aplomado Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 What are some of the neatest "slice of life" fossils? That is, showing interactions of creatures with each other and the environment. Please post pictures of ones you like This is one I really like: Apparently a pterosaur grabbed a small fish out of the water, but was grabbed by a larger Aspidorhynchus fish; entangled together, they both died and were fossilized, along with the little fish in the pterosaur's throat! https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26984-stunning-fossils-fish-catches-fish-catching-pterosaur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 That is pretty cool. When fossils show this type of conrtext of the species interacting with each other and in their native habitat, it is called a "life assemblage". It is a snapshot of time and can be more informative than just the individual fossils themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 wonderful specimen "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I always enjoy these fish plates in which the larger fish is caught in the act of chocking down one of its smaller cousins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRK Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I interpreted your term "slice of life" literally this is a slice of dinosaur bone, from NW Colorado 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DinoMike Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 I think one would have the mention the "Fighting Dinosaurs of Mongolia." (Photo from http://www.scienceinseconds.com/blog/Land-of-the-Fossil) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Here is another one that Doren might like: But one I really like is this one: This one is quite a different style than the others. It might not be obvious to see, but this is a partial Rebbachisaurus pelvis with theropod tooth marks in it! I really like it because it's a great example of the savageness that occurred between predator and prey dinosaur. Anyways @aplomado, great topic! Best regards, Max 1 Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Here's another good one: A fossil snake with a lizard in it's stomach- and a bug in the lizard's belly:http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/snake-fossil-palaeopython-trophic-levels-food/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 21 hours ago, aplomado said: Here's another good one: A fossil snake with a lizard in it's stomach- and a bug in the lizard's belly:http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/snake-fossil-palaeopython-trophic-levels-food/ Wow! That one is amazing! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 Here's a trilobite that apparently died while shedding: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 WOW & WOW, There are some amazing fossils on this thread but the last 2 just WOW!! 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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