astron Posted March 8, 2011 Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) Hello everyone.Corals and oysters were my first finds when I was a child. After decades of searcing I'll present gradually my best finds starting from corals and oysters with the rest fossils following. With so many museum quality fossils flying proudly around here in TFF, I know that this topic and this material is not very popular and familiar to more of the TFF members, but I hope some people to like them. The great majority of the fossils I've found and still finding come from the Late miocene deposits of my birth village of Panasos in the middle of Crete island, Greece (7 - 8 million years in age). Any exceprions will be followed by the relative info.I have to express my appreciation and a hearty thanks to all those TFF members who kindly have helped or/and continue to help me mainly with the ids or with anything else.Many - many thanks also to TFF for giving me this chance and to everyone for viewing. Kind regards Astrinos P. DamianakisCORALSFirstly small and medium scleractinians Edited October 25, 2013 by astron 1 Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 5 big scleractinians (2 pics each} Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 5 too big scleractinians (2 pics each} Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 (edited) Pics 1-2 a giant Pics 3-4 a boulder Pics 5-6 a piece with quartz crystals Pics 7-8 and 9-10 two pieces revealing other organisms (mainly boring bivalves)living into the scleractinian corals Edited December 12, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 amazing specimens My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Hello again. Small and medium brain corals Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Five large brain corals (2 pics each) Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Five giant brain corals (2 pics each) Brains ... ended Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 amazing specimens Many thanks squalicorax for your comment Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Those are really nice, large specimens. It is always good to see non-teeth fossils on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguy Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Those are really nice, large specimens. It is always good to see non-teeth fossils on the forum. I agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Those are really nice, large specimens. It is always good to see non-teeth fossils on the forum. Apollo!!! What a pleasant surprise to take your post while in preparation to give you a message on your problem. I saw it accidentally a little ago and my feelings were mixed. Unpleasant if this have happened, but pleasant if it was a small insident wich can be confronted succesfuly by today's available means. I have an aunt with an alike case and she passed it over in total. So, I do wish and I do believe that you are already better and that after not a long time you will recover completely. You have just to take more care of yourself Best regards Astrinos Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I agree Thanks fishguy for your answer Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Astrinos you continue to amaze and delight with sparkling fossil treasures from Crete !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Astrinos you continue to amaze and delight with sparkling fossil treasures from Crete !! Many thanks Scott for your kind comments . Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) Here are all my porites sp. corals. They are 4 big pieces. The three first in two pics each and the oval one in 4 pics. Edited December 13, 2012 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wow! This just keeps getting better! Thank you for giving us a look at the often overlooked corals "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...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wow! This just keeps getting better! Thank you for giving us a look at the often overlooked corals Many thanks Auspex for your comment Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Astrinos, you will have to open the new Crete Museum of Natural History soon !! Recently you mentioned that you were awakened by your wife screaming ... I would scream too with joyous excitement to discover such gems !! :sword: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeD Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wow! Nice collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Astrinos, you will have to open the new Crete Museum of Natural History soon !! Recently you mentioned that you were awakened by your wife screaming ... I would scream too with joyous excitement to discover such gems !! :sword: Thanks again Sott for your GREEK enthousiasm Just to clarify that when awakened by my wife, I hadn't fallen into a deep sleep, but I was hypnotized by the magic world of your collection Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 Wow! Nice collection. Thanks Mike for your comment Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Apollo!!! What a pleasant surprise to take your post while in preparation to give you a message on your problem. I saw it accidentally a little ago and my feelings were mixed. Unpleasant if this have happened, but pleasant if it was a small insident wich can be confronted succesfuly by today's available means. I have an aunt with an alike case and she passed it over in total. So, I do wish and I do believe that you are already better and that after not a long time you will recover completely. You have just to take more care of yourself Best regards Astrinos I wish I was Apollo!! (For those who are wondering, my real name is Delos. Google it.) Thanks for your kind words. I have recovered almost 100%. Current theory is that my blood clots too easily. Heart tests were all good. I have started taking a lot better care of myself (loss of 17 pounds so far. What is that in kilos? 6.?) Del Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) I wish I was Apollo!! (For those who are wondering, my real name is Delos. Google it.) Thanks for your kind words. I have recovered almost 100%. Current theory is that my blood clots too easily. Heart tests were all good. I have started taking a lot better care of myself (loss of 17 pounds so far. What is that in kilos? 6.?) Del I am glad for your so good news and I believe so do all TFF members Edited March 9, 2011 by astron Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted March 9, 2011 Author Share Posted March 9, 2011 I wish I was Apollo!! (For those who are wondering, my real name is Delos. Google it.) Thanks for your kind words. I have recovered almost 100%. Current theory is that my blood clots too easily. Heart tests were all good. I have started taking a lot better care of myself (loss of 17 pounds so far. What is that in kilos? 6.?) Del As for the name, I was rather influenced by this http://www.thefossil...__1#entry190799 . Sorry for the mistake. Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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