DrDave Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I went again to Lang's Quarry for the day to look for Eurypterids and associated fauna and had a very successful day with Mr Lang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Dolicopterus cephalon (uncommon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 close-up of pterygotus claw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 5 cm coxa (business end of the mouth of the eurypterid, think of one side of a pair of pliers...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 rare silurian cephalopod, maybe a hexameroceras sp. About 12 cm and 3 dimensional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 The find of the day for Mr Lang and myself was the molted swimming arm of a giant pterygotus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruitbat Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Those are SPECTACULAR! A nice, fairly-complete eurpyterid is on my top-ten list of specimens to acquire one of these days. -Joe Illigitimati non carborundum Fruitbat's PDF Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Amazing! Thanks for sharing, those are simply beautiful. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Wow factor x 10!!! That first plate is a jaw dropper. Well done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Very nice! Thanks for the pics. 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...
Bone guy Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, Fruitbat said: A nice, fairly-complete eurpyterid is on my top-ten list of specimens to acquire one of these days. I totally agree! Even a small one would make my day! The specimens posted here are very cool. That large molted arm is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Great finds Dave! Congratulations to you Sir! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Oh wow! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 AMAZING!!! Congratulations!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 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...
RJB Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Very nice! Been there done that and know the excitement and thrill youve experienced. Nice finds man. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goatinformationist Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Oh please, please put everyone of your pics up for POTM! They are beyond amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Wowowwoowoowo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Great finds, Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Sea scorpions. Definitely on my bucket list! 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...
Plax Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 On 6/25/2018 at 1:17 PM, DrDave said: rare silurian cephalopod, maybe a hexameroceras sp. About 12 cm and 3 dimensional... any other marine fossils in the Berties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Plax said: any other marine fossils in the Berties? I found this on a previous trip last year. the identification and literature reference below is courtesy of @piranha It appears to be Inocaulis lesquereuxi According to this new paper it is now classified as alga. text and figures from: LoDuca, S.T., Bykova, N., Wu, M., Xiao, S., & Zhao, Y. (2017) Seaweed morphology and ecology during the great animal diversification events of the early Paleozoic: A tale of two floras. Geobiology, 15:588-616 PDF LINK For specimens of the Late Silurian taxon Inocaulis lesquereuxi, however, optical microscopic and SEM-BSE investigations indicate that the tubes have an intertwined, but not anastomosing habit and closed endings (Figure 3a,d). On the basis of these findings, I. lesquereuxi is herein regarded as an alga rather than a metazoan, with a form and construction broadly comparable to that of Buthotrephis newlini and B. divaricatus from the Pridolian of Indiana (White, 1902). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 A couple more pics: Can see the teeth of the coxa in situ. click on image and zoom to see nice dorsal detail on body segments and serrations of the telson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 What a haul ! Fantastic visit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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