JohnBrian Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Outstanding collection! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- John I had a friend once, but the wheels fell off. Sad, very sad. - Nightwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 Glad you liked Lepidotes body flank with lots of solid shiny scales in sequence In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 7, 2014 Author Share Posted November 7, 2014 More recent finds from Mantell territory...... Ankylosaur dinosaur footcast, well defined example.. Dinosaur footcast, with metatarsals preserved.. metatarsals have preserved with a curious hook Dinosaur theropod footprint with claws... In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Jon, Your footprint casts are so unusual for me to see. I am impressed with your ability to figure them out /ID them - you obviously have a ton of experience in this area. Thanks for posting all of your cool finds - I am enjoying this thread immensely. 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...
Jonwealden Posted November 9, 2014 Author Share Posted November 9, 2014 Thanks for your appreciation Tim. Small ornithopod footcast Large shark Hybodont dorsal finspine. Can't wait to prep this one out with some of the dorsal fin skin preserved In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 12, 2014 Author Share Posted November 12, 2014 A very nice juvenile dino footcast Side view In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 View a Lepidotes fish head, before i prep it...... should be glorious underneath In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 A most remarkable footcast from a small ornithopod, which has walked onto two infant prints, which then preserved sitting on top thus. Well defined infant print pointing right, at top end of the footcast... the lesser defined print is near lower end.... Close up of the best infant print.... The lesser defined print, in close up In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 18, 2014 Author Share Posted November 18, 2014 A lovely and rare Sauropod footcast fossil, found a couple days ago In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 Great finds as always! Looking forward to seeing the Lepidotes head prepped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 22, 2014 Author Share Posted November 22, 2014 Thanks. Hopefully get around to the Lepidotes next week. A real beauty, a large Ankylosaur (=7 metres plus) Hylaeosaurus upper caudal vertebra, excellent solid and detailed preservation and a lovely colour to the bone. Found Thursday In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triceratops Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 These fossils are amazing! Can't wait to see more! -Lyall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I love the Ankylosaur vertebra! Bet you were thrilled when you found that. All these finds continue to add to the illusion that these fossils are quite common when i doubt that is the case. You must practically live on the beach "In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..." -Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 24, 2014 Author Share Posted November 24, 2014 Certainly not common Was a buzz finding the Ankylosaur vert, just about spotted it, poking above the sand. I live just up from the beach, so yes its a convenient location ! Theriosuchus tooth In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Large theropod print, to be collected and saved from a bashing from surrounding boulders Very large theropod print with 12 inch boot for compaison I love this area for its beauty and what it surrenders In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 I've seen a lot of your finds already elsewhere, but I'll just repeat myself here in saying how impressed I am! Gorgeous sunset to boot! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted November 27, 2014 Author Share Posted November 27, 2014 Thanks, its a lovely area to search, although the cliffs are pretty unstable with many small falls and occasional large collapses ! Small theropod footprint on a boulder Possible manus cast from a very large sauropod (metre across) In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Incredible! Enjoying this thread, and your finds. 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...
Jonwealden Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thanks. Very recent finds : Crouching Ankylosaur Hylaeosaurus footcast fossil A beautiful Ankylosaur footprint, rising out of a plate of rock. Lateral view, showing the gentle incline of the print In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Anterior view In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 Two quite large Iguanodontid footprints i came across the other day, size 11 boot for scale In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 Two quite large Iguanodontid footprints i came across the other day, size 11 boot for scale Did you collect these or have to leave them because of their size/weight? Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 I left these at least for now. I collect whenever possible, as its also about salvaging to me....... In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 12, 2014 Share Posted December 12, 2014 I left these at least for now. I collect whenever possible, as its also about salvaging to me....... The second foot print is especially worth salvaging but looks like it would be very difficult to remove from the rest of the rock. Does the water action erode the rocks very quickly or will that footprint be in great shape for many years? Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonwealden Posted December 12, 2014 Author Share Posted December 12, 2014 Yep i wouldn't want to damage it in the process of extraction. The main worry re footprints and casts is that some are quite fragile or indeed very fragile, and easily break if a rock were to roll into it, or somebody simply walking on it could cause damage. The general erosion via sea and sand would take quite a few decades i would think. In the footsteps of Mantell and Anning, searching for dinosaur with a passion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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