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3 hours ago, Fossil-Hound said:

@Darko your grab bag is probably the best one I've seen to date. @caldigger my apologies for posting late. My Secret Santa was none other than the respectable @JohnBrewer and his oddities and myriad of fossils was enjoyable. I spent a good amount of time going over each one along with the booklet on Souther England fossils which I very much enjoyed. Here's the lot:

 

An assortment of fossils mainly from England along with a neat booklet on Southern England fossil sites.

 

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My first blastoid. Really excited to get this one.

 

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Top view of the blastoid.

 

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An assormtnet of fossils from the UK, Czech Republic, and Morocco.

 

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Some more UK fossils and a nice French ammonite. I can also say that's my first belemnite (bottom right).

 

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Gorgeous Harpoceras ammonite. Thank you so much @JohnBrewer

 

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Most welcome!

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On 1/17/2019 at 4:23 AM, MSirmon said:

Sometimes Santa comes in the middle of January. Thank you @Monica for the incredible gift you sent for me and the grandchildren. We will definitely have a great time learning about the treasures you sent and where they were collected. The Livonia Woodsii are my first urchins from Australia! 

 

 I especially appreciate the extra gift to help us with our prepping skills. Lol 

Golly, what an excellent package! :)

A tremendous number and variety of different beasts from different ages and countries. 

Splendid. 

Good show, Monica.

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On 1/17/2019 at 9:21 PM, Kasia said:

My Secret Santa has decided to reciprocate with a beautiful package of Portugese fossils - thanks a lot Santa-who-cannot-be-named :D

Here is what I received:

 

SCHIZASTER SP.

CHLAMYS SP.

VENUS SP.

DINOSSAUR BONE FRAGMENT

COPROLITE

TURTLE SHELLin return 

FISH TEETH

SHARK TEETH - ISURUS, SAND TIGER AND LEMON TIGER

RAY TOOTH

 

It's January, but it does feel like Christmas

Gotta be nice when Santa gets presents in return . :)

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On 1/19/2019 at 7:25 AM, David in Japan said:

Oh... it is ok. She gave birth to a cute girl on the 17th at 16:15. She weights 3582gr and named Manon.

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congratulations to you and your wifey, David! 

And hello, Manon, nice name. 

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On 1/19/2019 at 3:10 PM, fossilized6s said:

I finally got around to sharing these. 

 

Here's what i got from @fossilnut

 

The last piece is a nice fern plate from the famous St.Clair site in Pennsylvania. 

 

Thanks again to everyone involved with this! 

Love the fern from St, Clair! :)

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On 1/19/2019 at 7:08 PM, Anomotodon said:

Sorry for the delay, here are my pics! I got a lot of different fossils from many groups and locations all over US from @Peat Burns, thank you very much!! Here are some of my favourites

 

Zamites cycad leaf.

 

Love the Triassic Zamites.

I seem to be very fond of ferns and the Triassic period today. :)

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On 1/20/2019 at 12:34 AM, Darko said:

 

You got some great stuff there! :)

Those spiny bivalves are my favourites, but tons of good pieces! 

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On 1/20/2019 at 10:06 PM, Fossil-Hound said:

@Darko your grab bag is probably the best one I've seen to date. @caldigger my apologies for posting late. My Secret Santa was none other than the respectable @JohnBrewer and his oddities and myriad of fossils was enjoyable. I spent a good amount of time going over each one along with the booklet on Souther England fossils which I very much enjoyed.

 

Another great parcel, the blastoid is super. :)

Respectable ? ;)

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1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Another great parcel, the blastoid is super. :)

Respectable ? ;)

Yeah it made for a very nice Christmas present.

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On ‎19‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 7:25 AM, David in Japan said:

Oh... it is ok. She gave birth to a cute girl on the 17th at 16:15. She weights 3582gr and named Manon.

Funny, my son spoke about that first name for his incoming girl.

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"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

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Better late than never, right?

 

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I get to practice prepping on my first trilo as the back of the plate has one showing :D

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15 minutes ago, -AnThOnY- said:

 

 

I get to practice prepping on my first trilo as the back of the plate has one showing :D

Very nice. :)

What are the two objects to the left of the drawer in the first photo? 

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20 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Very nice. :)

What are the two objects to the left of the drawer in the first photo? 

Top is a whale vert and bottom is an ear bone :) 

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36 minutes ago, -AnThOnY- said:

Top is a whale vert and bottom is an ear bone :) 

So he can hear what's going on behind him! :rofl:

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24 minutes ago, caldigger said:

So he can hear what's going on behind him! :rofl:

And croc trilos with shark teeth ?:headscratch:

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"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

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Hi guys, sorry for making you wait like that. Having a baby abroad is a little bit time consuming when you have to deal with french administration to register the birth.  

 

Here is some pictures of the awesome trilobite i received. My secret santa has been really generous sending me rare pieces. Thank you very much Pat Claus.

 

 

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I hope the picture will do honor to these splendid trilobite.

 

I love the acontholanina pygidium. Real nice.

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And to apologize, here is a photo of our new born Manon.

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10 minutes ago, David in Japan said:

And to apologize, here is a photo of our new born Manon.

The fossils are amazing! :)

But Manon is more beautiful by far. :wub:

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Some lovely new additions (both to your collection and your family)! ^_^ 

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"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

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1 hour ago, David in Japan said:

And to apologize, here is a photo of our new born Manon.

 

Beautiful!  I hope that the whole family is managing to get some sleep :fingerscrossed: :)

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Hi,

 

Congrats David for nice Manon.

 

Coco

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Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici
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There's a new habitant in Kyushu ! Guapa !

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"We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes."

 

In memory of Doren

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2 hours ago, fifbrindacier said:

There's a new habitant in Kyushu ! Guapa !

Yes and a beautiful one.

 

22 hours ago, Monica said:

 

Beautiful!  I hope that the whole family is managing to get some sleep :fingerscrossed: :)

 

We do!

It is incredible how quiet Manon is. I didn't know baby could be so easy to rise. I guess it is the quiet before the storm.

 

 

Thank you all for your kind messages. 

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1 hour ago, David in Japan said:

I guess it is the quiet before the storm.

Just wait for the teen years!

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