KMacster Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hi, my name is Kylie and I was on a trip to the Creede formation in Colorado, and while i was there i was very fortunate to find this awesome feather and i was wondering if i could get a general appraisal of this peice? Thanks and happy hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mariam Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I like it "Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow" Ali Ibn Abi talib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Regarding your interest in an appraisal ... Click Here Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howard_l Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Wow, I was expecting to see a bryozoan, trace fossil or pseudo fossil, but it really is feather. I remember looking on Ebay and seeing what the claimed to be feathers but it was a Mississippian age Zoophycos. Great find!! Howard_L http://triloman.wix.com/kentucky-fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Nice piece! What size is it? I have a couple from there too. We do not appraise here, though; pics on a screen aren't good enough. You will need to find someone willing to appraise it in the hand; even then, the results will be highly subjective. "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...
RichW9090 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I believe one of our members has previously posted afeather from the Creede Fm. The plural of "anecdote" is not "evidence". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I believe one of our members has previously posted afeather from the Creede Fm. A Feather From The Creede Formation ... Link Flash from the Past (Show Us Your Fossils)MAPS Fossil Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's beautifully located on the rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Nice! What a great find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Great find! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Nice find. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamalama Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I didn't know about the Creede formation. Must devour knowledge! Thanks for posting, that is a fine feather. -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...
siteseer Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Maybe she just wants to know the quality of the specimen relative to other feathers from there (maybe even an ID to bird family or where on the body it was situated). She might also want to know where it might fit in the common-to-rare range. Creede is known for leaves so I would assume a nice feather like that must be at least uncommon, if not rare. It's a great display piece even if it's a 3/4 inch feather. Nice piece! What size is it? I have a couple from there too. We do not appraise here, though; pics on a screen aren't good enough. You will need to find someone willing to appraise it in the hand; even then, the results will be highly subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobiteruss Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Very nice find and well preserved! russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Maybe she just wants to know the quality of the specimen relative to other feathers from there (maybe even an ID to bird family or where on the body it was situated). She might also want to know where it might fit in the common-to-rare range. Creede is known for leaves so I would assume a nice feather like that must be at least uncommon, if not rare. It's a great display piece even if it's a 3/4 inch feather. In that case, it is a wonderful piece: part & counterpart, well placed on the matrix, and very well defined. Feathers from the Creede Fm are much rarer than those from the Green River Fm. (mostly due to the smaller exposure and shorted geologic time frame). It is a contour feather, and is likely to remain indeterminable as to what kind of bird shed it. Its rarity increases exponentially with length, with 22mm being the (relative) average for countours. 1 "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...
Wrangellian Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 It looks very nice whatever formation it came from.. esp. including the insect wing, all nicely placed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Awesome find. Can Kylie tell us more about how it was found, how long she was fossil hunting there before she came across it, what other fossils were found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 nice Feather!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) It is certainly one of the best feathers I have seen from Creede. I have a small tuft of a feather and I have seen some other scrapy bits, but this one is sweet. As a collector it is a VERY GOOD fossil but for sale, who knows? Edited June 17, 2013 by erose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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