JarrodB Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 On 3/12/2018 at 12:06 AM, KimTexan said: Jarrod yours should totally win. That is the coolest NSR find. My favorite prehistoric animal when I was a kid was a Pterodactyl. I thought they were so cool. So, I think your find is a special one. Congratulations on such a cool find mister. I’m happy and excited for you. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 13, 2018 Share Posted March 13, 2018 You should have left out the part about the air scribe, I was going to give you extra impression points for you doing that prep with just an exacto knife. A very nice job indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 I never put up anything for Fossil of the Month, but I really did like this double trilobite that i split last night. FOUND: 3-9-18 SPLIT: 3-16-18 NAME: Aphelaspis brachyphasis AGE: Middle Cambrian FORMATION: Conasauga LOCATION: Murray County, Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I like that too, @Nimravis. A beautiful pair "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...
minnbuckeye Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I had a hard time deciding on what to post for Fossil of the Month from my recent trip to Florida. And as I write this, still am not sure which specimen I will post. Let me say that each one opened the eyes of two of South Florida's premier fossil hunter that I met with when in Florida, @jcbshark and @Shellseeker. If they were impressed, hopefully the voters will be too. So, I must now choose!!!!! @digit identified this for me: Definitely Dasypus bellus given the thickness and diameter of the osteoderms. (Still quite envious of this find.) Dasypus bellus was an Armadillo, not a Glyptodont. It lived in the Pleistocene era. The individual protective osteoderms can occasionally be found but this specimen involves a group of 5 attached osteoderms, making it special!!! Notice on the lower right view that a hole exists in each osteoderm for an individual hairs to protrude. So this must not have been a hairy beast!!! More like the top of my head. This specimen was found on the Peace River Flowage, Pleistocene, found on March 4, 2018. Thanks Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 On 3/18/2018 at 9:09 AM, minnbuckeye said: I had a hard time deciding on what to post for Fossil of the Month from my recent trip to Florida. And as I write this, still am not sure which specimen I will post. Let me say that each one opened the eyes of two of South Florida's premier fossil hunter that I met with when in Florida, @jcbshark and @Shellseeker. If they were impressed, hopefully the voters will be too. So, I must now choose!!!!! @digit identified this for me: Definitely Dasypus bellus given the thickness and diameter of the osteoderms. (Still quite envious of this find.) Dasypus bellus was an Armadillo, not a Glyptodont. It lived in the Pleistocene era. The individual protective osteoderms can occasionally be found but this specimen involves a group of 5 attached osteoderms, making it special!!! Notice on the lower right view that a hole exists in each osteoderm for an individual hairs to protrude. So this must not have been a hairy beast!!! More like the top of my head. This specimen was found on the Peace River Flowage, Pleistocene, found on March 4, 2018. Thanks Jeff. Excellent find Mike, I doubt many Florida hunters have seen any of those articulated being found Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Yes, a very unusual find. I know many hunters who have found one of Dasypus bellus osteoderms. I had never previously seen multiple osteoderms in a fossil find. Those little dotted lines between the osteoderms easily separate in the rough and tumble environments that include the Peace River watershed. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg.Wood Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Here's my favorite find so far for March. Date of discovery: March 18th, 2018 Name: Platyceras sp. Geologic Age: Devonian Region found: Arkona, Ontario, Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 On 3/13/2018 at 1:07 AM, FossilSloth said: Date Found : 25 October 2017 Majority of Preparation: March 2018. Scientific Name : Asaphiscus wheeleri Geologic Age and Formation: Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale Location: House Range, Utah (U-Dig) Length: 2.0 inches / 5.1 centimeters I thought this was nothing and kept it in my junk pile, but when I uncovered it, it was mostly all there! There is a bit of restoration (mostly to repair when I was too aggressive with the air scribe) but it's ~90% authentic. That bug's looking Sharp! Great prep! Hometown hyyyyyyype! Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 On 3/13/2018 at 1:07 AM, FossilSloth said: Date Found : 25 October 2017 Majority of Preparation: March 2018. Scientific Name : Asaphiscus wheeleri Geologic Age and Formation: Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale Location: House Range, Utah (U-Dig) Length: 2.0 inches / 5.1 centimeters I thought this was nothing and kept it in my junk pile, but when I uncovered it, it was mostly all there! There is a bit of restoration (mostly to repair when I was too aggressive with the air scribe) but it's ~90% authentic. Can you repost the pictures? They seem to have disappeared, for me at least. Nevermind! Working fine on my home PC. 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...
Auspex Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Must be a load glitch. I see 'em in his post, and in your quoted reply. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 minutes ago, Auspex said: Must be a load glitch. I see 'em in his post, and in your quoted reply. I see all of them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Doh! Working fine for me, now. 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...
Raggedy Man Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Nice trilobite month. I might have to do some prep work and enter. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I swear if trilos win 3 months in a row. MFW: Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Being somewhat of a dinosaur I had to look up MFW (My Face When) since that sailed over my head like a wildly thrown Frisbee. See, told you I was old--nobody's played with Frisbees since the 1970's (unless there is an app for that now ). Seems that during the winter months, those up in the higher latitudes can't get out and instead focus on prepping material gathered from the last time they were out. These are also the months for fossil hunters in Florida to shine as the dry season is when most of us get out to the rivers and creeks. Contrarily, the summer is our slow season down here. Still a week or so to go to see what other non-trilobite entries show up for the invertebrate contest. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Curmudgeon commentary: We do try to avoid "textese", "text speak", and the like on the Forum...mostly out of respect for our international members (using translation tools) and to foster clear communication. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 16 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Curmudgeon commentary: We do try to avoid "textese", "text speak", and the like on the Forum...mostly out of respect for our international members (using translation tools) and to foster clear communication. Textspeak is without nuance, even when it is understood. We are discussing complicated things here, among friends around the world, without inflection or body language. Without clarity and comprehension, we would be but Twitter, with rocks... "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 The one that got away Taxon: Mammuthus columbi tusk Size: 10" diameter at proximal end x 8 feet along curve. (Anthony shown for scale) Site: North Sulphur River, North Texas Found: 3/3/18 Prep finished: Never Finder: Uncle Siphuncle Digger/Owner: ~anthony~ Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 14 hours ago, digit said: Still a week or so to go to see what other non-trilobite entries show up for the invertebrate contest. It always seems the majority of the vertebrate items get loaded into the contest at the 11th hour. Saving the best for last I guess. As for those Frisbee Flinging Fools, the area I have been frequenting in Bakersfield for shark teeth has a very active Frisbee golf course just below it along the hillside. So it has resurrected itself under a slightly different game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 23 hours ago, Uncle Siphuncle said: The one that got away Taxon: Mammuthus columbi tusk Size: 10" diameter at proximal end x 8 feet along curve. (Anthony shown for scale) Site: North Sulphur River, North Texas Found: 3/3/18 Prep finished: Never Finder: Uncle Siphuncle Digger/Owner: ~anthony~ Would love to hear the story about this one! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Raggedy Man said: Would love to hear the story about this one! 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...
Raggedy Man Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 13 hours ago, ynot said: Thanks Tony! ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: Thanks Tony! Glad to help! How come You are not playing the current contest? (Counting little teeth, part 2) 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...
PFOOLEY Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Invertebrate Acanthoceras amphibolum Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Paguate Sandstone Member Dakota Formation Sandoval County New Mexico, USA Discovered: March 23, 2018 Size: 16.5 cm "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.51c371f10936bbc883322324e44cc518.jpg)
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.