Jump to content

"Long time listener, first time caller": an amateur's ambitions in Paleontology


Recommended Posts

On 3/6/2023 at 3:05 PM, PFOOLEY said:

For this year's New Mexico Geologic Society spring meeting, I have been working on ... some echinoids I recently discovered out in the Puerco...

 

echinoidabsrtract.jpg.71bffcbdfd6d17b6bd2481f0a6c9c5e8.jpg

 

:) ...looking forward to the "further work".

 

  • I found this Informative 1
  • Enjoyed 8

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

8 minutes ago, PFOOLEY said:

 

echinoidabsrtract.jpg.71bffcbdfd6d17b6bd2481f0a6c9c5e8.jpg

 

:) ...looking forward to the "further work".

 

Formal documentation is good work.  Congratulations, Sir Foley!

  • I found this Informative 1
  • I Agree 1

The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true.  -  JJ

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 minutes ago, JohnJ said:

Formal documentation is good work.  Congratulations, Sir Foley!

 

Thank you...learning about these creatures has been both interesting and rewarding. I see so many of them posted here, but I really had no idea how scarce they were within the Western Interior. I've pretty much only focused on the ammonoids of Turonian of New Mexico over the years so when I came upon some echinoids, I didn't hesitate to post them in the Fossil I.D. section... :). Thank you to @EPIKLULSXDDDDD for guiding me down this new path of discovery...and thank you for mentioning what differences to look for between genera. 

  • Enjoyed 2

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 3/6/2023 at 3:05 PM, PFOOLEY said:

20230306_142327.thumb.jpg.74df930d9c65fb3fa2404ac644267e90.jpg

 

echiestrat.thumb.png.8c1ea8b5db5253f0d136afb71565600a.png

 

76435293_ECHINOIDLOCALITY.thumb.jpg.725d5515110454f5b1c27edeb120aafb.jpg

 

20230122_134305.thumb.jpg.b50f23e66da19d5739015fc4a2267de5.jpg

 

20230122_134354.thumb.jpg.e6f8ce130c3a0810dd3b9ede67afc6c5.jpg

 

20230123_132611.thumb.jpg.ec9d83993fc2a1033087801dcd4cb673.jpg 20230123_132837.thumb.jpg.1dc49d3f7b2e9eaf1f74293be953f9f1.jpg 20230123_133041.thumb.jpg.bacd8c52ac5910cbef2c06fe5079b636.jpg

 

@Troodon, thank you and yes...I posted some photos earlier in this thread.

 

 

  • Thank You 1

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Awesome stuff! Thank you for putting in the work to get some documentation for those fantastic finds!

  • I found this Informative 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites

:JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1:

  • I found this Informative 1

    Tim    -  VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER

   MOTM.png.61350469b02f439fd4d5d77c2c69da85.png      PaleoPartner.png.30c01982e09b0cc0b7d9d6a7a21f56c6.png.a600039856933851eeea617ca3f2d15f.png     Postmaster1.jpg.900efa599049929531fa81981f028e24.jpg    VFOTM.png.f1b09c78bf88298b009b0da14ef44cf0.png  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

12 hours ago, Fossildude19 said:

:JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1::JustCuz_clapping::yay-smiley-1:

 

:D     ...:megdance:

 

10 hours ago, FossilDAWG said:

:tiphat: :tiphat: :tiphat:

 

Don

 

:fistbump:    ...   :)

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 6 months later...
On 3/6/2023 at 3:05 PM, PFOOLEY said:

For this year's New Mexico Geologic Society spring meeting, I have been working on a draft regarding some echinoids I recently discovered out in the Puerco...

 

20230306_142327.thumb.jpg.74df930d9c65fb3fa2404ac644267e90.jpg

 

echiestrat.thumb.png.8c1ea8b5db5253f0d136afb71565600a.png

 

76435293_ECHINOIDLOCALITY.thumb.jpg.725d5515110454f5b1c27edeb120aafb.jpg

 

20230122_134305.thumb.jpg.b50f23e66da19d5739015fc4a2267de5.jpg

 

20230122_134354.thumb.jpg.e6f8ce130c3a0810dd3b9ede67afc6c5.jpg

 

20230123_132611.thumb.jpg.ec9d83993fc2a1033087801dcd4cb673.jpg 20230123_132837.thumb.jpg.1dc49d3f7b2e9eaf1f74293be953f9f1.jpg 20230123_133041.thumb.jpg.bacd8c52ac5910cbef2c06fe5079b636.jpg

 

...have really enjoyed learning about echinoids and am very much looking forward to presenting a poster!

 

The paper on the Mecaster specimens is officially published (digitally) and at the printer. I just wanted to take a moment to share it here for those who might be interested...

Mecaster.thumb.jpg.66e03baba8314fb045f2ed9f39e710bc.jpg

 

27-MECASTER.pdf

 

...now it is back to the rocks in search of perfect specimens to help further define its name. :)

 

  • I found this Informative 2
  • Enjoyed 5

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The upcoming NMMNHS Bulletin 94 will be a special one for me.

 

I was pretty excited to have two co-authored papers in this edition...

 

THE CRETACEOUS ECHINOID MECASTER FROM THE TURONIAN OF THE SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO

27-MECASTER.pdf

 

ADDITIONS TO THE FOSSIL BIOTA OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS (CENOMANIAN) PAGUATE MEMBER OF THE DAKOTA FORMATION, SOUTHEASTERN SAN JUAN BASIN, NEW MEXICO

26-PAGUATE MEMBER.pdf

 

...but then, I was surprised with this...

