Jesuslover340 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 @Ash, that's a good one! Just curious...do you know the genus and species? "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 18 hours ago, Coco said: Hi, Ah ah ah ! Ash ! You did well to me to laugh! Are there such caves in Australia ? Coco I don't think so, but, one don't know what the dragons burn to make their smoke. @Ash, i find really astonishing the good quality conservation of the fossilized fat. Do you think the human fat produced by the excessive frequentation of fast foods has a chance to fossilize like that ? If so, i feel sorry for the future fossil hunters, because the fossilized fat would become very common and annoying. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMugu Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Entry for Vertebrate entry for April contest. Found this pathological tooth (I think?) on April 14, 2017 in the Round Mountain Silt formation in Bakersfield, CA. From a Mako shark, I think it is an isurus planus. Tip has a sharp bend, never seen a tooth like that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That tooth is gnarly! Love the colour. 1 "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 We seemed to start this month strong with invertebrate entries and then switched over to a string of vertebrate entries. I'll continue that trend here by posting a fossil that quite made my day last weekend when I was out on the Peace River with relatives the day before a large TFF member group hunt further up on the Peace River. This is the largest gator osteoderm I've pulled from the river (nearly twice as large as my previous largest). Dr. Richard Hulbert (FLMNH) has confirmed that this matches the osteoderms for "good old Alligator mississippiensis". A second slightly smaller osteoderm was pulled from the exact same spot twenty minutes later making my day. I've encouraged others to post notable finds to the FOTM topic even when there seems little chance of walking away with the top prize (a FOTM badge) simply because this topic should be a diverse gallery of nice finds from the month. Having said that, here is my entry: Date found: 14-Apr-2017 Species: Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator) Geologic age: Likely late Pleistocene Epoch (Rancholabrean) but could be as old as the late Miocene as this species has a fossil record extending back to 8 mya Geologic formation: Peace River Formation Location: Peace River, SW Florida Cheers. -Ken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Nice osteoderm @digit, what size is it ? "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 12 minutes ago, fifbrindacier said: Nice osteoderm @digit, what size is it ? It's 6.5 x 7.0 cm and looks like a large (and lumpy) chocolate cookie from which someone has picked out all the chocolate chips. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 37 minutes ago, digit said: It's 6.5 x 7.0 cm and looks like a large (and lumpy) chocolate cookie from which someone has picked out all the chocolate chips. Cheers. -Ken Sure, but in the cookies, i prefer the chocolate chips. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMP Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I'm pretty happy with this one ! I know some of the invert guys will like this. It's a combination of an unknown crinoid (complete with arms) and a Tentaculites sp. from the middle Devonian Mahantango Formation of western Maryland. I found it on 4/15/17. Whole crinoids from this formation are pretty rare because it formed closer to shore then would limestone or shale from other units, and whole ones would have usually been disarticulated. The first picture is the crinoid, the second is the Tentaculites sp. and the third one is of the two together. In the fourth I've circled the arms in red to make them more visible. If any of you all know a species for the crinoid please let me know! Thanks for your consideration! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsofnj Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Diplurus newarki Late Triassic coelacanth Lockatong Formation Newark Basin North Bergen, New Jersey. Collected 02/19/2017 on a trip to Granton Quarry in North Bergen NJ with TFF friends Fossildude19, JefferyP and njfossilhunter. Prep work completed 04/14/2017. A magnificent prep job by TFF member Ptychodus04 Specimen measures 9 cm in length, excellent preservation for this location. Scales can be seen under the first and second dorsal fins if you zoom in. - John Before and after prep images as required 3 It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling. - Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Wowza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 On 4/7/2017 at 4:58 AM, fifbrindacier said: Thanks, it looks like little flowers. This is a place where you can find about 20 different kind of corals. Love it, looks like snow flakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 @fossilsofnj's fish was quite a prep undertaking. Concrete hard shale that is super thin on top of microscopic bones that are even thinner... Took just over 4 hours under the microscope to prep it. It was the first coelacanth that I have had the pleasure of preparing and a cute little guy (the fish) at that (and I'm not saying that just because we are distantly related... also referring to the fish ). 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...
