fossilized6s Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 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! Possible cartilage 15 1 ~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...
Macrophyseter Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 That's a great specimen! Good luck on the prep! If you're a fossil nut from Palos Verdes, San Pedro, Redondo Beach, or Torrance, feel free to shoot me a PM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Great find! Hope You can recover the rest of this critter. 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...
Peat Burns Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Great find, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 That's extremely cool, really hope you can get the rest out next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Nice! “...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...
jcbshark Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Excellent find Charlie, congrats Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 An amazing find, Charlie. Congratulations. Hoping you can get the rest of it. 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...
digit Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Excellent find! @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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Definitely and amazing specimen, as far as I can see. I just sent this one to Dr. Maisey for his opinion. Stand by. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Great find! Sounds like this is a paper worthy specimen. Hope you can get the rest out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Great find looking forward and I am hoping to reading about in the future . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 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! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 Thanks everyone. I just really hope i can find more. 1 ~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...
digit Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 2, 2018 Author Share Posted October 2, 2018 I know exactly where it is, just not sure what layer it fell from. I'll have to bring a ladder. Lol ~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...
digit Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Wow, what an incredible find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aek Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 What an amazing discovery! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Thanks everyone. Spring can't come soon enough. Lol ~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...
Ludwigia Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Very neat fossil! This is really wonderful! -Christian Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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