so apparently i have an icthyosaur paddle...

[Notidanodon]

it has been damaged a bit as it was discoverd in victorian times but is it rare,as i couldnt find any specimens for sale online

[Marlowe]

could you post a pic

[Bobby Rico]

Sorry the TFF does not valuate  fossils it is taboo.

[Notidanodon]

oh ok 

 

[Notidanodon]

i didnt know i was just interested as i looked it up and i couldnt find any whole specimens for sale so i assumed it was quite rare

[Notidanodon]

has the same page been posted multiple times? if so sorry my computer or wifi must have lagged whilst uploading

[Macrophyseter]

3 minutes ago, will stevenson said:

has the same page been posted multiple times? if so sorry my computer or wifi must have lagged whilst uploading

Don't worry, this is a common forum issue. You can hide the duplicates or ask a staff member to delete them.

[Bobby Rico]

Stunning specimen really beautiful 

[Notidanodon]

1 minute ago, Macrophyseter said:

Don't worry, this is a common forum issue. You can hide the duplicates or ask a staff member to delete them.

how do i do that

[Macrophyseter]

Just now, will stevenson said:

how do i do that

Go to your duplicates, go to options > hide. The options should be on the bottom of each of your posts.

[Notidanodon]

ok thanks so much sorry i only joined today so i dont know much

 

[caldigger]

15 minutes ago, will stevenson said:

ok thanks so much sorry i only joined today so i dont know much

 

You're young, you should know everything about computers, I think it's a law or something.  

Well darn, I was hoping you could be my "go to guy" for any program problems I encounter.  lol

[Aurelius]

Rare is relative. They aren't rare, but they are uncommon and quite valuable.

[Notidanodon]

29 minutes ago, caldigger said:

You're young, you should know everything about computers, I think it's a law or something.  

Well darn, I was hoping you could be my "go to guy" for any program problems I encounter.  lol

(: i do know lots about computers btw i just haven't been on many forums(: lol

[Ludwigia]

Rest assured, a complete Ichthyosaurus paddle in such good condition and to boot from the Victorian Era is certainly something special.

[caldigger]

2 hours ago, Aurelius said:

Rare is relative. They aren't rare, but they are uncommon and quite valuable.

Ya um, those just look like a few jumbled stones arranged in a curious pattern. What say you just send that plate my way and I'll send you some really neato loose crinoid stems or something.

You don't want to waste precious shelf space on such a common item. 

[Miocene_Mason]

If these are common someone needs to sign me up for a plane to wherever they are found! Or just send me one

 I think paddles are diagnostic to genus and even species. However, I wouldn’t know how to ID them.

[Aurelius]

29 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

If these are common someone needs to sign me up for a plane to wherever they are found! Or just send me one

 I think paddles are diagnostic to genus and even species. However, I wouldn’t know how to ID them.

 

I didn't say common - but more-or-less complete ichthyosaur skeletons are relatively common, compared to many other fossil skeletons. There are people who find them fairly often (not me). The thing is, people who find them tend to keep them, so they don't turn up on the market very often.

[snolly50]

Hello Will, You have an interesting and desirable piece. Here is a link to a Coursera course. I note that it starts today! I took this one previously and enjoyed it, as I was especially interested in the Mosasaur section. You can take it (that is, view all the materials) for free. It is well worth your time, if  your acquisition has sparked an interest in marine reptiles.

 

https://www.coursera.org/learn/ancient-marine-reptiles

 

[doushantuo]

I suggest you visit the miscellaneous libraries that are here and look for works by the likes of Chris McGowan or R.Appleby

 

example:

 

Appleby, R.M. (1979). The Affinities of Liassic and Later Ichthyosaurs. Palaeontology, Vol.22, Part 4.

outtake:

[LiamL]

That's a beautiful paddle, was this gifted to you?

[RJB]

  For a kid just starting to post things here, you most certainly started off with a bang!  Really nice fossil.

 

RB

[Notidanodon]

thanks guys i will check out all the links that you have sent me

[Notidanodon]

On 24/09/2018 at 12:01 PM, LiamL said:

That's a beautiful paddle, was this gifted to you?

i was given it after my grandparents were given it by the cleaner of the great grandson of a victorian collector who had no relatives..... and the story goes on (:

[Notidanodon]

On 24/09/2018 at 3:26 AM, doushantuo said:

I suggest you visit the miscellaneous libraries that are here and look for works by the likes of Chris McGowan or R.Appleby

 

example:

 

Appleby, R.M. (1979). The Affinities of Liassic and Later Ichthyosaurs. Palaeontology, Vol.22, Part 4.

outtake:

thanks for showing me this, i think my fossil is from the liasic period but i cant be sure...