Fossil-Hound Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Convinced my wife and her family to visit the Museum of Natural History in Lehi, Utah a mere twenty minute drive from my parent-in-laws. This place is amazing and I would highly recommend the trip. I'm posting some pictures now and more later. The view when you first walk in is breathtaking. Massive Quetzalcoatlus above. One of my personal favorites is in the main lobby. A complete Dunkleostus head that has been repaired. Largest armored Placoderm of the Devonian. A closeup of the Dunkleostus. This one is for @GeschWhat Really neat fossils. There's a set of pyritized brachiopods towards the top that looked really good. Belemnites, coprolite, and a fish from Wyoming. Hey it's me! I wish... Really need display of modern paleontologists. I would do anything to dig up a dinosaur of that magnitude. There's a nice Estwing hammer in the middle. One of my favorite parts of the museum is the fossil lab. I had the chance to walk through it a few years ago and will never forget the experience. A Sauropod the team has been working on from Utah. A completed segment of the Sauropod. Sauropod heel. This was massive. Really neat to see all the completed fossils from the laboratory. There's a real live paleontologist! Masked his face to for anonymity. He was working on that vertebrae under the light. Massive Xiphactinus recreation. So glad those aren't around in our lakes and rivers anymore. Giant Diatryma recreation. It's hard to believe these massive carnivorous birds where once the apex predators of the Eocene. The age of the man eating turkeys! Well man wasn't around then but if they were then we would be in trouble. Description of the Diatryma. Another favorite was a recreation of the Megalodon. No museum is complete without one of these. Really brings back memories from Calvert Cliffs. Oh how I am starting to miss Maryland. Great White recreation. Notice the bloated look. Neat description of C. carcharias. One of the ten largest Megalodon teeth ever found. I believe the C. auriculatus are also referred to as Otodus subserratus A personal favorite from the east coast is Hemipristis serra. Another excellent tooth and a favorite of @gavialboy Edestus heinrichi Another personal favorite is the Turritella. Massive Turritella conglomerates. @RJB this one was taken with you in mind. That's a beauty. Top view of a beautiful crab. Fuzzy picture of sea urchin fossils (Echinoderm). Related to starfish and crinoids. C. giganteum A little baby mammoth. So cute. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 This is a Cambrian-Devonian sea. The Spyroceras and other cephalopods (ammonites) are neat. Massive Dunkleostus. That's my wife in the background. Sorry for the blur. @Darktooth did you donate this one?! ;-) Diplomystus and some other beauties from Wyoming. Pretty sure these were all dug up by @sseth and @FossilDudeCO Some Carboniferous plants dug up by @Fossildude19 and @drobare ;-) Where's the Cooksonia?! ;-) And of course this one was donated by @Ludwigia even though it says it's from Mexico. ;-) About a foot in diameter. Very neat Cetacean. An assortment of marine fossils. Two halves of a large Ammonite. Not sure what species. More beauties from @Ludwigia home land. Models of stromatolites. Scientists attribute these organisms to our atmosphere. Supposedly over billions of years they pumped oxygen into our atmosphere and they are one of the oldest organisms on earth. Some amazing looking trilobites. Many of these were from Morocco. Cast of an Eldredgeop rana plate. The diversity of trilobites is a sight to below. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Speeding Carno Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Oooooh, looks interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 48 minutes ago, The Speeding Carno said: Oooooh, looks interesting! It's amazing. I just added some captions. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 @Fossil-Hound Thanks for sharing pics from this wonderful museum. Looks like a great place to visit. And no I didn't donate that trilo. If I found that I would have kept it! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Darktooth said: @Fossil-Hound Thanks for sharing pics from this wonderful museum. Looks like a great place to visit. And no I didn't donate that trilo. If I found that I would have kept it! LOL. Yes and I would have kept it as well. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks for sharing. Looks like a great place to visit. I just wonder what paleontologists used a deck of cards for in the field Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thats quite the museum. Lots of stuff. That top crab is Harpactocarcinus from Italy, I think? I have a couple of those somewhere? Thanks for all the pictures. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks for sharing. That does look like an amazing museum. 17 hours ago, Fossil-Hound said: I thought of new member @keith lawson's beautifully preserved examples in his recent introductory thread when I saw this display. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Thanks for the virtual tour, Jason! