Brian Worley Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 (edited) This turtle I've concluded is not Protostega. I found it in Ek (= Eocene age, Kincaid Formation) or Ewp (= Eocene age, Wills Point Formation). This makes it a more valuable scientific specimen. The experts are puzzled so maybe it new who knows. I'm in contact with the Perot Museum in Dallas and they want it based on this information. As you can see in the photo the ribs spread farther as they extend form the vertebrae. The anticent turtle had a wide to narrow. As soon as I know I will post it. Edited September 25, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Woah, interesting first post! "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Heck of a fossil; good job collecting it (looks like a tough one to keep whole)! Are you asking about the ratio from vertebra to creature size? "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...
Brian Worley Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Yes trying to find out what type it may be. This was a lucky find I heard fossil were there. I've walk the beach for days and have found nothing else not even a sharks tooth. I wish I knew how much was missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'll move this to Fossil ID, where it will get more attention from those who might know. "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...
tmaier Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Mike Everhart might know. http://oceansofkansas.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thank you it was found at the edge of Quatemary and Ecoene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 can we see some more pix... close ups and different angles. Thx. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) Pics Edited August 22, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 (edited) Pics Edited August 22, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I don't have permission at this point since I'm new unless I doing it wrong. I tried to edit and add pic but it didn't work Sorry If you add a reply clique on the "More Reply Options" below the "Reply to this topic" box and you can add pictures to that reply. If you edit a reply you can clique on "Use Full Editor" to add additional pictures up to a 2MB total. 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...
Auspex Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Large file size is the usual reason an image fails to attach. There are two short tutorials in the FAQ forum that will help. "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...
Brian Worley Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) No indications of shell could it be Archelon? Edited August 26, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Have you sent any photos to SMU? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 26, 2014 Author Share Posted August 26, 2014 (edited) I donated a fossil fish tail with about five vertebras Edited August 26, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 I donated a fossil fish tail with about five vertebras I was wondering whether you sent any photos of your above find to SMU for identification? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) I have narrowed it down from a Toxochelys to a small Protostege. Now more research what a lucky find. Edited August 27, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 That is an awesome find!! I think it is the most of an aquatic turtle I've ever seen posted on here since this site started. Definitely a contender for "Find of the Month"! Congratulations!! Ramo For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted August 27, 2014 Author Share Posted August 27, 2014 (edited) Thank you I'm new and not sure how to enter Edited August 27, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Hi, Propose your fossil here ! http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/48636-august-2014-finds-of-the-month/ 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...
Brian Worley Posted August 30, 2014 Author Share Posted August 30, 2014 (edited) Found a new way to help identify just outline item with chalk Edited August 30, 2014 by Brian Worley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Wow, I like the patience you've shown in collecting and re-assembling all those pieces. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted September 2, 2014 Author Share Posted September 2, 2014 I thought I was looking down on a turtle. Turns out what is seen is the inside of the shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Worley Posted September 3, 2014 Author Share Posted September 3, 2014 The turtle has a name Protostega ('first roof') is an extinct genus of marine turtle containing a single species, Protostega gigas. Its fossil remains have been found in the Smoky Hill Chalk formation of western Kansas (Hesperornis zone, dated to 83.5 million years ago[1]) and time-equivalent beds of the Mooreville Chalk Formation of Alabama.[2] Fossil specimens of this species were first collected in 1871, and named by Edward Drinker Cope in 1872.[3] With a length of 3 metres (9.8 ft), it is the second-largest sea turtle that ever lived, second only to the giant Archelon,[4] and the third-largest turtle of all time behind Archelon and Stupendemys.[5] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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