FossilDAWG Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I was looking for some info online and I ran across a link to a recognition of George Martin, one of our members who posts as @dirtdauber. George is quite active in Alabama and "recently" helped excavate a complete mosasaur in Mississippi. In 2020 the Alabama Museums Association created an award to recognize avocational paleontologists who have contributed substantially to paleontology in Alabama, including by donating important specimens to scientific collections and research. In October this award was given to George! I can recall some amazing specimens George has collected and donated over the years, including and unbelievable Ischyrhiza mira (Cretaceous sawshark) rostrum with many teeth, a shark braincase, a partial turtle, incredible crabs, and as I mentioned already a largely complete mosasaur (nicknamed Moose due to its size), amongst numerous other finds/contributions. I think it is fantastic that George is getting this recognition for his generosity. Congratulations George! Don 2 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Congratulations George! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 25 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: In October this award was given to George! Congratulations, George! This is great news! @dirtdauber 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Congratulations, George! That is awesome! Cheers and Shalom -Micah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Very cool! I had the pleasure of meeting George at the Thomas Farm fossil site some years back. He had traveled down to experience that volunteer opportunity. Congratulations! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 Awesome! Congratulations, George. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Congratulations George! Woohoo! 1 I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 nice work @dirtdauber! I just read the story of Moose, that's the stuff of dreams! 1 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Hi, Congrats George ! Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtdauber Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 3:49 PM, FossilDAWG said: I was looking for some info online and I ran across a link to a recognition of George Martin, one of our members who posts as @dirtdauber. George is quite active in Alabama and "recently" helped excavate a complete mosasaur in Mississippi. In 2020 the Alabama Museums Association created an award to recognize avocational paleontologists who have contributed substantially to paleontology in Alabama, including by donating important specimens to scientific collections and research. In October this award was given to George! I can recall some amazing specimens George has collected and donated over the years, including and unbelievable Ischyrhiza mira (Cretaceous sawshark) rostrum with many teeth, a shark braincase, a partial turtle, incredible crabs, and as I mentioned already a largely complete mosasaur (nicknamed Moose due to its size), amongst numerous other finds/contributions. I think it is fantastic that George is getting this recognition for his generosity. Congratulations George! Don Thanks for posting this, Don. It was a great honor to receive this award and I'm very appreciative. It's always nice to be recognized for what you love to do. On the same day that I received the award, I found out that my friend, Bill Deutsch, dedicated his newly published book "Ancient Life of Alabama, the Fossils, the Finders, and Why It Matters" to me. Quite a day! Again, thank you. -- George 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted January 5, 2023 Author Share Posted January 5, 2023 Another nice article about @dirtdauber! The photos didn't come up right away for me, but when I clicked on the spaces where they should have been they opened. Don 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Well deserved! That's quite the life list of finds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 Well golly, George...that is an amazing honor! Congratulations, sir...looking forward to seeing what you spot next. 1 "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 (edited) @dirtdauber I just read that you helped find the first example of Ptychodus rugosus in Alabama! As somebody who has that on their short list of dream finds, I'd die to see a picture if you have one convenient Edited January 6, 2023 by Jared C “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 A well desereved award! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtdauber Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 10:46 PM, Jared C said: @dirtdauber I just read that you helped find the first example of Ptychodus rugosus in Alabama! As somebody who has that on their short list of dream finds, I'd die to see a picture if you have one convenient Sorry, but I don't have a pic of that little tooth. I assume that it is embedded in the bowels of the ALMNH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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