JohnBrewer Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 24 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: I received a little surprise in the mail today from @JohnBrewer and my friend Violet. It contained a card, and a rock with a note that said, "MAYBE?" Time to get scientific. First, coprocats and I had a what young Violet eloquently refers to as a "show and smell" session. The vote was unanimous. Although, I completely trust the olfactory senses of my feline fecal experts, not everyone is always convinced. So I did a thorough peer review and was able to confirm their findings using my trusty microscope. Fish bone and scale inclusions were visible as well as delicate fecal folds. Conclusion: Yes, Violet, there is a coprolite! A big THANK POO to both of you for your thoughtful gift. Where did you find it, Black Ven? John, please tell Violet that her handwriting is lovely! You’re more than welcome Lori Yes, Black Venn. Probably Ichthyosaurus sp. 2 John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 13, 2017 Share Posted December 13, 2017 Today when I got home I found in my mailbox a nice Petalodus tooth that @siteseer recently had up for sale. I am very happy with this tooth- thanks Jess. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 This was in the box yesterday. From North Africa. I am not sure of the period. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 1 hour ago, oldtimer said: This was in the box yesterday. From North Africa. I am not sure of the period. Any ideas? I'd guess Mantelliceras, Cretaceous, Morocco. 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I think the same. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 19 hours ago, Nimravis said: Today when I got home I found in my mailbox a nice Petalodus tooth that @siteseer recently had up for sale. I am very happy with this tooth- thanks Jess. Hi Nimravis, You're welcome. I'm glad you like it. Let me add that our transaction was smooth and with good communication. Thanks, Jess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Thank you for the ID on my Mantelliceras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Got two cool new pieces in the post today. Both from the Kem Kem beds. First a rather odd bone, I'm not yet completely sure what type of bone this is. But I found the shape interesting so I figured it would make a nice research piece. I'm thinking possibly limb, but it has a weird shape. It appears this bone is also hollow with some seriously thin bone walls. And I now got my third Spinosaurus aegyptiacus quadrate skull bone. This one is probably a subadult, as it's fairly small. It's from the left side of the skull. It'll be interesting to look into the ontogenetic changes as there are some clear differences between this specimen and the two larger ones I have. 7 Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I must have been a good boy this year, or Santa @RJB operates differently than Mr. Claus. Today I received a large box containing some very unprepared Green River fish! 2 Knightia, 1 Diplomystus, and 1 Mioplosus. Thanks Ron, you’re the best. 4 Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Lovely fish wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 14 hours ago, Ptychodus04 said: Thanks Ron, you’re the best. No prob. Just a bunch of old skeletons in some rock. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 14.12.2017 at 9:00 PM, oldtimer said: Thank you for the ID on my Mantelliceras. You're welcome. And Merry Christmas! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 @Ptychodus04 those are gorgeous! I still have a fish I need you to work on from that area. One with spines. :-) Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Well my grandmother sent me some Christmas money. Bless her heart. I immediately knew what I wanted and found a steal of a deal online. Purchased this complete C. megalodon from Calvert Cliffs (Plum Point). I have found pieces of Megs in the past but never a complete Meg and had to have one from this special area in my life. The seller guy goes by the name mioceneman and he lives in North Beach, MD. That's a stone's throw from Bayfront Park (Brownies Beach). He advised not to venture there, as it's overpopulated with visitors, and he has his own secret spots. This particular tooth will go into a display case dedicated to the evolution of C. megalodon. 4 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 25 minutes ago, Fossil-Hound said: @Ptychodus04 those are gorgeous! I still have a fish I need you to work on from that area. One with spines. :-) I'm your huckleberry! Regards, Kris Global Paleo Services, LLC https://globalpaleoservices.com http://instagram.com/globalpaleoservices http://instagram.com/kris.howe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haravex Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Keeping with the shark theme this arrived a few hours ago a beautiful 3 inch Peruvian megladon along with a few other goodies thanks from @siteseer Just looked the photo does not do the colour of this tooth justice. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 1 hour ago, Haravex said: Keeping with the shark theme this arrived a few hours ago a beautiful 3 inch Peruvian megladon along with a few other goodies thanks from @siteseer Just looked the photo does not do the colour of this tooth justice. Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 @Haravex that's a beauty. Love Megs with nice coloration. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Nice teeth guys! Merry Christmas! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I was greeted at my post office with a surprise package from @caldigger recently. It was in retaliation for a surprise I sent him awhile back. I am floored by the size of this oyster, appropriately named Crassostrea titan. It's nearly a foot long. Too big to swallow whole, but what a stew it would make! The small oysters are a couple that I found at Big Brook in New Jersey a few years ago, just for comparison. Thanks, Doren!!! 2 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 A lovely package from the UK was awaiting me at home from @JohnBrewer. Along with a lovely Woodland Trust holiday card sporting a hedgehog, a snifter of scotch whiskey, was a pygidium of a trilobite from Wren's Nest. It is my first Silurian trilobite, and I'll be fiddling with it using the scribe to reveal more of it. The matrix is not exactly like butter, so it will be a challenge (one I gladly accept). 3 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 @Haravex those are some awesome teeth @Pagurus that isn’t indeed a huge oyster! Wow!!! I’m very jealous now, and suddenly have a lot less appreciation for my little Ostrea edulis from the Netherlands... 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...
Ludwigia Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 50 minutes ago, Kane said: A lovely package from the UK was awaiting me at home from @JohnBrewer. Along with a lovely Woodland Trust holiday card sporting a hedgehog, a snifter of scotch whiskey, was a pygidium of a trilobite from Wren's Nest. It is my first Silurian trilobite, and I'll be fiddling with it using the scribe to reveal more of it. The matrix is not exactly like butter, so it will be a challenge (one I gladly accept). Have fun with that! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 46 minutes ago, Max-fossils said: @Haravex those are some awesome teeth @Pagurus that isn’t indeed a huge oyster! Wow!!! I’m very jealous now, and suddenly have a lot less appreciation for my little Ostrea edulis from the Netherlands... @Max-fossils you don’t like my tooth? Look up. 1 Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Today when I arrived home I had a package that came super quick from across the pond. Here are the items: MYLIOBATIS Ray Dental Plate Moroccan Phosphate Paleocene Scientific name: Myliobatis sp Origin: Oued Zem, Morocco Age: Thanetian stage, Paleocene - 56 m.a PROGNATHODON+ SHARK Vertebrae in Matrix Cretaceous Scientific name: Prognathodon sp + Unidentified shark Origin: Oued Zem, Morocco Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian stage, (~66 Million Years) GLOBIDENS Tooth + ENCHODUS Vertebrae in Matrix Scientific name: Globidens aegyptiacus and Enchodus lybicus Origin: Oued Zem, Morocco Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian stage, (~66 Million Years) ENCHODUS Jaw + PROGNATHODON Tooth + MOSASAUR Vertebrae Scientific name: Enchodus lybicus + Prognathodon sp Origin: Oued Zem, Morocco Age: Upper Cretaceous, Maastrichtian stage, (~66 Million Years) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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