DeepTimeIsotopes Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 1 minute ago, belemniten said: Number 8: 10 cm long, probably Acrocoelites gracilis: Number 9: 9 cm long, Acrocoelites: A huge thanks again to @TqB for determining them!! Absolutely gorgeous! Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Great selection of belemnites, Sebastian! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 A lovely collection! The matrix is interesting too - at least some of the debris looks like coleoid hooklets. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted November 19, 2018 Author Share Posted November 19, 2018 20 hours ago, UtahFossilHunter said: Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks 19 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Great selection of belemnites, Sebastian! Thanks again Roger Too bad they are mostly (or all) Acrocoelites but I will prep some more and I hope that I have examples of different genera! 8 hours ago, TqB said: A lovely collection! The matrix is interesting too - at least some of the debris looks like coleoid hooklets. Thanks Tarquin Thats the typical surface of the "Schlacke". I think these are mostly fish parts but I am not sure. There belemnits but also bones and teeth are commonest. 2 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 hour ago, belemniten said: Too bad they are mostly (or all) Acrocoelites but I will prep some more and I hope that I have examples of different genera! Acrocoelites is effectively a catch-all genus for anything of that sort of age (Toarcian) with three apical furrows. It's very diverse and is often subdivided into at least three subgenera (ranging from short and fat to long and thin). And there are all the forms with lovely epirostra... But you may also find Dactyloteuthis and Cuspiteuthis for a start... 1 hour ago, belemniten said: Thats the typical surface of the "Schlacke". I think these are mostly fish parts but I am not sure. There belemnits but also bones and teeth are commonest. There's similar stuff in the Yorkshire equivalent and I agree it's hard to tell for sure with just little fragments. Probably mostly fish but with some hooklets. Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimin013 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Really nice prep work and thanks for sharing all of these photos of the work! Looks incredible and you have some amazing specimens. Prepping fossils like this is hard work and you make it look easy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 On 19.11.2018 at 9:01 PM, TqB said: Acrocoelites is effectively a catch-all genus for anything of that sort of age (Toarcian) with three apical furrows. It's very diverse and is often subdivided into at least three subgenera (ranging from short and fat to long and thin). And there are all the forms with lovely epirostra... But you may also find Dactyloteuthis and Cuspiteuthis for a start... I think I have already some Dactyloteuthis in my collection but all my Cuspiteuthis seem to be Acrocoelites I just prepped some more: The first one is a nice combination of two belemnites. The larger one is 17 cm long and the other one is 14 cm long: Both Acrocoelites or Cuspiteuthis? The next one is a 10 cm long Acrocoelites gracilis: Another 12 cm long Acrocoelites: And the last one is a 9 cm long Acrocoelites: Really like the color on this one! 2 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 49 minutes ago, Jaimin013 said: Really nice prep work and thanks for sharing all of these photos of the work! Looks incredible and you have some amazing specimens. Prepping fossils like this is hard work and you make it look easy!! Thank you very much @Jaimin013 for the nice comment!! Really appreciate it Prepping those belemnites isn't that difficult because you can't destroy much and if you destroy something then it's not so catastrophal... But prepping those bones is more difficult. Hope that I can find some more good stuff in the next season. At the moment the quarry Kromer (where I found these things) is closed during the winter. So more time to prep my fossils 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Lovely specimens, I really like the double. A. gracilis is a beautiful species - it doesn't seem to occur in the UK as far as I know, the nearest probably being A. subtenuis which is always a lot smaller (unless we just have juveniles!). 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Sebastian, Very nice prep work and wonderful specimens! Enjoying this thread a lot. 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...
belemniten Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 On 24.11.2018 at 12:15 PM, TqB said: Lovely specimens, I really like the double. A. gracilis is a beautiful species - it doesn't seem to occur in the UK as far as I know, the nearest probably being A. subtenuis which is always a lot smaller (unless we just have juveniles!). Thank you very much I really like them too! And thanks for the additional information! Interesting that such a common species here doesnt occur in the UK. On 24.11.2018 at 12:58 PM, Fossildude19 said: Sebastian, Very nice prep work and wonderful specimens! Enjoying this thread a lot. Thank you very much Means a lot to me!! Two more: The first one is 6 cm long and the colors arent bad ... And the second one is also quite small with 5 cm length: 3 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Great thread! Am loving all the wonderful finds and prep work. Your work is superb and an inspiration to me as I just start preparing fossils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 19 hours ago, Heteromorph said: Great thread! Am loving all the wonderful finds and prep work. Your work is superb and an inspiration to me as I just start preparing fossils. Thanks @Heteromorph Want to show another belemnite plate with a 16 cm long belemnite and a 12 cm long one missing the tip. 1 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Another fossil I recently finished is this unidentified plate with three bones. I think these are crocodile bones but I am not sure. The biggest bone is about 8 cm long. Here it is in the unprepped condition: And prepped: 3 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Some more pictures: It was quite a hard work for me to prep these bones. I think I spent about 10 hours on it. But in my eyes it was worth every second, because crocodile bones from Holzmaden are much rarer than Ichthyosaur material! 7 Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 I think you are correct. these look like croc verts. Nice find. Nice work. The almost forked transverse processes look like croc verts I have from my local Eocene rocks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Very nice additions to Your successful prepping. 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 November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 27.11.2018 at 7:09 PM, jpc said: I think you are correct. these look like croc verts. Nice find. Nice work. The almost forked transverse processes look like croc verts I have from my local Eocene rocks. Thanks for the nice comment and for the ID help @jpc On 29.11.2018 at 12:30 AM, ynot said: Very nice additions to Your successful prepping. Thanks Tony I am actually a bit frustrated at the moment because my sandblasting machine doesn't work satisfiable. So it can last a while until I can prep something ... Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 21 minutes ago, belemniten said: I am actually a bit frustrated at the moment because my sandblasting machine doesn't work satisfiable. So it can last a while until I can prep something ... What is your machine doing? Can we help solve the problem? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 27/11/2018 at 5:29 PM, belemniten said: Some more pictures: It was quite a hard work for me to prep these bones. I think I spent about 10 hours on it. But in my eyes it was worth every second, because crocodile bones from Holzmaden are much rarer than Ichthyosaur material! Superb work again Sebastian. Feel free to send me the common ichthy fossils John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 On 11/27/2018 at 9:27 AM, belemniten said: Another fossil I recently finished is this unidentified plate with three bones. I think these are crocodile bones but I am not sure. The biggest bone is about 8 cm long. Here it is in the unprepped condition: And prepped: What are those radiating lines? I suspect it is not fossil or else not something as important as croc bones otherwise you wouldn't have obliterated it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Love to see this material, even cooler to see it prepped. Similar stuff to what i try and find! Is Holzmaden matrix soft or quite hard material? 1 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Wrangellian said: What are those radiating lines? I suspect it is not fossil or else not something as important as croc bones otherwise you wouldn't have obliterated it! Well, here where i collect it looks like a section of Phylloceras ammonite. Could be totally wrong, and maybe it's not even found there. But certainly looks just like it. 2 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Wonderful ,Seb!You should be(and probably are) proud of yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Why didn't I see this thread earlier? Amazing fossils and prep work The stuff is simply splendid!! -Christian 1 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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