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Possibly the most complete Listracanthus found


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I'm happy to announce i possibly found the most complete Listracanthus to date. And we may finally get a proper ID for this strange creature. I thought this was regurgitation, but while prepping i believe i ran into cartilage. So i will stop prepping and give this to a professional, or at least let someone with more experience look at this. 

 

Unfortunately the rest is in a giant wall of black shale that i won't be able to get back to until next Spring/Summer. 

 

The denticles are up to 6mm thick and associated with smaller denticles. I will get more pictures under a scope when i get a chance.

 

God willing i will recover the rest of this creature in 2019. 

 

Happy hunting!

 

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Possible cartilage 

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That's a great specimen! Good luck on the prep! :popcorn:

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Well.... that explains why Listracanthus elements tend to be one of the more common fossils in black shales.

 

Awesome specimen, by the way.

Context is critical.

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Nice!

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Happy hunting,

Mason

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Excellent find Charlie, congrats :yay-smiley-1:

Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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An amazing find, Charlie. 

Congratulations. 

Hoping you can get the rest of it. 

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Very cool, Charlie!

 

Sounds like this could be a scientifically important specimen. Have you found anybody in your area who specializes in these Carboniferous chondrichthyans? Could be a paper in this. :)

 

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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Excellent find! :dinothumb: @Carl will be interested in this, and he can put you in touch with Dr. Maisey (if I recall the name correctly), who is an expert on Paleozoic sharks, if you want to go that route.

 

Don

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Definitely and amazing specimen, as far as I can see. I just sent this one to Dr. Maisey for his opinion. Stand by.

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Oh hell yes. This animal's been a mystery for a long time. There are a few associated scrappy pieces of this thing from Bear Gulch but nothing with any clear anatomy. Thank you for ensuring this ends up being studied!

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Thanks everyone. I just really hope i can find more. 

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~Charlie~

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Make sure you really know where the rest of that specimen is. If possible, I'd go back and take photos of the area so you can find it again exactly in the spring when you have the time and weather permits more digging. It would be awful to misplace the rest of that cool specimen.

 

Looking forward to hearing more about this over time. I'm sure you'll keep us in the loop as much as possible.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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I know exactly where it is, just not sure what layer it fell from. I'll have to bring a ladder. Lol

~Charlie~

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Sweet! I've got a good feeling that this could be the start of a really cool fossil story. Just like the Game of Thrones, we'll have to wait till next year to hear more. :)

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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Thanks everyone. Spring can't come soon enough. Lol

~Charlie~

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Very neat fossil! This is really wonderful!

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