sseth Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Last season was a great season at the quarry. For those who dont know, our quarry is in the Fossil Butte member of the Green River Formation in southern Wyoming. We ended up with three turtles coming out. Two of them were large turtles, 48" (Apalone heteroglypta) and 52" (Chisternon undatum), and they were found stacked above one another, separated by only 7 inches, and a tiny little guy that is a new species. I will post pictures of these amazing fossils as they are finished up. We have Brock @ebrocklds doing the preparation work for us on these three amazing fossils. Here are pictures of the Apalone. You can see it took us a bit of time to excavate and collect all of the tiny pieces. It was in a large fracture zone in the rock. Enjoy. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Wow! These are absolutely superb! Excellent prep, too! That fish association makes this even more lovely. ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 What splendid restoration and prep work. I love turtles and tortoises! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 That is really a gorgeous piece! How did you get from all the little fragments to what looks like one unbroken slab? Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bone guy Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Wow those are beautiful! The quality of GR stuff always amazes me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sseth Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Bone guy said: Wow those are beautiful! The quality of GR stuff always amazes me. It is amazing. I am currently working on a crocodile that will be pretty amazing. _____________________________________ Seth www.fossilshack.com www.americanfossil.com www.fishdig.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Incredible preparation work and very lovely tortoise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Holy Cow!! Just freakin amazing!!! One of my bucket list of things to prep is some of the rare stuff from the GRF!! I dont think its ever gunna happen, but seeing it is still purty dang cool! Thanks for posting. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrophyseter Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 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...
Coco Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 6 hours ago, Tidgy's Dad said: I love turtles and tortoises! What is the difference between turtles and tortoises ? Coco ---------------------- 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 1 minute ago, Coco said: What is the difference between turtles and tortoises ? Coco https://www.diffen.com/difference/Tortoise_vs_Turtle ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Thanks. Which one is Tidgy, dad ? Coco ---------------------- 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilSniper Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Amazing! They are perfect!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Just now, Coco said: What is the difference between turtles and tortoises ? Coco Tortoises are actually turtles, members of the exclusively land-dwelling family Testudinidae. This family comes under the superfamily Testudinoidea which also includes pond turtles, the pig-headed turtle, Asian turtles and the box turtles that live on land but are not tortoises. This is in suborder Cryptodira, the hidden necks, which contains most of the modern species of turtle and tortoise. The other suborder today, the side necks live in ponds in the Southern hemisphere but includes many extinct forms. these are the Plerodira. Together with other extinct forms they make up the order Testudines which used to be known as Chelonii or Chelonians, but this term is now out of favour . Generally people in the UK refer to land dwelling examples as tortoises and water dwelling ones as turtles and in the USA they are sometimes all called turtles. Don't get me started on terrapins. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Just now, Coco said: Thanks. Which one is Tidgy, dad ? Coco Tidgy is a tortoise, Testudo graeca graeca. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 OK Adam Coco ---------------------- 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 What a dream fossil! Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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