digit Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 11 hours ago, fossilsofnj said: Diplurus newarki Late Triassic coelacanth Lockatong Formation Newark Basin North Bergen, New Jersey. I know one TFF member (@Fossildude19) who will be particularly fond of this entry. Nice little fish. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 12 hours ago, fossilsofnj said: Diplurus newarki Late Triassic coelacanth Lockatong Formation Newark Basin North Bergen, New Jersey. Collected 02/19/2017 on a trip to Granton Quarry in North Bergen NJ with TFF friends Fossildude19, JefferyP and njfossilhunter. Prep work completed 04/14/2017. A magnificent prep job by TFF member Ptychodus04 Specimen measures 9 cm in length, excellent preservation for this location. Scales can be seen under the first and second dorsal fins if you zoom in. Wow! That came out awesome, John! Congratulations on a great specimen from a hard to collect locality! Complete ones from there are pretty rare. Wonderful job on the prep, Kris! Amazing. Thanks for the heads up, Ken. 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...
fossilnoggin Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 congrats john! that diplurus really came out beautifully. what a great find. very nice work ptychodus04!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 On April 8 I accompanied a UGA paleontology class on a field trip to a quarry near Cullman, Alabama. As it happens the trip was less than two days after the unexpected death of my son-in-law, and I had assumed under the circumstances that I would not be going. However both my daughter and my wife encouraged me to go, as there was little more that could be done at home at that point, and I had been looking forward to the trip for a long time. So I did go, and it was very helpful to get out and look at rocks for a while. I also found this nice large crinoid. Most of the arms are missing, though enough remain to give a sense of their length. However the absence of most of he arms reveals a well-preserved tegmen including the anal sac, features not usually seen as they are concealed by the arms. Don Phacelocrinus sp. Mississippian, Bangor Formation? (maybe Hartselle Sandstone). Cullman County, Alabama USA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 This is a very lovely and exceptional piece, Don. My condolences to you and your family. Bereavement takes so many forms and unpredictable twists, and sometimes doing something else that brings some measure of satisfaction is all one can really do. 4 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Very sorry to hear about your son, Don. May he rest in peace. That's a lovely crinoid. It's fascinating how the loss of the arms instead allowed usually-hidden features to appear. Keep the good finds coming! 1 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...
Ptychodus04 Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 @FossilDAWG, I'm saddened to hear of your son in law's untimely passing. Fossiling can can be quite therapeutic. I went out 2 days after we buried my father, to some of the places he and I frequented. It was almost like he was there still. 1 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...
Pagurus Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 My condolences, Don. Your wife and daughter made a wise, and loving, decision, encouraging you to go on the trip. The crinoid was an excellent bonus. Thanks for the post. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 My condolences too Don. That's something hard to experience, and i'm sure your trip helped you. Your crinoid is a really nice one. "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 On 21/04/2017 at 1:51 AM, fossilsofnj said: Diplurus newarki Late Triassic coelacanth Lockatong Formation Newark Basin North Bergen, New Jersey. Collected 02/19/2017 on a trip to Granton Quarry in North Bergen NJ with TFF friends Fossildude19, JefferyP and njfossilhunter. Prep work completed 04/14/2017. A magnificent prep job by TFF member Ptychodus04 Specimen measures 9 cm in length, excellent preservation for this location. Scales can be seen under the first and second dorsal fins if you zoom in. - John Before and after prep images as required Super ! "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 On 4/20/2017 at 7:51 PM, fossilsofnj said: Diplurus newarki Late Triassic coelacanth Lockatong Formation Newark Basin North Bergen, New Jersey. Collected 02/19/2017 on a trip to Granton Quarry in North Bergen NJ with TFF friends Fossildude19, JefferyP and njfossilhunter. Prep work completed 04/14/2017. A magnificent prep job by TFF member Ptychodus04 Specimen measures 9 cm in length, excellent preservation for this location. Scales can be seen under the first and second dorsal fins if you zoom in. - John Before and after prep images as required Sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Congrats again John on that magnificent coelacanth find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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