belemniten Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Hi guys, last week I started studying so I don't have much time at the moment and because of that I can't be very active here. Nevertheless I could go hunting last weekend (related to my eighteenth birthday (so why I am still a youth member?? )). I was in a quarry near Stuttgart where you can find fossils from the Triassic. Looking for bones and teeth in the "Bonebed" there is quite strenuous but it makes always fun! Especially if you find something good And my best find was this lungfish tooth (Ceratodus): Never found something like that before so I am quite happy with it! It's about 2.5 cm long and I prepped it with my air pen and with my new sandblasting machine! The prep work took about 1 hour. I can't really estimate how rare such a find is but maybe @Pemphix can say more! Thanks for viewing 12 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Awesome find! “...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...
Fossildude19 Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Excellent Find! And who is a Youth Member? 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...
Darktooth Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 That is a great find! I like the detail. You did a good job with the prep. I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Awesome find!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Nice tooth! Definitely on my bucket list. ~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 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Welcome to adulthood. Got your wisdom teeth yet? Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Gorgeous tooth and belated happy birthday! Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Happy birthday young man! Nice "gift" that the quarry gave up for You. 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...
Bobby Rico Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Happy belated birthday and that is one stunning tooth. congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 On 18.10.2018 at 11:39 PM, WhodamanHD said: Awesome find! Thanks On 18.10.2018 at 11:57 PM, Fossildude19 said: Excellent Find! And who is a Youth Member? Thank you very much This rank sounds much better On 18.10.2018 at 11:58 PM, Darktooth said: That is a great find! I like the detail. You did a good job with the prep. Thanks @Darktooth!! On 19.10.2018 at 12:10 AM, Foozil said: Awesome find!! Thanks On 19.10.2018 at 4:09 AM, fossilized6s said: Nice tooth! Definitely on my bucket list. Thank you! When I have 20 of them I will PM you On 19.10.2018 at 8:33 AM, Ludwigia said: Welcome to adulthood. Got your wisdom teeth yet? Thanks Roger Yeah can't get enough of them On 19.10.2018 at 5:46 PM, TqB said: Gorgeous tooth and belated happy birthday! Thank you Tarquin!! On 19.10.2018 at 5:46 PM, ynot said: Happy birthday young man! Nice "gift" that the quarry gave up for You. Thanks Toni!! The day wasn't too bad for me Also found some more stuff, which I currently can't prep because I am but busy... On 19.10.2018 at 5:51 PM, Bobby Rico said: Happy belated birthday and that is one stunning tooth. congratulations Thanks Bobby Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pemphix Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Well, lungfish teeth are not sooo very common in the German Muschelkalk at all, compared with other vertebrate finds like f.e. Nothosaurus or Mastodonsaurus which are abundant at all. There are for sure some localities and strata where lungfish can be found more often than in others, but at all you need to have a portion of luck and a big bunch of work to do before you are finding a good one... Congrats...! @belemniten 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 24.10.2018 at 11:15 AM, Pemphix said: Well, lungfish teeth are not sooo very common in the German Muschelkalk at all, compared with other vertebrate finds like f.e. Nothosaurus or Mastodonsaurus which are abundant at all. There are for sure some localities and strata where lungfish can be found more often than in others, but at all you need to have a portion of luck and a big bunch of work to do before you are finding a good one... Congrats...! @belemniten Thanks Hopefully i can find a second one in the near Future Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 That is a beautiful tooth. And an extremely belated happy birthday, old chap. We can now use bad language on your threads. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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