Bobby Rico Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Hi all I would like to show some of my favourite ammonites from my collection. 1. Dactylioceras toxophorum and Harpoceras Isle Skye uk 2. Dectylioceras Toxophorum with Bivalve Isle of Skye uk 3. Calcite Dectylioceras in a pebble Isle of Skye uk 4.Harpoceras Falciferum Ilminster Somerset uk 5. Promicroceras in a fragment of Caenesites Lyme Regis uk 6. Parkinsonia Parkinsoni Sengenthal Germany 7.Ceratites sublaevigatus Germany 8. Pseudolioceras, P.lythense Whitby Yorkshire 9. Polished Cleoniceras Mahajanga, Madagascar 10. , Bajocian? Ammonite from Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England 11. Stephanoceras and Belemnite Natural Association 12. Echioceras Radstock, Somerset. Uk 13. A close up of number 4 14. Chalk Nautilus Beer Head, Dorset uk 15. Dactylioceras Cf Athleticum with a worm tube Ilminster Somerset.uk 16. Hildocerss Lusitanicum Ilminster Somerset 17. Lytoceras Crenstum with a Belemnite and Shells Northampton 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Lovely pieces, Bobby! Thanks for sharing! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you very much @Tidgy's Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Nice Ammos Bobby Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Woah! Those ammonites are just amazing! 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 November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 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...
Pagurus Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Wonderful ammonites, wonderful presentation on matrix! Beautiful. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Nice ammonites Bobby- congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you very much. @Tidgy's Dad @LiamL @Macrophyseter @ynot @Nimravis and @Pagurus cheers bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Cool ammos! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Stunning collection Bobby John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 12, 2017 Share Posted November 12, 2017 Love the multi- blocks! You do some great prep work on your items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 12, 2017 Author Share Posted November 12, 2017 Thank you very much for the kind words @caldigger @WhodamanHD @JohnBrewer That is all of my favourite ammonites I have. Thank you all for looking. cheers Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Very impressive! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossisle Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 WoW great collection!! 1 Cephalopods rule!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimTexan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Those are very nice. Ammonites are one of my top 3 favorite fossils. That’s probably because I think they’re one of the coolest fossils I could find when I first started collecting. In fact ammonites are what got me hooked on fossil collecting. I was hiking down a creek in the summer of 1989 and found one about 14 inches across in the creek. I picked it up and carried it a ways, but it was too heavy and the creek was too difficult to keep my balance in while carrying it. So I had to put it down and leave it behind. One of the guys I was with went back later and got it and kept it for himself. Argh! He was 6’5” and it was no sweat for him to carry. Does Alabama have any ammonites? Where are the American ammonites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Hi @KimTexan thanks for the kind words. Yes me too Ammonites are in my top 3 along with my new obsession corals and of course trilobites. I don’t know if Alabama has any Ammonites . As for where are the American Ammonites. I can only think that you old 6’5” boyfriend may have them all by now . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 10 hours ago, KimTexan said: Where are the American ammonites? We do have a number of collectors in the US who collect ammonites. Among one of the very best would be @PFOOLEY Here is a link to his albums showing some excellent quality specimens: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/profile/11220-pfooley/&tab=node_gallery_gallery 1 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Thanks @Kane Kind regards bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Some very nice fossils youve got there! RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 13 hours ago, KimTexan said: Those are very nice. Ammonites are one of my top 3 favorite fossils. That’s probably because I think they’re one of the coolest fossils I could find when I first started collecting. In fact ammonites are what got me hooked on fossil collecting. I was hiking down a creek in the summer of 1989 and found one about 14 inches across in the creek. I picked it up and carried it a ways, but it was too heavy and the creek was too difficult to keep my balance in while carrying it. So I had to put it down and leave it behind. One of the guys I was with went back later and got it and kept it for himself. Argh! He was 6’5” and it was no sweat for him to carry. Does Alabama have any ammonites? Where are the American ammonites? Perhaps Bobby will get some American ammonites from his Secret Santa! 2 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 23 hours ago, KimTexan said: Those are very nice. Ammonites are one of my top 3 favorite fossils. That’s probably because I think they’re one of the coolest fossils I could find when I first started collecting. In fact ammonites are what got me hooked on fossil collecting. I was hiking down a creek in the summer of 1989 and found one about 14 inches across in the creek. I picked it up and carried it a ways, but it was too heavy and the creek was too difficult to keep my balance in while carrying it. So I had to put it down and leave it behind. One of the guys I was with went back later and got it and kept it for himself. Argh! He was 6’5” and it was no sweat for him to carry. Does Alabama have any ammonites? Where are the American ammonites? That's why one should always carry an empty backpack with them in the field. Even if you don't find anything, an empty one doesn't weigh anything to carry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 23 hours ago, KimTexan said: Those are very nice. Ammonites are one of my top 3 favorite fossils. That’s probably because I think they’re one of the coolest fossils I could find when I first started collecting. In fact ammonites are what got me hooked on fossil collecting. I was hiking down a creek in the summer of 1989 and found one about 14 inches across in the creek. I picked it up and carried it a ways, but it was too heavy and the creek was too difficult to keep my balance in while carrying it. So I had to put it down and leave it behind. One of the guys I was with went back later and got it and kept it for himself. Argh! He was 6’5” and it was no sweat for him to carry. Does Alabama have any ammonites? Where are the American ammonites? That seems a bit rude, I would never take a fossil I knew some one left and once I found out I'd certainly give it back. 'Tis one of the unspoken laws of fossil Hunting. “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Nice collection! Where is the ammo+belemnite piece from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Nice pieces! Thanks for sharing these. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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