Everhardus Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 Amazing ! Just look at those sutures, very nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 I like the 3-dimensional look of them. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 Just finished prepping a couple more Garnierisphinctes sp. ammonites. These are the largest of this species that I've found to date. The first has a circumference of 15cm. and the second one of 12.5cm. Once again, internal molds, as are practically all ammo finds from this site. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Two more nice ones. Discosphinctoides. 12.5cm. Garnierisphinctes. 7cm. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Are you sure this "ditch" isn't just the ruins of a former ammonite storage wherehouse or rock shop? Amazing biodiversity represented there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 25, 2015 Author Share Posted February 25, 2015 Haha! I know what you mean. It is sort of an undersea warehouse in a way, which got drained out a few years ago . These sediments were laid down between sprawling sponge reefs in a relatively shallow sea arm on the coastal platform of the Tethys, which was at some times ideal for an extremely varied and abundant fauna. I've just been lucky enough to have unlocked the door to the levels where they were most copious at the time. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I managed to get out to the site twice this week. Now that the sun is shining, the temps are rising and the snow is slowly melting away. On Saturday I made three nice finds which I got prepped pretty quickly. Rasenia (Eurasenia) trimera. 4.5cm. My first of this species here. Garnierisphinctes siamese twins. 8cm. Yet another nice Streblites tenuilobatus. 6.5cm. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 I just got back a few hours ago from an afternoon excursion there and I finally remembered to take along the camera this time. I figured that since a lot of you have been following this thread you'd probably be interested in seeing what the "ditch by the side of the road" really looks like. Well, here it is. The place I'm working at right now is marked with an arrow. Here's the spot closer up And here's another one I picked at a bit and have reserved for the future. Now for some typical in situ shots. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 9, 2015 Author Share Posted March 9, 2015 But here's the one that really got my blood pressure up! A huge gastropod for these conditions at 11cm. and looking to be complete! Can't wait to get it prepped! Here's the yield after 2 1/2 hours. After that I called it a day. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Wow more great finds above and that is a fossil hunters dream ditch for sure!!!! . Love the in situ pics as well! I now can easily imagine the work involved getting those guys out of there... Glad you took your camera today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks Lissa. Glad you appreciate it! I managed to get the snail prepped this morning. Man, am I pleased with this one! Just a little bit was missing from around the orifice and its "hat" is sitting at a jaunty angle, but it's certainly the best and largest one I've ever found with 11cm in length. There's even a little Glochiceras sp. ammonite in its mouth. I've identified it as Bathrotomaria babeauana. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Ludwigia, I really envy you, that’s a nice location to collect fossils with a great variety of species. You are also doing an excellent job et the preparation of those fossils, congrats. Kevin growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks, Kevin. Yes, I really am lucky to have found a spot like this. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 ...Glad you took your camera today! Me too! Great photos Roger. That gastropod is quite spectacular! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks Mike. Just returning the favor. You are an inspiration to me when it comes to landscape photos. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hey Roger, enjoyed seeing the outcrops and the insitu pictures...quite an area you got therer.That is also certainly a very nice gastropod--quite a big one! Congrats. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Glad you enjoyed it, Chris. I figured it was about time I showed what I was talking about and it was a good thing I had the camera with me to catch the snail au nature. I'm still riding on a high. Edited March 11, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Very nice Rodger...I always check I have my camera. For one in situ shot but I guess by the looks of things that would mean another terabyte of storage space needed. Thanks for showing. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 You're welcome Darren. I think I should get more into the habit of packing my camera for trips. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Stunning finds Roger Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Thanks, Gery. I've finished prepping a few more of the above finds. Garnierisphinctes sp. 9cm. As I was preparing the ammonite above, I discovered my second shark tooth. Much better quality this time. Sphenodus sp. 17mm. Yet another Streblites tenuilobatus. A phragmocone at 6cm. I mentioned that these layers are in the middle of sponge reefs. There are a lot of them at the exposure, but I usually don't bother to take them home any more since the quality isn't all that spectacular, but I couldn't leave this one behind. Two of them extending from the same root. Probably Craticularia sp. 17x13cm. Edited March 11, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPlainPetrified Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great prepping. Wow, such a wonderful location...a ditch! Do I sound just a bit jealous?! I am really enjoying your posts. Ammonites are mostly all I find but its a bit more rigorous work just to get there. Keep them coming...until Spring, then I'm out there too! Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks, Grant. Glad you're enjoying the show I'm lucky to have this place to tide me over for the winter, but I also can't wait to get back to the Wutach Valley again. It's at the southern tip of the Black Forest, so the snow is still covering the treasures. It's also a bit of a hike to get to the sites, and a lot of long distance lugging afterwards if you've been lucky, but it's well worth it. Some day I'd like to get to Alberta and find a few dino teeth. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Here are the rest of the finds from the last visit. I've decided to put them all in the trade box. Anybody interested? http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/53204-some-things-from-the-ditch-to-trade/ Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Here are the latest ones found this week. The first one is the prettiest Streblites I've found yet. 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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