Ludwigia Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) HiI've been busy the last while preparing my fall finds from the Wutach Valley and most of it's finished now. So I figured it was time to let you have a look. The following finds come from the Staufensis Bank of the upper Aalenian. Ludwigia haugi. 5cm. Ancolioceras opalinoides. 3.5cm. Costileioceras sinon. 11cm. Staufenia staufensis. 10cm. Edited December 25, 2014 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 (edited) Ancolioceras opalinoides. 9cm. Costileioceras sinon. 6.5cm. Could also be a Ludwigia.Now a few from the lower Bajocian, Ovale zone. Fissilobiceras sp. 24cm. Quality could be better, but it's a rarity. Ctenostreon sp. 5cm. long. Juvenile sample. Ctenostreon sp. 10cm. long. Somewhat deformed. ? Ooliticia sp. 2cm. A mold which is hard to ID. Edited December 25, 2014 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Spectacular finds, Roger! All are wonderful, but I particularly like the sutures on the Fissilobiceras sp. Thanks for posting them. Regards, 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...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 great work...now where ya gonna put 'em??? Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 beautiful ammos and prep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Roger.... Really good finds and work.... I wish I could get all my prep done.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 great work...now where ya gonna put 'em??? Weeelll....I'm sorta moving things a few centimeters to the left and right to make a bit more space... Thanks everyone for the laurels. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Great finds Roger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 15, 2013 Author Share Posted January 15, 2013 Thanks, Gery! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Beautiful Preparation! Finding these little gems is only half the work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Wonderful work as always Roger! The sutures on the Fissilobiceras sp. look like a Placenticeras (but we're talking two completely different eras, of course). -Dave __________________________________________________ Geologists on the whole are inconsistent drivers. When a roadcut presents itself, they tend to lurch and weave. To them, the roadcut is a portal, a fragment of a regional story, a proscenium arch that leads their imaginations into the earth and through the surrounding terrain. - John McPheeIf I'm going to drive safely, I can't do geology. - John McPheeCheck out my Blog for more fossils I've found: http://viewsofthemahantango.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 beautiful, as usual, ludwigia. Always nice to see these German ammonites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 (edited) Beautiful Preparation! Finding these little gems is only half the work! Thanks Boneman. In this layer, a third of the work is finding them, a third is getting them relatively intact out of the extremely hard matrix and the last third is preparing them. It's worth the sweat, though, as you can see. @Jean-Pierre & Dave: Thanks for the comments. Edited January 16, 2013 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Incredible !!! http://www.mbfossilcrabs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterDK Posted January 16, 2013 Share Posted January 16, 2013 Great finds, and grab prep work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thanks Alex & Peter! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) I went back there a few weeks ago during some thaw weather and found another good spot. Now that I've just about finished preparing the finds I can show you some of them. This time they're all from the murchisonae zone, upper Aalenian.Brasilia(Apedogyria) platycora. It has a circumference of 15.5cm. and has retained most of its shell Staufenia ?discoidea. 5.5cm. Calcite steinkern. The shell splits off often during recovery, but that's no reason to get depressed here since the molds show off the suture lines so nicely.A double with both being Ludwigia sp. Not sure of the species yet. The block measures 11x7cm. Edit: Both are probably L.haugi obtusiformis.Ludwigia haugi. 6cm.Ludwigia ?murchisonae on the left (6.5cm) and probably a Staufenia sp. (8cm.) on the right. Might also be a Brasilia though. There are a lot of transitional forms that get things mixed up. Edit: Left: Ludwigia murchisonae falcifera. Right: Brasilia (Brasilina) baylii. Edited December 25, 2014 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 (edited) A few more:Ancolioceras opalinoides (8cm.) at the front. Costileioceras sinon (12cm.) at the back. It's only a partial, but I kept it since I felt it makes a nice background.A particularly pretty calcite mold of A. opalinoides. 4.5cm.Closing off with a small bivalve measuring 17mm. It's probably a Chlamys sp. but could also be Camptonectes sp. Edited December 25, 2014 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Beautiful ammonites, great prep job, thanks for showing----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Beautiful ammonites, great prep job, thanks for showing----Tom You're welcome. Glad you like them. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 Roger....You done well there, nice quality finds... Some very nice shells indeed and nice to get some doubles.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted February 14, 2013 Share Posted February 14, 2013 great work roger! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 14, 2013 Author Share Posted February 14, 2013 Thanks, guys. Yes, Steve, it's always nice to find some doubles. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Just finished off another one.A. opalinoides. Calcite mold. 5.5cm. Edited December 25, 2014 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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