Troodon Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Going off what Andy said, have you ever seen Antarctica dinosaur fossils in private hands?No, but they are out there.Edit: I would be clueless in how one would authenticate it Edited November 20, 2015 by Troodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil Claw Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 No, but they are out there. Edit: I would be clueless in how one would authenticate it Silly Troodon. The frostbite would authenticate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Silly Troodon. The frostbite would authenticate it! Of course it's obvious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opisthotriton Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Going off what Andy said, have you ever seen Antarctica dinosaur fossils in private hands? Is any of Antarctica privately owned? If it's all governmental/shared land, then there shouldn't be any legitimate private fossils. The material is rare in museums, anyway, since it's so challenging and expensive to collect there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Is any of Antarctica privately owned? If it's all governmental/shared land, then there shouldn't be any legitimate private fossils. The material is rare in museums, anyway, since it's so challenging and expensive to collect there. Agree completely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 As far as I know... Antarctica is owned by the whole world. No country or person can own it I think. Same with space and other planets. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Wow. That is some truly incredible stuff. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Nice!!!!!! WOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Antarctica-last I heard-does have some claims by different countries (mostly Australia), but the claims aren't internationally recognized. "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killclaw Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Does anyone know where the original holotype of Cryolophosaurus ended up? I know there's a few casts scattered around the world but not sure where the original specimen ended up. For a continent's only named dinosaur I'm aware of its a pretty eyecatching and formidable looking beastie. Sorry for you Aussies out there but your dinos just don't have the the same Wow factor! Anyway back to the Edmos stunning collection of material, as to be expected. There sure were a lot of them in the cretacious it seems. I think the most famous , or at least recognised Hadrosaur must be Parasaurolophus but I've never seen any fossil from this dinosaur on the market, perhaps because its just found in Canada. With Hadrosaurs though, especially the teeth, I suppose individual genus's are quite hard to distinguish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Does anyone know where the original holotype of Cryolophosaurus ended up? I know there's a few casts scattered around the world but not sure where the original specimen ended up. For a continent's only named dinosaur I'm aware of its a pretty eyecatching and formidable looking beastie. Sorry for you Aussies out there but your dinos just don't have the the same Wow factor! Anyway back to the Edmos stunning collection of material, as to be expected. There sure were a lot of them in the cretacious it seems. I think the most famous , or at least recognised Hadrosaur must be Parasaurolophus but I've never seen any fossil from this dinosaur on the market, perhaps because its just found in Canada. With Hadrosaurs though, especially the teeth, I suppose individual genus's are quite hard to distinguish. While I was at the field museum here in Chicago, there was a partial skull. Not sure if it's the holotype but it didn't say it was a cast. All casts are labeled that are on display so I'm guessing it's a real piece. It's hard to make out the skull, but extremely cool to know what you're looking at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Cryolophosuarus is with Bill Hammer, who collected and studied it... at... dang.. I can't remember the name of the college... Oooohh... Got it... Augustana in the quad cities on the Illinios/Iowa border. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killclaw Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks, that must have been some exceptional palaeontology dig. There's some great stories of pioneering dino hunters working inhospitable environments like Cope and Marsh during the Plains wars, the Gobi expeditions in Mongolia in the early 20th ,not to mention the Niger projects more recently which can't have been much of a picnic but a mountain in the middle of Antarctica must present its own unique challenges. Have to confess I'm slightly disappointed the Cryo skeleton isn't in Troodon's dining room.........yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njfossilhunter Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 For a lack of a better word...Your collection is amasssssing TonyThe Brooks Are Like A Box Of Chocolates,,,, You Never Know What You'll Find. I Told You I Don't Have Alzheimer's.....I Have Sometimers. Some Times I Remember And Some Times I Forget.... I Mostly Forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Have to confess I'm slightly disappointed the Cryo skeleton isn't in Troodon's dining room.........yet! Don't worry it's on my to do list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isurus90064 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) Fantastic post, exceptional fossils! Edited December 2, 2015 by isurus90064 Fossil shark teeth from all over: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/2380-extraordinary-common-teeth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Thanks, that must have been some exceptional palaeontology dig. There's some great stories of pioneering dino hunters working inhospitable environments like Cope and Marsh during the Plains wars, the Gobi expeditions in Mongolia in the early 20th ,not to mention the Niger projects more recently which can't have been much of a picnic but a mountain in the middle of Antarctica must present its own unique challenges. Have to confess I'm slightly disappointed the Cryo skeleton isn't in Troodon's dining room.........yet! Yes, the Crylophosaurus expedition was supposedly quite something. A lot of fossils from Antarctica come from the Antarcrtic Pennisula and Seymour Island... fairly close to Chile. Cryolophosaurus, as I understand came from a mountain range way down in the middle of the continent. Possibly one of the most difficult top get to p[aces on earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmegalodon Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Wow!! Your collection is awesome!! I enjoy just looking at your fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMiau Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Jeez! That is one fine collection! The full skull just made me haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Another stunning collection of fossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted July 14, 2016 Share Posted July 14, 2016 AMAZING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Speeding Carno Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 There is a traveling exhibition called Ultimate Dinosaurs or something to that effect. I believe they have a cryolophosaurus skeleton, not sure if it is a cast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 I'm a huge fan of BIG but think small is super cool and very uncommon and always happy to find or acquire infant material. Here is my smallest Edmontosaurus dentary tooth ironically collected in a channel deposit not the Hadro bone bed I frequent. Tooth is very complete and partially rooted. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Every time I look at your collections I John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, JohnBrewer said: Every time I look at your collections I Thanks John and everytime I look at them I always leave smiling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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