Tennessees Pride Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I'm extremely excited to announce that two days ago at 3:30 a newly discovered dinosaur vertebra was recovered from a Late Cretaceous Campanian formation in West Tennessee. This is only the 4th. dinosaurian vertebra to ever be found in Tennessee! It's also the first dinosaur vertebra I've ever found in my life. The specimen is from the tail section on the vertebrae column of a Hadrosaur. The neural canal and neural arch are still plainly visible. Specimen is missing the neural spine and also possible Chevron bone. This is a historic achievement for paleontology in Tennessee and here is the first look. As I'm sure by now, everyone on the Forum knows, my cell takes terrible pics, I hope to prep the specimen soon and show better shots of it. These photos were taken the day it was recovered and I have no others presently available. I will post more pics on this thread when the specimen is cleaned. 3 --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessees Pride Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 #4 for Tennessee. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessees Pride Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 In situ. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Congratulations on your important find! "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...
Tennessees Pride Posted May 12, 2016 Author Share Posted May 12, 2016 Congratulations on your important find! Thank you very much Auspex! I emailed the State Geologist in Nashville, Mr. Ron Zurawski, within 30 minutes of finding the specimen, he shot me back an email quick, I think he was just as tickled as I was. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Awesome, Joshua. Congratulations! Very happy for you. Regards, 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...
JarrodB Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Congratulations!!! You are on a roll lately aren't you?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Nice find Joshua, you must be really chuffed with that one. John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted May 12, 2016 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Congrats! Great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringGroveUK Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Congratulations Joshua. You are a shining example of how preparation, diligence and hard work pays off. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Way to go, Joshua! How exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan from PA Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Awesome find! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Incredible Joshua! It would you who found it too lol. I always enjoy your posts and enthusiasm, it's contagious. Best regards, Paul ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Joshua, you really are on a roll! Incredible! Are you going to hang onto this one, or is the doc going to pick it up for analysis?...or both? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Excellent work well done to you. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down under fossil hunter Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Great work Josh! That is an awesome find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Congrats on a wonderful find! Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bguild Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Super cool. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Way to go!! Keep those coooool find coming!! 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...
Tennessees Pride Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 (edited) Fossildude19, JarrodB, Lissa318, JohnBrewer, Xiphactinus, SpringGroveUK, sixgill pete, old bones, Susan from PA, Raggedy Man, Ludwigia, DarrenElliot, Down under fossil hunter, Andy, Bguild, and ynot, I'm kinda shocked at such a warm reception this thread has gotten! I thank you all so very much for your kind words regarding this latest discovery! your encouraging words do more for me than you will ever know. You all inspire me to continue to go out full-on and search with everything I have to recover more. Only another fossil hunter knows what I'm talking about, as there just aren't many of us out there and most people just don't understand the passion we all share. At times it's terribly hard to stay motivated and not give up....life demands us to give our time, attention, sweat, and focus to other areas...but through our dedication, discipline, and determination, still we push forward with perseverance to the goal, the prize...and uncover treasures the Earth has held patiently waiting for us in the exact hour and place for us to find. What a wonderful passion we all share here on TFF! What kind and great people you all are! I count you all my friends, and many of you I may never lay eyes on, but I know you're certainly with me every step of the way in this grand journey through life we live, I pray absolute happiness for you and many many great discoveries for you all. Thank you all! :) Edited May 14, 2016 by Tennessees Pride --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Dang, Josh...nice find! Remember us when you are famous. Is that a second vertebra above your hand in the in situ shots? "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessees Pride Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 Dang, Josh...nice find! Remember us when you are famous. Is that a second vertebra above your hand in the in situ shots? Thank you very much Mike. & no sir, no other verts around yet, but more possibly coming in the future. This is the site of a disarticulated juvenile Hadrosaur, every now and then another specimen is recovered, this vertebra being the latest addition. --- Joshua tennesseespride@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Keep digging that horizon. I look forward to your next find. "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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