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordTrilobite Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 That looks like a very nice museum. Thanks for the photos. But I think they need to update some of their labels. Diatryma is a junior synonym of Gastornis. And Cerithium giganteum should be Campanile giganteum. Olof Moleman AKA Lord Trilobite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, LordTrilobite said: That looks like a very nice museum. Thanks for the photos. But I think the need to update some of their labels. Diatryma is a junior synonym of Gastornis. And Cerithium giganteum should be Campanile giganteum. I agree. They also had Sand Tiger shark teeth labeled as Barracuda. That's false. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Ah, i remember going there a few months ago. I also decided to take a picture of everything wrong in the museum (in the marine reptile and shark field, since thats all im good at) For some reason, I just want to list them all- -In the paleozoic section, there was a megalodon tooth on the wall identified as "Procarcharodon megalodon". Is using a synonym that nessesary? -In the triassic section, it said that nothosaurs are only a few inches long and grow to and exceptional of 2 feet. Then how are they labeled as ferocious predators? -In the jurassic section, they said that mosasaurs were the dominant predators of the jurassic, and said that a picture of one is on the right side of this mural. But that same mural showed a liopleurodon instead. -It says that Tylosaurus proriger lived only 66 mya, but fossil evidence shows they lived from santonian (conacian too?)-campanian. But thats an understandably common mistake. -Sand tiger teeth identified as barracuda teeth. -Great white was labeled as endangered. -Megalodon was labeled as "up to 70 feet", although thats a rare exceptional size. Plus, it used the Carcharodon theory and claimed it a direct ancestor of the gws. -The modern sand tiger shark was incorrectly depicted as a lamnidae-like build. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Nice presentation! Thanks for sharing. 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...
Rob_P Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Great photos and write up, thanks for sharing! Boy do I want that crab.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 13 hours ago, Macrophyseter said: Ah, i remember going there a few months ago. I also decided to take a picture of everything wrong in the museum (in the marine reptile and shark field, since thats all im good at) For some reason, I just want to list them all- -In the paleozoic section, there was a megalodon tooth on the wall identified as "Procarcharodon megalodon". Is using a synonym that nessesary? -In the triassic section, it said that nothosaurs are only a few inches long and grow to and exceptional of 2 feet. Then how are they labeled as ferocious predators? -In the jurassic section, they said that mosasaurs were the dominant predators of the jurassic, and said that a picture of one is on the right side of this mural. But that same mural showed a liopleurodon instead. -It says that Tylosaurus proriger lived only 66 mya, but fossil evidence shows they lived from santonian (conacian too?)-campanian. But thats an understandably common mistake. -Sand tiger teeth identified as barracuda teeth. -Great white was labeled as endangered. -Megalodon was labeled as "up to 70 feet", although thats a rare exceptional size. Plus, it used the Carcharodon theory and claimed it a direct ancestor of the gws. -The modern sand tiger shark was incorrectly depicted as a lamnidae-like build. Did you bring this all to the attention of the museum administration? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 suprisingly, there was NO staff in the museum when i visited (i mean, what the heck. I could have just swiped some rare piece outta there and get away with it. Apparently, I visited during a time when everyone else was at school, so i was suprisingly the only one there lol. If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 On 7/23/2017 at 7:57 AM, RJB said: Thats quite the museum. Lots of stuff. That top crab is Harpactocarcinus from Italy, I think? I have a couple of those somewhere? Thanks for all the pictures. RB I believe you are correct. I remember seeing a crab sign indicating the specimen was of Italian origin. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glu Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 On 26/7/2017 at 5:56 PM, Fossil-Hound said: I believe you are correct. I remember seeing a crab sign indicating the specimen was of Italian origin. No, that's not an Harpactocarcinus, it's an Harpactoxanthopsis quadrilobata, here is a picture of one of mine. The second picture is an Harpactocarcinus, even if looks very damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 3 hours ago, glu said: No, that's not an Harpactocarcinus, it's an Harpactoxanthopsis quadrilobata, here is a picture of one of mine. The second picture is an Harpactocarcinus, even if looks very damaged. Regardless of the species it’s a really nice crab. Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glu Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Yes, they were not so rare when the quarry of those crabs were open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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