JohnBrewer Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) gryphaea Wait for it..... Eating an arietites bucklandi Edited June 26, 2016 by JohnBrewer 1 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guguita2104 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 How !!! Beautiful ! I just have one big and almost complete Gryphaea . Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Now that is really cool, John! We have that sort of assemblage over here too, but that's really tiptop! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgehiker Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Inflation...older photographs used to have an old English Penny for scale. Then again, our Queen is almost a fossil herself. Neat specimen. Never seen anything like it. An ammonite nest? Wonder what would have hatched out? Gryphaea sure have some excellent preservations in many formations. Edited June 26, 2016 by Ridgehiker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 (edited) Inflation...older photographs used to have an old English Penny for scale. Then again, our Queen is almost a fossil herself. Neat specimen. Never seen anything like it. An ammonite nest? Wonder what would have hatched out? Gryphaea sure have some excellent preservations in many formations. A penny is what £5 seems to be worth since Thursday night.... Fortunately I bought it before Thursday and in my opinion was a good deal compared to naked versions which I've seen go for more. Bought from a dealer. Cash, rather than bank transfer helped I think Yeah, a great ammo. I have seen a similar one but it only had a few gryphaea. Edited June 26, 2016 by JohnBrewer John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfossilcollector Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Truly Magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 26, 2016 Share Posted June 26, 2016 Great fossil, John! Thanks for showing us. 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...
squali Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Magnificent is the most stupendous adjective I can think of. Thank you for showing us. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 (edited) I can only think of "stupendous",Squali. Paleoecologically and taphonomically interesting as well. Was this ammonite the only available substrate for the Gryphaea? Edited June 27, 2016 by doushantuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Now that is really cool, John! We have that sort of assemblage over here too, but that's really tiptop! Cool... we get similar oysters on big ammonites here in the Cenomanian/Turonian Carlile Shale. Although I have never seen such an infestation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 Hi John. Ive never thought of collecting oysters, but if I saw that specimen I think I would have to start. A really cool piece. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 Fantastic piece John. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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