Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 The nicest "Turritella" gastropod steinkerns And some really nice bivalve steinkerns. Some of them are super shiny! 1 1 Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 A cool little fossil oyster. One of the few fossils that wasn't pyritized. Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 A really cool gastropod. Not a steinkern! I was really surprised to find this one... Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Is this a Phyloceras ammonite? Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Probably my favorite find: an absolutely gorgeous ammonite/nautiloid, with the absolute most amazing colors! Red on the outside, then towards the center a burst of rainbow-colored golden gleam. Such a shame that the center isn't preserved! 3 Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Some nautiloids (?) Again, no center... Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Some cool belemnites The belemnites aren't pyritized, unlike the rest. I asked someone at Naturalis about this and she said that it's because belemnite rostra are generally already very highly crystallized, and that therefore there isn't any "space" left for pyrite to take over. And here a pathological one! 2 Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Another one of my favorite finds: a cool little clam fossil! I think it's an Inoceramid, which is cool because I don't have many Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I think your "nautiloids" are a different type of ammonite. Deep constrictions, such as the ones they display, are characteristic of some ammonites such as the desmocerids. On the other hand, I am not aware of them being present on nautiloids. Those constrictions are not suture lines, they are a type of ornament. Looks like a fun place to collect. I've added it to my "wish list". I'll wait to book my plane ticket until after I win the lottery tonight. Don 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 Some heteromorph ammonite pieces, possibly Hamites sp or Protanisoceras sp Thanks to @Ludwigia @Heteromorph @FossilDAWG @caterpillar for the ID! 3 Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 And then finally this: diplobelenid belemnites, probably Conoteuthis sp! Apparently, these are very rare finds!!! Thanks to Tarquin @TqB for IDing these! 2 Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 So that sums up this report about this incredibly successful and fun hunt in the clay banks of Carniol! Here's a box I made for all the finds. It's pretty full! I hope you enjoyed the report! Thanks for reading! Max 6 Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, FossilDAWG said: I think your "nautiloids" are a different type of ammonite. Deep constrictions, such as the ones they display, are characteristic of some ammonites such as the desmocerids. On the other hand, I am not aware of them being present on nautiloids. Those constrictions are not suture lines, they are a type of ornament. Looks like a fun place to collect. I've added it to my "wish list". I'll wait to book my plane ticket until after I win the lottery tonight. Don 3 Ok thanks. I'll put them up in the Fossil ID soon for a more narrow ID. It definitely is a fun place to collect at. Hence why I'll probably be going back next year! About that lottery ticket, all I can say is... Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 40 minutes ago, Raggedy Man said: I love those gastropods and the site! Thanks for sharing your trip with us! I really like them too! There are some more pictures of them now Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 36 minutes ago, Fossildude19 said: Wonderful report and pictures, Max! I am jealous that you got to find all of those small ammonites. Thank you for letting us come along. Thanks Tim! Glad you enjoyed. Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 PS: sorry for the crappy pictures of the finds. Most are very small and it can be hard to take good pictures. If you wanna see more pictures of any specimen, let me know and I'll make you some better pictures of them with my lens! Max Derème "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." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 An amazing hunt you had! Truly beautiful finds!!! Are these clay exposures man made? "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I have good memories of there, and unidentified ammonites ! Beautiful finds ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thanks for the report! The site - and the fossils - look really cool.. I'd love to go there -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...
Heteromorph Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Many lovely finds! It reminds me of the pyritized ammonites, gastropods, and bivalves in the Del Rio clay of Texas, though your’s is a bit older. I agree that what look like nautiloids are probably ammonites with constrictions, though I don’t know what variety they are. In the picture with the two “nautiloids”, I can see the outline of complex sutures at the aperture of the left specimen. I wonder if the first specimen is a different species than the last two, since the first seems to have more constrictions than the other two. The first specimen and the specimen on the left in the second set seem to be about the same size, yet I can count 9 constrictions on the former and only 5 on the later. Either way, all three are exquisite, especially the first one! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Plenty of trade material there! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Fantastic my friend great finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 Nice finds Max! Some neat looking stuff for sure. 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...
belemniten Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 What a great site and awesome finds Congrats! Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 17 hours ago, Max-fossils said: Is this a Phyloceras ammonite? Yup. 17 hours ago, Max-fossils said: Some nautiloids (?) Again, no center... Those are Holcophylloceras guettardi ammonites. I was there myself many years ago and had similar success as well as at other sites in the area. Seems like there's a never ending supply of fossils in the Provence. I'd strongly suggest that you give your finds a treatment against pyrite disease as soon as possible, since some of them may soon start to disintegrate if you don't. 3 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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