PRK Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 We've all seen a load of east coast fossils here on this forum. How bout showing some of your favorite fossils from here in the west? So we can have some fun too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Have You seen My strings about Shark Tooth Hill, or the one about the crabs from Washington? Also where are Your photo's of west coast finds? Tony PS Here is a new find from STH -- Hemipristis (posterior?) 7/16 x 9/16 inch Edited May 13, 2015 by ynot 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 AHH! Here we go. BTW:I love shark tooth hill !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 prk... let's see a non-thumbnail of you avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I could post more photos of my finds, but I find it to be rather a hassle to 1) take decent photos, 2) get them on the computer (my other one which is set up with the photo editing software), 3) edit them down to postability, 4) transfer them over to this machine, and 5) post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 ...Also where are Your photo's of west coast finds? Tony His pictures are here: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/35695-a-story-of-an-urban-excavation-of-a-fossil-gray-whale-named-raquel/?hl=whale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I could post more photos of my finds, but I find it to be rather a hassle to 1) take decent photos, 2) get them on the computer (my other one which is set up with the photo editing software), 3) edit them down to postability, 4) transfer them over to this machine, and 5) post. Or... 1. Take photo 2. Open with paint and resize pixels to 30 3. Save and post. /smiley face ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hey Paul. Heres a triple beauty. ive posted this before but it was a very long time ago. Northern Cal, Scotai Sandstone Formation. Pliestocene. I also had this sold for $600 about 13 years ago and soooooooooo glad I backed out. Oh, these gastro's measure from 4 to 6 inches in length. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) SWEET, RON!! Very lovely piece. i still remember that multi-piece from an ancient post of yours. Aren't they those "neptunia" from northern calif? Edited May 13, 2015 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Hey Paul, Just read the "whale" post -- fantastic find and story!! As a child I was privileged to dig in the lower Santa Margarita in Scotts Valley and can recall seeing a very large "chalk" bone protruding from the wall of a cut in the sand. Never did find out what it was. Thanks for the story. Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Or... 1. Take photo 2. Open with paint and resize pixels to 30 3. Save and post. /smiley face Then again, much of what I see from others here beats my stuff by a mile... It's true, Paint now has more options, like cropping... I will have to play around some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhw Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Here's a couple of my favorite pieces from STH. My largest and best find of I. Hastalis upper and lower. And a nice chunk of an Allodesmus humurus. It's been quite a while since I've been out there, thinking about making the drive again one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) My Oreodont Skull from the Badlands: (purchased, not collected) Edited May 14, 2015 by aplomado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Here is my contribution to this "WEST COAST FOSSILS" thread JHW! Yes, I really do like STH fossils. Good finds? Edited May 15, 2015 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Hey Paul. Yes, those gastros are from Northern cal and are known as Neptunia (sulcosipho) tabulate. Here is another of my favorites. This was is Neptunia smirnia. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 PRK-- what are the teeth that You posted ? aplomado-- nice skull, however You acquired it ! RJB-- Nice snails with a good prep ! Here are a couple of pieces from the Kettleman hills, Coalinga, California. I got to collect these before the oil company closed the site to fossil hunting. Some barnacles on a partial mussel shell-- And some sand dollars with a scallop-- Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Good start to this thread already. Hopefully this will start the ball rolling, so les keep it rolling Good job ynot Hi rb, your last gastropod pic is of quite the interest. Looks like there is no flattish shoulder on that one. But it still is a tabulata eh? BTW: my last pic shows a polished, lengthwise cross section of one single cusp of a DESMOSTYLUS tooth. Showing, not only the beautifull color and pattern of the dentine, but the unusual varved pattern in the enamel. These particular pieces are from California. Edited May 15, 2015 by PRK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I thought that it was a DESMOSTYLUS but My knowledge of such things is limited. I found two DESMOSTYLUS teeth n the lower Santa Margarita, Scotts Valley as a child (8-15 years old). A split piece-- And a complete crown-- Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Cool, ynot, looks to be a nice little desmo premolar, and a single naturaly weathered desmo cusp Wow! I was also hoping for a lot more input from other west coast collectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 (edited) I'll see your tooth and I'll raise you one. Recent finds from a new location. All pieces at the bottom of the boxes are Desmostylus teeth parts. Part of another tusk in my hand. Upper right in 1st box is a whale bulla and the second box has a couple of Allodesmus premolar teeth. Found in Calif. unfortunately this area was subjected to much water movement so most of what you may find is broken or pretty water worn. But still good times, none the less. Edited May 16, 2015 by caldigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 PRK Thank You. Also I would like to see more from west coast collectors. Caldigger looks like You have a good "hot" spot-- hope You continue to find such good things. Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm surprised, I was sure there would be more members that would want to share images of their west coast fossil treasures Here's another to keep things interesting. Please, anybody else like to contribute? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm surprised, I was sure there would be more members that would want to share images of their west coast fossil treasures Here's another to keep things interesting. Please, anybody else like to contribute? I'd love to, Paul. But the only time I was out there I didn't have the opportunity to hunt. I guess I could show some Pennsylvanian fossils from when Kansas was the west coast! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks BS I appreciate your intentions. You have NO pics of fossils from the west? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I'm surprised, I was sure there would be more members that would want to share images of their west coast fossil treasures Here's another to keep things interesting. Please, anybody else like to contribute? Very nice the way it shows the insides of the ammonite!! Where does it come from? Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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