudos on your donation to the Joanneum Musuem. 

 

[Ludwigia]

Congrats on that, Franz! Good work!

[JohnJ]

Congratulations, Franz!

 

(Moved to Partners in Paleontology) 

[Jared C]

congrats!

[FossilNerd]

Congrats Franz! 
 

[Wrangellian]

Good stuff, Franz! I think I missed your original thread about that site a few years ago.

Not only is it very productive for such a small site but it seems to have a lot of diversity too.

[digit]

Very cool! Another great example of collecting for the benefit of science.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[FranzBernhard]

43 minutes ago, digit said:

Another great example of collecting for the benefit of science.

Well, my intention was simply to have some specimens from that site . And as I like polished specimens, I have also cut and polished quite many. My first visit was 11/11/2014, long after the main collecting sessions of FM from 2000 to 2009.

Later, I heard from FM that they are finally working on the comprehensive description of all the nautiloids from that site. So I loaned him every specimen I had and said, he can take what ever he wants. He took about 1/3 of the specimens, which were later transferred to the museum. The polished slabs proved to be especially helpful.

Franz Bernhard

[Titan]

Congrats Franz! Really cool contribution.