Ludwigia Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 In my case, complete bliss! Now I can make it public. The paper has been published and I've now got a new species of crab named after me! http://link.springer...2542-013-0163-7 Found it in the upper Aalenian Staufensis bank at one of my favorite haunts in the Wutach area and knew I had something special in my hands, since I'd never heard of a crab being found in these layers. Sent it off for study to Guenter Schweigert at the museum in Stuttgart who then had his suspicions verified by Rodney Feldmann. It's just a single chela, but that was enough to go on. Here are a couple of pictures of it. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Spectacular news Congrats Roger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Outstanding! I assume they have retained the holotype? "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...
Ludwigia Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 Outstanding! I assume they have retained the holotype? Thanks guys. Yup. I'll be getting a colored mold in its stead. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Good work, Roger. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Great job! That's a dream of many... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Thats awesome news! Congrats Rodger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Whoo Hooo! Congratulations, Roger! Well done. I am very happy for you. You must be so proud. I know we are! 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...
Northern Sharks Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Congrats Roger, I'm sure a lot of us would love to have such an honor There's no limit to what you can accomplish when you're supposed to be doing something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Ditto - Kudos Roger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Could not happen to a nicer individual!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Excellent news! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 This is pretty exciting. Bravo, Roger.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Congrats Roger, I'm sure a lot of us would love to have such an honor Thanks to everybody for the laurels and congrats! I was just lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time and had the experience to recognize it. I discovered it in the matrix surrounding an ammonite which I had promised to cut open for a young boy who had gone out with his father and myself on an excursion. Another "coincidence" was that Rodney Feldmann had just put in a request by Guenter for a photo of the S.liasana shortly before I sent him the Photo of my own find. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Could not happen to a nicer individual!!!!!!!!!!!! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Woh Roger ! Congrats ! Who said that the professionals do not like working with us (not professionals) ? Great result ! Coco ---------------------- 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...
Ludwigia Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Woh Roger ! Congrats ! Who said that the professionals do not like working with us (not professionals) ? Great result ! Coco Thanks, Coco! I didn't say that anyway. I've mostly had good experiences in that regard. They rely heavily on our field work. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinoid Queen Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 That is totally cool Rodger! Did you go celebrate at Red Lobster's Crab Fest lol I sure would have But really that is quite an achievement! WTG -CQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wow, congratulations! This is a goal of mine...You achieving it gives me hope that maybe I can someday also. Congrats again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Not sure they have Red Lobster's in Germany.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Great, Roger! :wub: Congratulations Some times the background things (or the bonuses) make the difference. Experience and keenness like yours are absolutely needed, though Is there any chance the new species to take a name in your honor ??? Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Is there any chance the new species to take a name in your honor ??? It is Stenodactylina rogerfurzei, and is only the second species in the genus; it is already in Wikipedia! "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...
AgrilusHunter Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Very exciting Roger! Congratulations! "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 astron- Is there any chance the new species to take a name in your honor ??? The species name is luwigia's real name... so yes. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 5, 2013 Author Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks again to everyone for your endearing comments! That is totally cool Rodger! Did you go celebrate at Red Lobster's Crab Fest lol I sure would have But really that is quite an achievement! WTG -CQ Not sure they have Red Lobster's in Germany.......... Weelll...we've got a Wienerwald over here, but I figured barbequed chicken didn't quite fit... Wow, congratulations! This is a goal of mine...You achieving it gives me hope that maybe I can someday also. Congrats again! I'll cross my fingers for you, Cris! I was extra lucky to get my name on the holotype. In the end, it's the author who chooses the name, and in this case, I already knew him personally, so I guess that played a role. 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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