527331879_twowellsabstract.jpg.cfb4d2061959b4c08c8b165380504abd.jpg

 

1119618063_m.foleyi.thumb.jpg.17e0981f4cfa8a67c8daa5dd0b872b2b.jpg

 

m.foley2.thumb.jpg.06d04fadbb0a86f79e2fa5bf8a3a4e79.jpg

35-TWOWELLS.pdf

 

...holy smokes! :raindance:  I can't thank my fellow worker Paul May and, of course, Dr. Spencer Lucas enough...

 

...I am, indeed, honored (and very  :Luck:). 

  • I found this Informative 5
  • Enjoyed 7

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Congrats Michael ! It’s always a pleasure to see the work of our members here.

 

And for your sea urchin, it is also a pleasure to have seen your account at the origin of this description. Bravo !

 

Coco

  • I found this Informative 1

----------------------
OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici
Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici
Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici
Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici
Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici

Un Greg...

Badges-IPFOTH.jpg.f4a8635cda47a3cc506743a8aabce700.jpg Badges-MOTM.jpg.461001e1a9db5dc29ca1c07a041a1a86.jpg

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wow! Congratulations, and job well done! :yay-smiley-1::tiphat:

  • I found this Informative 1

The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.  -Neil deGrasse Tyson

 

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

It puts a big smile on my face to read this, Mike!

  • I found this Informative 1

The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true.  -  JJ

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well done, Sir Mike.  Well done!    :JC_doubleup:  :JustCuz_clapping:
Congratulations!   :yay-smiley-1:

 

 

  • I found this Informative 1

    Tim    -  VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER

   MOTM.png.61350469b02f439fd4d5d77c2c69da85.png      PaleoPartner.png.30c01982e09b0cc0b7d9d6a7a21f56c6.png.a600039856933851eeea617ca3f2d15f.png     Postmaster1.jpg.900efa599049929531fa81981f028e24.jpg    VFOTM.png.f1b09c78bf88298b009b0da14ef44cf0.png  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

21 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

...Splendid work, sir. Toff.gif.5edff5da4bde9c0d8ef9dc446f18b808.gif

 

Thank you, Adam!

 

20 hours ago, Coco said:

Congrats Michael ! It’s always a pleasure to see the work of our members here.

 

And for your sea urchin, it is also a pleasure to have seen your account at the origin of this description. Bravo !

 

Coco

 

Thank you, Coco! It is my pleasure to share my adventures in paleo here.

 

20 hours ago, piranha said:

Congrats on a Trifecta of Tributes! happy0144.gifhappy0144.gifhappy0144.gif

 

Thank you! It pretty darn amazing.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

19 hours ago, FossilDAWG said:

I could not be happier for you.  :yay-smiley-1: Well deserved!!  :tiphat: :tiphat:

 

 

Thank you, Don. I've gotten lucky in the Puerco.

 

17 hours ago, Pagurus said:

Mioplosus---Awesome.gif.be1fcc058f31ee1bfd83d40194ab9a82.gif    Congratulations-Well-Deserved.gif.5d5f0869ed01f7ceabd5656cbda88888.gif       Well-Deserved-Brachs.gif.e337c819778314fa4a932887b3c159e9.gif

 

 

:trilosurprise:     :crab:   

 

 

 

:) Thank you, sir!

 

17 hours ago, digit said:

Very nice! More great examples of cooperation. :tiphat:

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

 

Indeed. I am fortunate to have such a great mentor in Dr. Lucas.

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

16 hours ago, FossilNerd said:

Wow! Congratulations, and job well done! :yay-smiley-1::tiphat:

 

Thank you very much! 

 

16 hours ago, JohnJ said:

It puts a big smile on my face to read this, Mike!

 

Well, that make me happy! :)  

 

1 hour ago, marguy said:

congratulations for this scientific contribution! :tiphat:

 

Thank you! I am very much looking forward to the next!

 

1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

Well done, Sir Mike.  Well done!    :JC_doubleup:
Congratulations!   :yay-smiley-1:

 

:JustCuz_clapping:

 

:D...thank you, Dude! I am grateful for this platform to share it!

  • Enjoyed 1

"I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?"  ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) 

 

New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins    

 

point.thumb.jpg.e8c20b9cd1882c9813380ade830e1f32.jpg research.jpg.932a4c776c9696d3cf6133084c2d9a84.jpg  RPV.jpg.d17a6f3deca931bfdce34e2a5f29511d.jpg  SJB.jpg.f032e0b315b0e335acf103408a762803.jpg  butterfly.jpg.71c7cc456dfbbae76f15995f00b221ff.jpg  Htoad.jpg.3d40423ae4f226cfcc7e0aba3b331565.jpg  library.jpg.56c23fbd183a19af79384c4b8c431757.jpg  OIP.jpg.163d5efffd320f70f956e9a53f9cd7db.jpg

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Fantastic Mike!!!!

  • I found this Informative 1

Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt
behind the trailer, my desert
Them red clay piles are heaven on earth
I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt

Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers

 

image.png.0c956e87cee523facebb6947cb34e842.png May 2016  MOTM.png.61350469b02f439fd4d5d77c2c69da85.png.a47e14d65deb3f8b242019b3a81d8160.png.b42a25e3438348310ba19ce6852f50c1.png May 2012 IPFOTM5.png.fb4f2a268e315c58c5980ed865b39e1f.png.1721b8912c45105152ac70b0ae8303c3.png.2b6263683ee32421d97e7fa481bd418a.pngAug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 VFOTM.png.f1b09c78bf88298b009b0da14ef44cf0.png.af5065d0585e85f4accd8b291bf0cc2e.png.72a83362710033c9bdc8510be7454b66.png.9171036128e7f95de57b6a0f03c491da.png Oct 2022

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...