ynot Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Wondering if anyone knows what this is? 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...
Auspex Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Wondering if anyone knows what this is? af1 micro merit island-0002.jpg af1 micro merit island-0001.jpg Tony Maybe a water-polished bit of shell? "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...
ynot Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Maybe a water-polished bit of shell? That was My first thought. However the piece is very fine grained and has the appearance of polished ivory. It just does not look like a piece of shell to Me. (probably is though.) Tony PS Having just started to look at micro fossils this year, there are a lot of new and confusing things in the mix. (amphipods, seeds, otoliths, strange textured rock with micro holes that look like carved jade, etc.....) 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...
MarcoSr Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 PS Having just started to look at micro fossils this year, there are a lot of new and confusing things in the mix. (amphipods, seeds, otoliths, strange textured rock with micro holes that look like carved jade, etc.....) Tony As you look at matrix from more and more different sites, there will be a lot more new and confusing things especially if the matrix if from different time periods. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Tony As you look at matrix from more and more different sites, there will be a lot more new and confusing things especially if the matrix if from different time periods. Marco Sr. Yah-- aint it great!!!!!! It is what I live for, the new (to Me) and unusual things that Our planet holds in its treasure box! 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...
ynot Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 Maybe a water-polished bit of shell? I should learn to listen to My "first" thoughts. I found a couple of pieces of the same material that confirmed the shell piece ID beyond any doubt. Thank You Chas!! 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...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 Did some more microscope work today and wanted to add some of the better finds here. The scale in all the pictures is in millimeters. pic 38 pic 39 crab claw part... more... 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...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 continued.. pic 40 mammal jaw with k-nine. more... 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...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 continued... pic 40 close up of the previous piece... more... 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...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 continued... A coral head... more... 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...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 continued... pic 41 anole (lizard) jaw with teeth.. pic 42 mammal tooth (not a sigmodon or shrew) continued... 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...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 continued... pic 43 a claw pic 44 an otolith? (I hope that I got this one right.) That is all for now. Will post more as I can. 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...
Coco Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Hi, Ynot, what is "k-nine" on pic 40 ? Canine ? Pic 42 : perhaps beaver ? Pic 44 : I don't know it is an otolith (too hollow). Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Tony The otolith (pic 44) is some type of mollusk shell. I'm not sure what type. I think your mammal jaw (pic 40) might be a fish jaw. The reason I believe this is because the tooth is physically connected to the jaw bone and not in a socket like you would expect for a mammal tooth. Some fish have teeth like this. Your coral is a bryozoan colony. It is Lunulites or Dicoporella or some similar type. Here are some pictures of Dicoporella- https://www.google.com/search?q=discoporella&biw=1280&bih=899&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfxqv_k8zJAhVS3WMKHZfAB44Q_AUIBygC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 . . . pic 44 an otolith? aaac micro merit island-0001.jpg (I hope that I got this one right.) That is all for now. Will post more as I can. Tony That looks like a slightly worn Leafy Jewelbox shell, Chama macerophylla. After the living creature dies, Leafy Jewelboxes often lose their leafy spines. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 Tony I agree with Eric on mammal jaw (pic 40). It looks like a fish jaw to me also. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 8, 2015 Author Share Posted December 8, 2015 (edited) aaarrrgh!!! Thanks for the replies!! Tony Edited December 8, 2015 by ynot 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...
ynot Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi, Ynot, what is "k-nine" on pic 40 ? Canine ? Pic 42 : perhaps beaver ? Pic 44 : I don't know it is an otolith (too hollow). Coco Canine is what I meant (sorry about that). Seams a little small for a beaver. You are right-- but it is the closest that I have found. Thank You for the help!! Tony The otolith (pic 44) is some type of mollusk shell. I'm not sure what type. I think your mammal jaw (pic 40) might be a fish jaw. The reason I believe this is because the tooth is physically connected to the jaw bone and not in a socket like you would expect for a mammal tooth. Some fish have teeth like this. Your coral is a bryozoan colony. It is Lunulites or Dicoporella or some similar type. Here are some pictures of Dicoporella- https://www.google.com/search?q=discoporella&biw=1280&bih=899&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfxqv_k8zJAhVS3WMKHZfAB44Q_AUIBygC Thank You for the information! I appreciate any help I can get with the identity of these things. That looks like a slightly worn Leafy Jewelbox shell, Chama macerophylla. After the living creature dies, Leafy Jewelboxes often lose their leafy spines. Thank You for the identity of this little "jewel". Tony I agree with Eric on mammal jaw (pic 40). It looks like a fish jaw to me also. Marco Sr. Thank You. (At least it is a jaw!) Well with My id record what it is I should keep My opinions to Myself, and let Y'all tell Me what they are. (Keep Your mouth shut and be thought a fool, or open Your mouth and prove 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...
Coco Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi, (Keep Your mouth shut and be thought a fool, or open Your mouth and prove it.) Tony, it is always good to try to identify. At least, you tried ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcoSr Posted December 9, 2015 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Well with My id record what it is I should keep My opinions to Myself, and let Y'all tell Me what they are. (Keep Your mouth shut and be thought a fool, or open Your mouth and prove it.) Tony Tony You should continue to try to id your specimens. That is how you learn and we who read the post learn. I always get help with my posts and wind up changing things. There is nothing wrong with that. We are all friends here on TFF and here to help each other. Marco Sr. "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hi, Tony, it is always good to try to identify. At least, you tried ! Coco Tony You should continue to try to id your specimens. That is how you learn and we who read the post learn. I always get help with my posts and wind up changing things. There is nothing wrong with that. We are all friends here on TFF and here to help each other. Marco Sr. Thanks for the encouragements, and the id help!!! 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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