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Here's a few more fossil finds from Cuba


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Here are a few more fossil specimans from Cuba that are waiting to be picked up next week.

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Sorry, but I'm not seeing anything readily recognizable as a fossil in the first picture. :unsure: 

The last item does look like a nice crab - maybe @MB can have a look at it.  

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Hi Fossildude, it's a turtle.

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3 minutes ago, meg.cu said:

Hi Fossildude, it's a turtle.

 

Doh! :blush:

I'm not real familiar with turtle material. 

I can sort of see it now, though, that you have pointed it out. 

Do you already have ID's for these items?

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1 hour ago, meg.cu said:

No id's yet.

Can not help with that, but if You post them in the id section You may find out what species they are.

Nice pieces either way.

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2 hours ago, ynot said:

Can not help with that, but if You post them in the id section You may find out what species they are.

Nice pieces either way.

 

Moved to Fossil ID section. ;) 

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Well, it will be some time till the turtle will be prepped to see it properly. :)
Btw, where was it found? Miocene sediments or younger?
Also it could be a tortoise, like Testudo/Testudo cubensis or relatives.
It will be interesting to find out.
Meantime, here is nice document to read : Williams, Ernest E. (Ernest Edward). 1950. Testudo cubensis and the evolution of western hemisphere tortoises. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 95, article 1.

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Its still in Cuba. Going to check it out in 10 days .And Miocene sediments.

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Neat to see some of the material that comes out of Cuba, thanks for

sharing:)

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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On 2/3/2017 at 1:45 PM, Fossildude19 said:

Sorry, but I'm not seeing anything readily recognizable as a fossil in the first picture. :unsure: 

The last item does look like a nice crab - maybe @MB can have a look at it.  

Regards, 

 Hi Fossildude and Meg.cu :)

You're absolutley right, that's a crab, surely a Necronectes sp. from the Miocene?

Meg.cu.... no lo toques mucho :DIt's okay like that

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