fossilcrazy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 As a young mineral, crystal and fossil collector, I was perusing through my uncle's 1962 copy of "Scientific American". In it was an article on recently described "Animals" of the Precambrian period. I was fascinated by the artist's abstract rendition of these critters as they may have lived. The early scientists were beguiled as was I. Naturally, collectors envision finding great things themselves and so the wanting started. Fast forward to 2016 and I find myself retired. Nearly all localities of these Precambrian sites are protected and I realize I won't be digging these fossils anytime soon. My next move was, those who cannot collect , buy. In the order of Jonesing I wanted a Dickinsonia. Then came my two Kimberella. And my last hold out was Tribrachidium. At this point any Vendian creature I get is just a plus, Jonesing is a whimsical thing that can break your piggy bank. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I'll bet it can! Still, those are simply amazing! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Regardless of source, these are really nice. "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Those are wonderful! They waited a long time to find their way to you! “...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...
Ludwigia Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I just had to open up the urban dictionary to get a hold of that, but now I can well understand your desire. Great aquisitions! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Those are incredible! I did not know that is was possible to find such fossils for sale. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Wonderful and unusual pieces! Thanks for sharing these seldom seen fossils. 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...
Auspex Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY! I now have serious fossil-envy... lease please please put these in the TFF Collections virtual museum! "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...
RJB Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Nice stuff man! Ive been telling my chidren that there will come a day when all this fossiling will be over, gone, kuput, ilegal and so forth. Sad really, but ive got two trips planned for more stuff. The intire world is changing and fossils are becoming the only thing on the planet that is not a comodity. Bar none. Ive already gone to far. sorry. RB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Those are very impressive additions to what is already a fantastic collection you have. Big congratulations on acquiring those rare and amazing specimens and thanks for sharing them with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Spectacular pieces! Definitely top notch for anyone that actually knows what they are. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 Definitely Tribrachidium-like and Dickinsonia OR Epibaion,by the looks of it edit: think i see Kimberella,as well Interesting finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echinoid Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Wow, the Dickinsonia looks it's straight out of Ediacra Hills! Brilliant acquisition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted July 20, 2018 Share Posted July 20, 2018 Wow... I hope your sufficiency is suffancified, so I can have a chance at a decent Disckinsonia! I'll never manage a Tribrachidium, I've seen how much those go for, and yours is exceptional (as is your Dicki which I recall you showing before, and the Kimberellas are nicely detailed too). Thanks for posting that drawing - my jonesing started when I saw a small (differently colored) copy of that drawing in a book on prehistoric life aimed at kids/youth. Still got that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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