aplomado Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I bought this fossil the other day, a Pennsylvanian amphibian or reptile print from Alabama (Carbon Hill). I have a fern fossil from the same site. I'm going to try and mount it to my wall if possible. Maybe put a wood backing with silicone glue, as it is fairly thin. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Awesome footprint! Really stands out! I've seen people mount a piece of coat hanger type wire, by shaping it into a loop, and epoxying it directly to the back of the fossil. Good luck. 1 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...
aplomado Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Looking at it, it looks like there may be a fossil on the back! Anyone know what this might be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplomado Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Also, the rock is kind of flakey. Would you all recommend I try some paraloid on it (never used it before)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I'm drooling here... What an awesome acquisition! 12 minutes ago, aplomado said: Looking at it, it looks like there may be a fossil on the back! Anyone know what this might be? It seems to fit the morphology of Cruziana. See if you can get one of those "membrane" frames that seem to hold its contents as if floating in air (and which keep both sides visible). I would strongly recommend the penetrating consolidant, thinned down for penetration (and not leaving a heavy shine on the surface). 2 "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...
aplomado Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 37 minutes ago, Auspex said: I'm drooling here... What an awesome acquisition! It seems to fit the morphology of Cruziana. See if you can get one of those "membrane" frames that seem to hold its contents as if floating in air (and which keep both sides visible). I would strongly recommend the penetrating consolidant, thinned down for penetration (and not leaving a heavy shine on the surface). Paraloid or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, aplomado said: Looking at it, it looks like there may be a fossil on the back! Anyone know what this might be? Actually, looks like at least 2 different trackways. This PDF may be useful for you. 3 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...
aplomado Posted August 8, 2018 Author Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thank you! I guess I'm not going to be able to really wall mount this one, if it is going to cover up the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 2 hours ago, aplomado said: Paraloid or something else? That seems to be the go-to today. "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...
Auspex Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said: Actually, looks like at least 2 different trackways. Quite a dance floor! "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...
Miocene_Mason Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Awesome trackway! Wonder if there is any literature on Carboniferous tracks, or if they can be placed in an ichnospecies or ichnogenus. “...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...
piranha Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 This is not Cruziana, there are no endopodal scratch marks present. Cruziana figures from: Mángano, M.G., & Buatois, L.A., (eds.) 2016 The Trace-Fossil Record of Major Evolutionary Events: Precambrian and Paleozoic Springer Scientific Publishing, Topics in Geobiology, 39:1-358 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 On 8/8/2018 at 4:26 PM, piranha said: This is not Cruziana, there are no endopodal scratch marks present. Thanks, Scott! This is the type I am familiar with, and likened it to: There are no doubt salient details that my limited experience cannot pick out. "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...
Xiphactinus Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I'm not a trackway expert by any means, but could that be a millipede/centipede trackway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Nice ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 I love that first footprint! Real quality. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now