atcg01 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 (edited) Here are two plates from Guizhou province. They should be Protrachyceras sp. ammonites from late Triassic. First one: Second front: Second back: Edited December 26, 2016 by atcg01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Welcome to the Forum. Nice ammonites - 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...
atcg01 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Thanks Tim, I'm a rookie both to fossil collection and the forum. Hope to learn more knowledge and experience here and very happy to share the local fossils for reference. Cheers, Feng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Welcome to the forum Is there more of the ammonites under the rock in your last photo? Do you plan to prep it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atcg01 Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Yeah, there're so many of them on the back side. I'm trying to learn how to prep fossils on youtube and hope one day can dig them out . The matrix sandstone is not too hard anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdsnl Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 4 hours ago, atcg01 said: Yeah, there're so many of them on the back side. I'm trying to learn how to prep fossils on youtube and hope one day can dig them out . The matrix sandstone is not too hard anyway. You could start with some small picks, or even sewing needles if the rock is not hard. I like sewing needles because they can get into small places, and it is very difficult to damage a fossil with them, when you use too much force on the wrong spot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atcg01 Posted December 27, 2016 Author Share Posted December 27, 2016 10 hours ago, sdsnl said: You could start with some small picks, or even sewing needles if the rock is not hard. I like sewing needles because they can get into small places, and it is very difficult to damage a fossil with them, when you use too much force on the wrong spot Many thanks for the advice. I'll get a sewing needle from my mom and start the practice this weekend . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 A dental pick work well also. 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...
-Andy- Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I have never seen these before. Great pics! 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...
RJB Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Would love to see those others prepped out. Looks rather promising. Good luck. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreas Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Welcome to the forum Feng! I like your ammonoids! Very interesting. Any clue how old they are exactly? Ladinian or Carnian? Years ago I was in contact with a guy who worked for a season in the Triassic Wayao Member of the Falang Formation in the Guizhou Province. Today I think it is named Xiaowa Formation. Yours are Protrachyceras sp. or Neoprotrachyceras sp. That depends on the exact age. Are there other species of ammonoids on these plates too? regards Andreas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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