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A long time to be "Jonesing" fossils.


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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.

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Then came my two Kimberella.

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And my last hold out was Tribrachidium.

 

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At this point any Vendian creature I get is just a plus, Jonesing is a whimsical thing that can break your piggy bank.  

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I'll bet it can! 

Still, those are simply amazing! :drool:

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Regardless of source, these are really nice.

"Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs

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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

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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

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Those are incredible!  :wub: :envy: :drool:  I did not know that is was possible to find such fossils for sale.

 

Don

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GREAT GOOGLY MOOGLY!
I now have serious fossil-envy...

lease please please put these in the  TFF Collections virtual museum!

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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

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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.  

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Spectacular pieces! Definitely top notch for anyone that actually knows what they are. 

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Definitely Tribrachidium-like

and Dickinsonia OR Epibaion,by the looks of it

edit: think i see Kimberella,as well

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Interesting finds!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wow, the Dickinsonia looks it's straight out of Ediacra Hills! Brilliant acquisition!

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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.

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