PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 This is my turtle fossil from Joshua Texas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 ! Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 The shell is in two pieces so it will be repaired soon. It has so many repairs on the other side of the shell but it's still a beautiful fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry but this turtle is not a fossil! A recent Macrochelys temminckii. Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 It was found on dry land far from water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 It is 33 inches long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Its a big one and diff a keeper just not a fossil. Snapping turtles can travel for miles to find a new or better home. This poor fellow prob died on such a journey. 3 Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Well I'll get it identified at a mueseum and see what they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I checked it out on the wiki and it does look the same. I just want to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I am not that good at identifying and bought this from a shop in Glen rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sorry but I agree with the others. Unfortunately this is not a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 That is beautiful. (not a fossil though) Do you mind me asking what you had to pay for something like that? I can't believe it is even legal to sell those. 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...
JohnJ Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 It is 33 inches long. That is a big one. I've been within a few feet of larger ones on lakes in East Texas. They're awesome. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) That is beautiful. (not a fossil though) Do you mind me asking what you had to pay for something like that? I can't believe it is even legal to sell those. Ramo says he found it, Ramo. But yes, I agree it is a modern (non-fossilized) snapper. I also agree that it is a cool find and worth keeping. Great Skull on it. Keep in mind that fossil turtles are always found in rock. and certainly an articulated shell will be full of rock in a fossil. Edited January 30, 2015 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Somebody else found it and I bought it it. says he found it, Ramo. But yes, I agree it is a modern (non-fossilized) snapper. I also agree that it is a cool find and worth keeping. Great Skull on it. Keep in mind that fossil turtles are always found in rock. and certainly an articulated shell will be full of rock in a fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amour 25 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) A keeper though William. If a fossil can you guess how many Thousands that would cost? Jeff Edited January 31, 2015 by Jeff L Nolan Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Oh man that is so cool. How much did you buy it for? Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I'll trade ya for it. "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...
amour 25 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Do they not Hiss, I remember one time fishing at the Boys scouts camp in BA, and a kid had one on line, was hissing as the kid tried to get the hook out his tongue , I said cut it and let it go. No fingers as his head had to be 7 inches across I bet 50 to 60 lbs easy. Nice critters I have seen them many a time in the river just let them be. Jeff Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triceratops Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Its still a lovley specimen despite not being a fossil! -Lyall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcordova Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Its real nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 says he found it, Ramo. But yes, I agree it is a modern (non-fossilized) snapper. I also agree that it is a cool find and worth keeping. Great Skull on it. Keep in mind that fossil turtles are always found in rock. and certainly an articulated shell will be full of rock in a fossil. I wouldn't say "always found in rock". All the pleistocene and pliocene turtles around here aren't. If this is the same as the modern snapper, then it would be pleistocene at the latest (if it was a fossil, i'm not saying it is), and thus not "full of rock. Just making a point, carry on "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...
sseth Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 It is a very fun piece for a collection. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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