Rockin' Ric Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Howdee Ya'll! Here are some recent Trace Fossil finds after all this rain we've gotten...Tropical Storm Alberto has brought more which means a lot of eroded rocks from the wall that keeps on giving! I find they are the most fascinating fossils and the least noticed especially the smaller specimens created by arthropods. The mystery with most trace fossils is what kind of ancient life form left behind its tracks eons ago. The first three pics are inconclusive so far...no body fossil have been found of the track maker, yet??? The fourth pic is a Conostichus, bioclast burrow. I have no idea what the last pic is? Anyone out there know? I did notice a faint resting trace, leg imprints on the plate of the mystery fossil? 1 WELCOME TO ALL THE NEW MEMBERS! If history repeats itself, I'm SO getting a dinosaur. ~unknown www.rockinric81.wixsite.com/fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 good finds,RR!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Don't know what any of them are, but very interesting finds. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 Very cool, Rick! 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 May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 These are really, really cool! Some of the 'inconclusive' ichnos show more than six legs, and appear to be landing or launching (hopping or flying), not walking. "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...
doushantuo Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Which reminds me,anyway: does anyone have the Bernardi paper,Auspex?(Ichnos/2018:"Walk 'n Jump,etc")? Which seems to treat (perhaps a.o.)Avolatichnium,Rotterodichnium,Tonganoxichnus On at least the last taxon i've got the requisite lit(I think) Below: a bit of Knaust's view on ichnotaxon systematics Yay for the El*ev*er proofreading dept: "tortious" I'd like to point out that Conostichus can be hard to differentiate from,eg.Bergaueria First pic has a certain (though not particularly uncanny,unfortunately) resemblance to e.g. overstepped Dromopus. Anyone quoting me on that will get the evil eye,though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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