boneblock1 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 My eldest son found this. Its from Upper Lias, Lower Jurassic, Jet Rock. We're assuming it's a juvenile. Species unknown at present. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Wow -- that is a very nice find!! How long is it? 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...
fossilized6s Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Looks too good to be true! Amazing! Have you let a paleontologist look at it? ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneblock1 Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Wow -- that is a very nice find!! How long is it? Tony Knew I'd forgotten something. It's 740mm long :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneblock1 Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 too good to be true! Amazing! Have you let a paleontologist look at it? Hi. Thanks. Yes, a well known UK paleontologist has seen most of our collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Incredible. Thanks for showing us. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 That's amazing! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Beautiful! : ) Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Stunning! "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...
Koss1959 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I hope I can find something like that here in Lyme. Well done! Etsy shop for Dinosaur Art: https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/IzzyBeeCreates?ref=seller-platform-mcnav Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneblock1 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks chaps. Its a great fossil and we feel very privileged to have found it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneblock1 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 I hope I can find something like that here in Lyme. Well done! Hi Koss. I think Lyme probably offers best chance in the country of finding something like this so keep looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMioDigger85 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 wow! incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Nice specimen and prep Mike D'Arcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Amazing find. Glad I got to see it here - thank you! Regards, Edited December 14, 2015 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 WOW! Wow wow wow wow! I can imagine how cool it would be to find that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneblock1 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 wow! incredible! Nice specimen and prep Mike D'Arcy Amazing find. Glad I got to see it here - thank you! Regards, WOW! Wow wow wow wow! I can imagine how cool it would be to find that! Thanks chaps for your comments. It was a fantastic feeling when my eldest son found this. Its definitely one of our best pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted May 6, 2017 Share Posted May 6, 2017 That's such a nice find... If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hxmendoza Posted May 11, 2017 Share Posted May 11, 2017 Fantastic little specimen! Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Want want want... John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Speeding Carno Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 I'm so jealous right now, that's an amazing find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crann Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Wow, strange as I was just looking at pics of Juvenile Ichthyosaurs today, where abouts on Yorkshire coast was it found ? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigantoraptor Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Hi, Can I borrow your son for a couple of days please? Amazing find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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