PaleoWilliam Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Show us you favorite fossil here. I will start of with my two favorite fossils. 1: mammoth tooth 2: 3 inch Meg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I can't have 1 favorite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Based on 'curb appeal' (the reactions elicited from folks who see them), my favorites (tied for first place) in my collection are: I think my personal favorite is an ichnofossil (Presbyornis tracks, with 'nibble marks' showing feeding behavior), which coolness is not evident to most viewers: 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...
PaleoWilliam Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 Nice fossils! Based on 'curb appeal' (the reactions elicited from folks who see them), my favorites (tied for first place) in my collection are: M. cristata closeup full body.jpg Penguin Skull.jpg I think my personal favorite is an ichnofossil (Presbyornis tracks, with 'nibble marks' showing feeding behavior), which coolness is not evident to most viewers: Nibble Marks.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 This small specimen of Laveineopteris rarinervis was my very first plant fossil, inciting a specific interest that has haunted me ever since. 1 Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Very difficult. I have a photo folder of over 100 of my "Favorite" fossils. But , 1 mammal and 1 shark tooth. Both unique. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plantguy Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Alot of cool and interesting stuff already and I'm thinking I don't really have any specific favorite anymore. I get excited about dang near everything these days, especially if its mostly there and complete. I think someone in another thread said it was yesterday's or today's find--so I'll lean that way and say from yesterday I brought home a couple things and was thrilled with an Hyotissa sp. oyster (both valves--love the ruffles and ridges) spoils find...probably from the Tamiami Formation. Plio-Pleistocene in Sarasota County Florida. Regards, Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snolly50 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Here is snolly's favorite fossil. I've had it for as long as I can remember. It was in a fairly good state of preservation (well there was a little wear and tear; OK, it looked rode hard and put up wet!). But it was in reasonable, acceptable shape considering its age and history. Unfortunately, about two years ago, exhaustive scientific testing revealed that the specimen's cells were being damaged by an excess of the common compound, C6H12O6. Since the mischief was at a cellular level there were no overt signs. However, the scientist who discovered the malady issued grave warnings of ultimate destruction; if aggressive conservation did not immediately commence. snolly's home remedy included soaking the specimen with copious quantities of beer. While this method produced some salutary effect, it was evident it had little effect on the pernicious process. Soaking the specimen in a bathtub filled with Vinac was briefly considered, but vetoed by the snollywife. Ultimately, the draconian regimen foisted by the diagnosing scientist was employed. This consisted of the sensible, but difficult, step of severely limiting the specimen's environmental exposure to C6H12O6. This was accompanied by a nostrum that assisted elimination of the offending compound. Wonder of wonders, this approach was actually of benefit; but not without cost. The specimen lost approximately 17% of its mass. Here is a photo of the incredibly attractive piece before the onset of the destructive condition. Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, also are remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. - Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (edited) What a sweet reply, snolly. I am also one of those who cannot single out one favorite fossil, but the latest to be prepped often makes it's way to near the top. Edited February 22, 2015 by jpc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 ...I am also one of those who cannot single out one favorite fossil, but the latest to be prepped often makes it's way to near the top. >cough cough< Cretaceous mammal teeth >cough cough< "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...
aplomado Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Great fossil and stand! Here is my favorite, an oreodont skull I bought. The yellowish parts are restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMF Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 A coral piece from Tampa Bay Area, it shows two crystalized 'arms' (Green) and two more arms in the middle, silicized I believe, but correct me if I am wrong. I like it a lot its about 5 in. long and 2 in. across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMF Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 This is one of my fave ST, from Caspersen Beach, Fl. There are others I really like, and I have not been collecting long; I see things in this forum that are very interesting, and teach me to keep my eye out for them next time I go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Tough choice, but mine would have to be among these few: The first two are the best specimens I have of a trombone-shaped heteromorph ammo that as far as I know has no name yet. Crinoid is shown in situ, I don't have a good pic of it at home yet. Edited February 26, 2015 by Wrangellian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudeser Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 My fave has to be my megalodon tooth... Its just so big and heavy! And the fact that its actually been in a sharks mouth is just so cool!!!! My mako tooth (As seen on the picture) takes the 2. place. Third place goes to the huge otodus tooth (Also seen on the picture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Plai Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) While it's still technically not a fossil yet, and not the rarest nor the most valuable in my collection, but it's a wonderful display piece that I get aesthetic pleasure every time I look at. It's a head of a saltwater croc from Thailand: Another one of my favorite, A triceratops brow horn, also not the rarest nor most valuable I have, but another nice display piece that is also the first fossil I ever took the trouble to try to fix it myself after it went through some rough delivery while being transported from across the world and arrived at my door broken in half! These are the pics after I glued and attempted at restoring the piece: Edited March 2, 2015 by AJ Plai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 I think my personal favorite is an ichnofossil (Presbyornis tracks, with 'nibble marks' showing feeding behavior), which coolness is not evident to most viewers: Nibble Marks.jpg I think what's cool is that somebody can actually discern such features on a piece like that! Just goes to show it doesn't have to be showy to be remarkable and 'cool'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam28 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) Interesting thread and some neat collections here. I couldn't live with one fossil but the one I keep going back to my biggest upper Hemi from my first creek trip Edited March 3, 2015 by Cam28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Everyones is great, and enjoying the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleoworld-101 Posted March 3, 2015 Share Posted March 3, 2015 Great variety of stuff reflecting our varied interests, keep them coming. Here's mine, three articulated Ichthyosaurus vertebrae from Charmouth Beach in the UK. The first photo is how they were when i found them- a beautiful sight i shall never forget! "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...
MgTattooer86 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) My two favorites... 1 and 2. Necrolemur Antiqua Late Eocene Phosphorites de Quercy La Bouffie, Quercy, France 3. Pongo Weidenreichi PleistocenePing Luo, Guangxi Province, China ( pre- ban collection, non banned species) Although the Pongo tooth is technically not mine yet, as I have to make payments due to the price, reserved and payments started ... but it's mine as far as I'm concerned haha. Edited April 14, 2015 by MgTattooer86 If you show them a transitional, they'll ask for two more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arango Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 First non-shark tooth and non-bone fragment I've found so far! (Well, besides an absurd amount of turtle shell) I think it's a Tapir tooth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 hadrosaur egg. hyracondon partial skull; ground sloth claw; oreodont skull; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 or my wooly mammoth tooth; meg tooth display; maybe my French grallator footprint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MgTattooer86 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 All really nice Fossil Claw... love that ground sloth claw!! If you show them a transitional, they'll ask for two more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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