ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Hey Hi Y'all, I have been searching some very fine (nano) matrix from Shark Tooth Hill. The matrix went through the window screen but not the "grease splatter" screen. I have not taken any pictures with My scope yet, but thought I would show a "teaser" to peak some interest... My finds so far. Largest pieces are about 1 millimeter. 8 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I've no idea what sort of teeth, scales and bones they are, but there's a shed load of fun stuff in there! That's great. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I'm seeing some awesome stuff in there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 10 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: That's great. 1 minute ago, Foozil said: I'm seeing some awesome stuff in there! Thanks Guys! 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...
Cris Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Very interesting stuff Tony! It's going to be interesting to see some of the close up pics too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 And the smallest stuff is often the best preserved and nearest to "perfection". Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Your micro matrix is awesome, Tony. When I finally get finished cataloging the Merritt Island micros, I will get back to exploring my stash of STH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 What a rich diversity of fossils represented by the STH matrix! Looking forward to seeing more, Tony. 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...
RJB Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Thanks for the picture Tony, otherwise i would not be able to see them. How do you take such a good picture? Ive tried to take pics of very small stuff but they almost always come out blurry. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Cris said: Very interesting stuff Thanks! 5 hours ago, Ludwigia said: the smallest stuff Yea, this is mostly true with these, but some look like they have been sandblasted with a rough grit. 3 hours ago, old bones said: Your micro matrix is awesome, Thanks 3 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Looking forward to seeing more, Will be getting some microscope pictures asap. 54 minutes ago, RJB said: Thanks for the picture Tony, otherwise i would not be able to see them. How do you take such a good picture? Ive tried to take pics of very small stuff but they almost always come out blurry. RB My pleasure! A cheap point and click. It helps to brace Your arms to minimize the camera movement. I hope to be able to take some close up pictures within a few days. 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...
JimB88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Wow,,thats cool! I see some neat teeth in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, JimB88 said: Wow,,thats cool! Thanks. 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...
JimB88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 is that a little six-gill tooth near the top on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 1 minute ago, JimB88 said: is that a little six-gill tooth near the top on the right? No, it is a Heterodon anterior tooth (if I got the right tooth). 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...
MarcoSr Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Tony Really nice specimens! I know how time consuming and tedious it can be searching the very fine matrix. However, when you find a lot of really nice specimens like you did, it is definitely worth the effort. Marco Sr. 1 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, JimB88 said: this one That one is a Galeorhinus sp - Tope shark, there are several in the picture. 1 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...
JimB88 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 oh, ok..cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 5 minutes ago, MarcoSr said: Tony Really nice specimens! I know how time consuming and tedious it can be searching the very fine matrix. However, when you find a lot of really nice specimens like you did, it is definitely worth the effort. Marco Sr. Thanks Marco. It is time consuming, much more so than the normal micro matrix. It is fun to find so many neat pieces. I am really just trying to find some shark dermal denticles though. 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...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Cool! Think about all the people who miss these little treasures. “...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...
ynot Posted March 20, 2018 Author Share Posted March 20, 2018 3 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Cool! Think about all the people who miss these little treasures. Thanks. I doubt there are many people that have the patience to sort this type of matrix. It takes Me at least 1 hour to go through a tablespoon of matrix. (there is around 30 hours represented in the picture.) 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...
MarcoSr Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 4 hours ago, ynot said: Thanks Marco. It is time consuming, much more so than the normal micro matrix. It is fun to find so many neat pieces. I am really just trying to find some shark dermal denticles though. Tony I used a .4 mm sieve on a good amount of STH matrix and found lots of ray dermal denticles but not a single shark or ray placoid scale. I saw a placoid scale posted from STH here on TFF but think they are pretty rare in STH matrix. Everyone uses different terminology for these. See the specimens below from the Eocene of SC for what I'm calling a placoid scale and a dermal denticle based upon Welton 1993. Placoid scales are less than 1 mm in size. Dermal denticles are basically enlarged bulbous to thorn like placoid scales and are usually found along the midline of the back and tail of many rays. Placoid scales cover the entire external surface of a shark. Placoid scales in most rays are scattered sparsely and unevenly across the upper surface of the head, body and pectoral fins. Welton 1993 Dermal denticle: Placoid scale: Marco Sr. 3 "Any day that you can fossil hunt is a great day." My family fossil website Some Of My Shark, Ray, Fish And Other Micros My Extant Shark Jaw Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 3 hours ago, MarcoSr said: Dermal denticles are basically enlarged bulbous to thorn like placoid scales I found both types of the placid scales in this matrix. Also found some that are in between the two shapes You posted here. MICRO MATRIX RULES!!! 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...
Rumi Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Wow, very nice material indeed! At 1.0 mm. you may get some of the larger forams and ostracodes. At 0.5 mm. you would get a lot more. STH is famous for beautifully preserved diatoms also, but you would have to get down to about 0.1 mm. I have a large number of diatom strew slides from STH, and they also contain silicoflagellates in good numbers. One of the truly great localities for microfossils, as you are discovering! Looking forward to more images........... Rumi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/21/2018 at 10:39 AM, Rumi said: Wow, very nice material indeed! At 1.0 mm. you may get some of the larger forams and ostracodes. At 0.5 mm. you would get a lot more. STH is famous for beautifully preserved diatoms also, but you would have to get down to about 0.1 mm. I have a large number of diatom strew slides from STH, and they also contain silicoflagellates in good numbers. One of the truly great localities for microfossils, as you are discovering! Looking forward to more images........... Rumi Thanks. I have not found any of those items yet. Can You post a thread on Your STH micro finds? 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...
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